Happy Friday! Those of you who have been following my blog may have noticed that new posts are typically added once or twice per month. Beginning with the below post, I will be coming out with new blogs once a week on Fridays. FLUTE FRIDAYS! Some will be longer, some will be short and sweet but…

As promised, the discussion below contains a character analysis of the opening Allegro from Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major based on my workshop, “Opera without Words,” hosted at the Canadian Flute Association Convention in Toronto this past June. Thank you to all that attended this lecture and I sincerely hope its content…

Listening to music is difficult.  Most of us run our Pandora Radio stations on various electronic devices at home or work by selecting a few stations that we like, or ones that represent our present moods, and go about our business.  This is not “listening” to music.  This is creating a soundtrack for our daily…

Breathing is complicated.  Aside from the biological and neurological processes required to perform the physical act of breathing, wind and brass players toss in an added stimulus requiring careful pacing and manipulations of air to successfully perform on their instrument of choice.  The seemingly simple act of taking a breath is compromised further by the obstruction of the tongue, a…

January typically marks the time each year when we force ourselves to ponder over questions such as, “What do I need to change about myself?  What goals do I wish to achieve within the next 12 months?  Which bad habits do I need to conquer and which ones do I need to cultivate?”  Among our…