A Conversation with Eva Amsler
I had the pleasure to sit and talk with my former teacher and mentor Eva Amsler, Professor at Florida State University. Her teaching,…
Blues for Paul by Julie Mandel
As for notes about the work: It was commissioned by Paul Taub, a wonderful Seattle flutist. One of the first performances of the…
Artley of My Heart by Andrea Long
The New York Times has a feature called Tiny Love Stories. These stories are capped at one hundred words and are about the…
Myth and Legend: Prélude and Daphnis
I have always been fascinated by the works of Debussy and Ravel. I remember even as a child, when my father would play…
Rachel Hacker’s 2020 Flute Census
Shrill? In completing my Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Bard College/Longy School of Music, I have decided to write my graduate…
Four Winds for Solo Flute by Composer Jing Zhou
Four Winds is my first piece for solo flute. I wanted to explore the different possibilities that the flute’s timbres and textures afforded…
Online Teaching – A Model for Success
www.condonmusic.com christina@condonmusic.com If you’re like most musicians, when you hear about online music lessons your first reaction might be to scoff and think…
Rave Review Bios for Musicians: 10 Tips
I’m enchanted, occasionally, by a musician’s bio, if it’s charismatic, revelatory, charming, witty, or elegant. Many bios I read, though, are boring, ordinary,…
A Day in the Life of a Flutist-Administrator
In the first three of this 6-part series on flutist administrators, we’ve defined what an administrator is, figured out how flutists can be…
