Welcome to another Flute Friday/Labor Day Weekend. I promise one of these days I will start publishing these posts on Fridays!   A few days ago on Facebook, a former professor posted his frustrations regarding scheduling lessons with all of his students at the beginning of the new school semester. I absolutely understand this frustration…

Welcome to another Flute Friday/Saturday! Every year during this time, high school and college-aged flutists return to various school ensembles to face the dreaded annual ensemble auditions. We all want to be first chair or the Piccolo Princes/Princesses of our bands and orchestras but often find ourselves in a rat race just to play 2nd flute (which…

Welcome to another Flute Friday. Hope all of your summers are winding down successfully and those returning to school are prepped and ready to go for an inspiring new school year. One of the most common weaknesses for any performer is the ability to sight read. Whether this is due to general, audition-induced panic or…

Welcome to a new Flute Friday/Saturday. Hoping all of you attending the NFA Convention in San Diego this weekend are having a blast and enjoying the beautiful California sunshine!   As you may have noticed, it has been 2 weeks since I posted a blog and flute “Friday” has become an increasingly nebulous title.  I…

Welcome to a new Flute Friday! Apologies for the past few post-free Fridays. I have been traveling, moving, teaching and performing and am happy to announce that I will be reopening my studio in Davis, California effective August 1, 2016! If you are in the Davis area and would like to sign up for flute…