Interview with Carla Rees by Kelly Mollnow Wilson
KW: When did you start playing the flute? Baroque flute? Piccolo? Big flutes? CR: I first heard the flute at a concert played by Atarah Ben…
Perseverance and Priorities: A Conversation with Catherine Ramirez
Catherine Ramirez is a celebrated performer and teacher, currently serving as Artist-in-Residence at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. She is well-traveled and highly…
“Music – Where We Hear Our Souls” – Interview with Katherine Borst Jones
I was fortunate to sit down with Katherine Borst Jones on a recent Saturday before heading down to the Ohio State University campus…
Interview with Flutist Amy Likar – Author of The Breathing Book for Flute
David Vining, Owner of Mountain Peak Music, published The Breathing Book for Tenor Trombone and versions for euphonium, bass trombone, trumpet and tuba…
Colour Flute: Finnish Flutist Jaana Laasonen’s Method Inspired by the Kodály Concept
After completing my second level Kodály training for elementary general methods teaching, I started applying the method to private lessons. If you have read…
Erica Peel – Sound Advice
Interview by Rose Bishop RB: What advice do you have for someone taking their first professional audition? EP: Although I’m sure there exist…
Chatting with Alexa Still over Coffee at the Slow Train Cafe
Alexa Still and I met for coffee and an interview at The Slow Train Cafe, just a few blocks from Oberlin Conservatory. I…
Make Music and Achieve Success: A Conversation with Molly Barth
JD: Tell us a little about your background. What drew you to music as a career, and who were your most influential teachers?…
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…
Christie Beard – History in the Making
Most flutists are familiar with the piccolo and have a love/hate relationship with the instrument. When we hear the word “piccolo,” many of…