It’s All in your Head–An Often Overlooked Maintenance Issue
There comes a time when we all start to wonder if our headjoint is starting to fail us or is ceasing to be…
Electricity and Inspiration: A Conversation with Jonathan Cohen
Keith: We’ve known each other for quite a while but I know our readers would be interested in knowing what you do as…
Flute Shopping 101
Having just spent the weekend showing flutes at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention in Herndon, VA, this topic is fresh on my mind. Deciding…
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…
Between the Beat: My Journey into Rhythm by Elsa Nilsson
Elsa Nilsson is not your average flutist and is quite an accomplished jazz player, having won the NFA 2018 Jazz Flute Competition. She…
Flutists as Administrators: Katherine Isbell Emeneth
For this week’s look into the world of the administrative flutist, I caught up with Katherine Isbell Emeneth to discuss her portfolio career…
Modern Piccolo Mechanisms
Modern technology and the demands of players have motivated piccolo builders to reconsider the physical limitations of the piccolo mechanism. Many of the…
Fearless and Flexible: Piccolo Intonation
I wish that I could offer some wizard-style, wand-waving magic that could make all notes on the piccolo be perfectly in tune and…
Ewazen Piccolo Concerto Performance Guide Movements 1 & 2
On Saturday, October 13th, 2018, I had the privilege to perform Eric Ewazen’s On Wings of Song for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble at…
