Welcome to this week’s edition of Flute Friday! *enter majestic flute music accompanied by harps and trumpets* In your life as a flutist you will undoubtedly come into contact with the collection of 19th century flute works from the seminal book, Flute Music by French Composers for Flute and Piano, edited by Louis Moyse. The…

It is Flute Friday once again! I wish my flute knew that it was Flute Friday and would, by some sort of Harry Potter magic, play everything perfectly without my help to celebrate. For most of us the new school year is well under way. This is the time of year when many new flute students, or continuing flute…

Welcome to another edition of Flute Friday! This week’s post addresses a topic that I am facing in my own career and hopefully those of you in similar situations can benefit from my research. Roughly a month ago I moved from California to Houston with the intent of setting up my flute studio in a new location at…

Welcome to another edition of Flute Friday! Whenever I am nervous prior to a performance or audition, the first thing to go is my sound. What was beautiful and crystal clear 24 hours ago suddenly turns into a strangled, airy, tense, cacophony of sound reminiscent of a dying cat. I typically leave the scene of the…

Welcome to this week’s edition of Flute Friday! Today’s topic is one that is near and dear to many a flute player’s heart: The famous (or infamous) flute blister. I have had several horrifying nightmares throughout my career as a flutist that the 20+ year old permanent bump at the bottom of my left hand…