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An Interview with Henry Bransdorfer
This month I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and chat with someone I have quite literally watched “grow up.” I first…
Self-Care During Busy Times
It’s almost the end of the fall semester, and my students are limping towards the finish line. They are tired, they are stressed,…
Yes, You Can! Practicing Productive Self-Talk
As the semester draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the kind of advice I would need as an exhausted student.…
Breath and the Magic Moment
You feel both of your feet on the ground and take a slow breath in through your nose. Even though your lungs anatomically…
“Passerine Swale” for flute + cello by Beth Anderson
PROGRAM NOTE A passerine is a member of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. A swale is…
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“Passerine Swale” for flute + cello by Beth Anderson
PROGRAM NOTE A passerine is a member of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. A swale is…
“The Golden Flute” for flute and piano by Chen Yi
The Golden Flute for flute and piano is in three movements (I. Andante, lyrically and vividly; II. Larghetto, mystically; III. Allegro, energetically). I…
“Flavours of Color” for solo flute by Pamela Sklar
Flavours of Color was written for a Vox Novus call for scores (flute) competition in 2022. As I began writing this, I aimed…
NYWC Ann Silsbee’s work “Three Chants” for solo Flute
“Three Chants” for flute by Ann Silsbee Ann Loomis Silsbee was a composer and poet deeply involved with the music of her time;…
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Embouchure and it’s Placement on the Piccolo
The piccolo is just a small flute, right? Everything stays the same as it would on a flute. Hmm… yes, but not quite.…
NFA 2025 – More than just flutes
Well, another flute convention has come and gone. New pieces were premiered, old favorites were performed, and people spent a ton of money…
Piccolo Lessons – Teaching Woodwind Doublers
Lessons are always a good idea, especially when it involves an instrument you are not as comfortable playing. For those of us who…
Playing Softly on the Piccolo
Playing softly AND playing in tune on the piccolo go hand in hand. One important thing to remember is that the wooden piccolo…
Farming the Dream – Social Media Piccolo Shopping
I have had a blast sharing my journey to my custom piccolo order with all of our readers. Shopping for an instrument is…
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Removing the Mask: A Flutist’s Journey on the Spectrum
In our society, being neurodivergent is sort of frowned upon because the classical music world at large expects us to fit into the…