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Rest and Recovery
Students at Oberlin Conservatory and Cleveland Institute of Music have returned to classes following their respective fall breaks. Daily journaling is required in…
CREATING SPACE FOR OUR TONE
When playing the flute, we often encounter challenges when it comes to producing sound, let alone good sound. Our instruments don’t provide us…
DO YOU FEEL YOUR FEET?
When I first began studying for my doctorate, this was one of the most memorable questions asked to myself and my colleagues by…
“Winter on the Lake” for flute, horn, and piano by Wendy Griffiths
PROGRAM NOTE This work conjures up the mysterious world of Minnesota’s ice fisherman where birds call out to each other across the silent…
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“Winter on the Lake” for flute, horn, and piano by Wendy Griffiths
PROGRAM NOTE This work conjures up the mysterious world of Minnesota’s ice fisherman where birds call out to each other across the silent…
NYWC – “Samba” for flute and piano by Victoria Bond
“Samba” for flute and piano by Victoria Bond PROGRAM NOTE I love the Brazilian samba, and I wanted to compose a version of…
“Cafajeste” for flute, vibraphone, and double bass by Melanie Mitrano
PROGRAM NOTE My interest in Brazilian music began over fifteen years ago, and it grew into such a passion that I eventually learned…
NYWC Catherine Neville’s work “Parley” for flute and cello
While on a train, listening to a very animated conversationtaking place in a language I don’t speak, it occurred to methat that is…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
The cold touch of winter has finally set in for most of the country. Winter brings beautiful things like snow, warm blankets, hot…
NFA Perspectives
Here I am again, reflecting on my trip to Portland for the National Flute Association conference. This year I found myself seeing things…
Flute Olympics: Tactile Dissonance When Doubling
I mentioned in an article that I wrote years ago that my first experience with alto and bass flute was during my undergraduate…
Embouchure and it’s Placement on the Piccolo
The piccolo is just a small flute, right? Everything stays the same as it would on a flute. Hmm… yes, but not quite.…
NFA 2025 – More than just flutes
Well, another flute convention has come and gone. New pieces were premiered, old favorites were performed, and people spent a ton of money…
Piccolo Lessons – Teaching Woodwind Doublers
Lessons are always a good idea, especially when it involves an instrument you are not as comfortable playing. For those of us who…