Expert Advice

9 Quick Chamber Music Tips

Playing in a group requires different skills than playing as a soloist. Learn how to adjust to this new experience with expert advice from Rachel Geier.

Practice Blueprints - Poem by Charles T. Griffes

Follow these practice blueprints to learn Charles Griffes' Poem.

10 Quick Flute Tips

Explore these 10 tidbits of advice from flute teacher and performer Rachel Geier.

Practice Blueprints – Sonata for Flute and Piano by Paul Hindemith

Follow these practice blueprints to learn Paul Hindemith's Sonata in B flat.

Practice Makes Progress - Designing an Effective Practice Routine

Enhance your practice routine to meet your goals, following tried and true advice from Rachel Geier.

Practice Blueprints - Faure Fantasie

Follow these practice blueprints to learn Faure's Fantasie, a standard in our French flute reprtoire.

How To Get the Most Out Of a Masterclass

Masterclasses provide so many opportunities for learning - about yourself, about your playing, about the flute, about the clinician. Learn how to get the most out of this experience to become a bet...

Just Breathe - Breathing Exercises to Combat Performance Anxiety

My little secret is that I, like many flutists out there, suffer from crippling performance anxiety. My stomach turns in knots before a performance, sweat drips from my brow (even in the dead of wi...

Sound Rainbow - Creating a Tone Color Plan

Do you think of color when you play your flute? Do you associate colors with a certain emotion or tone quality? Building on ideas introduced by flute pedagogue Trevor Wye, Rachel Geier leads you in...

Piccolo Powers - Piccolo Playing Tips

Small yet mighty, one of the loudest instruments in the orchestra is also the most compact. The piccolo offers a powerful sound that can rival any booming brass instrument. Cultivating and controll...