Silver Linings and a Daily Routine
Just about a year ago, one week or so before the pandemic hit, I upgraded my flute. I’d been playing a Muramatsu from…
Reflections from the Couch
Tomorrow begins my sixth week of sheltering at home, doing my utmost to avoid contracting and spreading COVID-19, and I am feeling all…
Set in Stone
Last week I had a conversation with one of my high school flute students that went something like this: Me: I’m so glad…
Nerves of Steel
Yesterday, I found myself having a very familiar conversation with a young student who has a playing test in her band class today.…
Playing in a Weekend Warrior Orchestra
When it comes to orchestral playing, I am a weekend warrior. I think that I loved playing in an orchestra from the first…
A Conversation with Roger Martin
I think I first heard Roger Martin play as part of the Cumberland Quintet at an honor band in high school, which we’ll…
Mimi Stillman: A Modern Classic Flutist
Iconic flutist Mimi Stillman has a well-earned reputation for excellence as a performer, a teacher, and a champion of new music, along with…
Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower
A Winter 2018 Update A few years ago, I was a regular blogger at a site called Music Collective, and at that time,…
Surviving Your Life as a Musician
Everyone you see is wearing a mask. We all do everything in our power to seem stalwart, flawless, perfectly happy and perfectly in…
