Overcoming Perfectionism
I’m exhausted just thinking about it… I can put myself in a perfectionist mindset instantly. I lived there for so long, it feels…
The Cuban Charanga Flute Evolution
The Cuban Charanga Flute Evolution through Danzón Improvisations of Antonio Arcaño, Jose Fajardo, Eduardo “Richard” Egües, and Orlando “Maraca” Valle During the nineteenth…
Connecting With Your Audience
This is strange time for performing artists. Due to circumstances beyond our control, our stages, venues, and theaters are closed. Pre-Covid performances with…
Move Every Day: A Conversation with Angela McCuiston
JD: What drew you to music as a career? Tell us a little about your background. AM: My mom had a flute in…
Piccolo Playing in a Light of Great Joy: A Conversation with Ilonka Kolthof
JD: Tell us about your background. How did you come to music as a career? IK: When I was seven years old, I…
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…
Going Elementary
From an early age, all I ever wanted was to teach the flute. I spent hours practicing in my room as a child,…
Make Yourself Who You Are: Robert Dick On Creativity
Robert Dick is an American composer, improviser, flutist, teacher, inventor. A graduate of Yale University, in 1975 he published The Other Flute, the…
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…
