Welcome to Flute Friday! This week’s post may not apply to some of my readers but it is an issue I have discussed with many of my students. “What is that black mark on your chin?” When I was younger, I remember the kids at weekly band class often pointing to my chin in wonderment…

Spring has sprung! Easter Sunday is upon us and in most places around the country flowers and plants are already in bloom. Spring marks an annual time of renewal – a season of welcoming what is new and rebuilding what has fallen into disrepair. In the spirit of the season, this is the perfect time to rebuild your…

Welcome to another Flute Friday (posting again on Saturday…..). This week’s blog features the next installment in my video blog series on the Magic Shoulder Exercise.   Have you used this exercise in your own practice? What other “magic” exercises do you use to improve the response and resonance in the low register? Please comment below. Happy Fluting!

I have a deep, dark confession – I have a day job outside of music. I know there are many others out there like myself trying to balance their passions and their need for survival which in this economy do not always go hand in hand. With an 8-5 job, studio teaching on nights and…

Welcome to this week’s edition of Flute Friday! Vibrato is a mysterious element of music making that many beginners struggle to understand and few seasoned performers truly master. At its most basic level, vibrato is a wavering of sound produced by manipulations of air and pitch designed to express different tone colors as appropriate to…