Greetings and welcome to a very special Flute Friday. This is my 100th Blog!!! I have written about fluting and general music making 99 times (whoa!). In honor of this milestone, I have compiled the below index of all of my blogs, which includes 2-3 standout sentences from each posting. If you are new to…

Greetings and welcome to a new Flute Friday/Saturday. The summer season is beginning to wind down and back to school sales are popping up everywhere. It is almost that time of year when studio teachers begin recruiting new students by offering trial lessons, instrument consultations, free masterclasses, introductory recitals, and meeting with students and parents…

Greetings and welcome to a new Flute Friday. I was forwarded a YouTube clip by a coworker recently with a message that simply stated, “This video made me think of you 😊.” The video, Music and the Mind, discusses the unique and powerful benefits that playing a musical instrument has on brain functioning. We have…

We are about to enter the annual astrological sun transit of Leo. Leos are the lions. The kings and queens of the forest, the Beyoncé’s of the stage, the divas of the Silver Screen, Leos demand drama and pageantry. Anything less is not worth their time. When I think of pieces that embody the qualities…

Greetings! Welcome to the holiday edition of Flute Friday (even though it is clearly Tuesday – oops!). Happy 4th of July to those celebrating in the states. In the spirit of Independence Day, today’s blog is all about being an independent contractor. Musicians often find themselves stringing together multiple sources of employment to earn their…