JD: I always start with the same question, like, literally always, but I think that it’s a really inspiring part of everyone’s story.…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had several older middle school students—kids who should know better—bring me very dirty flutes because their joints…
This article may cause a bit of a commotion, but the topic has been all over social media and caused heated discussions for…
At this point in my life, I’ve been a teacher for 32 years. My current flute students range in age from 14 to…
“Orientale: i spoke to thee” for flute, voice, and piano by Ellen Mandel “Orientale,” e.e. cummings poem, inspired me to set it music…
“Orientale: i spoke to thee” for flute, voice, and piano by Ellen Mandel “Orientale,” e.e. cummings poem, inspired me to set it music…
American composer Juliana Hall specializes almost exclusively in writing art song, monodrama, and vocal chamber music. Similar to her vocal music, the few…
The most fun I have as a chamber musician is playing the theme, handing it off to another player, and hearing it get…
This work was written while I was working on my doctorate at CUNY grad center. In the first movement I explored quartal harmony…
This article may cause a bit of a commotion, but the topic has been all over social media and caused heated discussions for…
We are about to embark on the National Flute Association Convention 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. As I sit in my cool and quiet…
My regular practice routine includes plenty of tone exercises, etudes, technical work, and repertoire. I do the same routine on piccolo, and alto…
We live in a day and age of incredible technology with information streams at our fingertips. It is just so easy to do…
Well, it is summer and many music departments are on break for a little while. Soon enough, the melodious sounds will start resonating…
Intro from Jessica: Keith does amazing work on instruments, so when it’s time for my piccolo’s annual COA, there’s nobody else I’d take…