Welcome to the first Flute Friday/Sunday post of 2017! I am a bit behind on my postings….but today I am back in the saddle to discuss something that may be on many of our minds – How do we protect the future of the arts? We have entered a volatile time in which many of…

Welcome to another Flute Friday/Sunday!!! I hope everybody’s holiday season is off to a great start. Today we will be taking a break from the Practice Blueprints series to discuss ways to develop your flute playing on a budget. Being a musician is expensive! My family did not have a lot of money when I…

Welcome to the holiday season! I hope all of you in the United States are enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday. About a year ago I posted a blog called, “Flute Meme Friday,” with a list of my top 10 flute memes. Today I give you 10 more memes! We could all probably use a chuckle or two after enduring…

Welcome a new Flute Friday (actually posting on a Friday this time!). Today’s blog is the 4th installment of the Practice Blueprints Series, addressing the wonderfully passionate, sometimes creepy, and always scale-happy Serenade by Howard Hanson. I find in my old age that I need a few cups of coffee and a Red Bull to…

Welcome to another Flute Friday/Monday. This week I will be taking a break from the Practice Blueprints series to discuss learning styles and how flute teachers and students may approach learning to play the flute from a better understanding of our unique perceptual brain processes. We are all very different and experience life through different…