Greetings and welcome to a belated, but new, Flute Friday/Saturday! It has been a hot minute since I discussed the astrological traits of a famous flutists. Today’s blog is not about your typically flutist.. But that is what makes it fun, interesting, relevant, and just plain AWESOME. Today I am talking about Lizzo! Whether or…

Greetings and welcome to a new Flute Friday. Several years ago I took a deep dive into various self-help literature thanks to a gift card to an actual bookstore (remember those?!). I came across a book that had a bit of fluffy wishful thinking techniques, but interestingly also contained a few really good practical ideas…

Greetings and welcome to a new Flute Friday! In a recent lesson with one of my beginning flute students, just as I was introducing the concept of double tonguing, my very clever student asked, “If there is single tonguing, and there is double tonguing, is there such a thing as triple tonguing?” Of course there…

Greetings and welcome to a new Flute Friday! Today we are talking about the bottom line. The storyline of the starving artist is a common theme in books and movies and, well, let’s be honest, real life. But there are a number of ways that we can earn an income, both primary and passive, when…

Greetings and welcome to a belated flute Friday/Saturday. In my monthly flute horoscopes, I often suggest conducting informational interviews with other influential flutists in the industry. Some may be familiar with this somewhat corporate-speak type term and others may have no idea what I am talking about. In my other life outside of fluting, I…