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Tackling the Tough Stuff - Overcoming Difficult Repertoire
Are you working on repertoire that feels truly challenging? Rework your perspective by approaching this music differently. Learn how in this blog!
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Welcome Fall! Back to School Tips
It's time to go back to school! To start this year right, follow these tips from Rachel Geier.
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NFA Here I Come! Making the Most out of Attending the NFA Convention
Another NFA convention is upon us! Stay afloat of all things flute happening in the convention center with our guide to attending the NFA convention.
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Practice Blueprints: Concerto in G Major, K. 313, Movement I. Allegro maestoso
There are a handful of pieces that are considered the essential meat and potatoes of all flute repertoire. The Chaminade Concertino is one. The Ibert Concerto is another. But the two that appear mo...
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Moving the Needle: Tips for Teaching Intonation to Beginning Flute Students
Teaching beginning flute students about intonation is often like pretending to be a waiter carrying five stacks of trays filled with water glasses. The slightest clumsy move could see the glasses k...
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Top 10 Jedi Mind Tricks for Flute Performances that Slay
The original wellness guru, Yoda, once explained to a young Luke Skywalker, “Do or do not. There is no try.” I wish Yoda could be backstage reciting words of wisdom whenever we find ourselves terri...
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I’ve Heard That: An Exploration of Greatness and How it is Changing
Judging • Teaching • Enjoying • Admiring • Worshipping All musicians listen somewhere along this spectrum. As a flutist, where do you listen on this spectrum? As a child, what level of fl...
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How to Decide Between a Curved and Straight Alto Flute Headjoint
The alto flute can be an amazing instrument to play, from its haunting sound to its role as a middle voice in a flute choir. But if you choose an alto flute with the wrong headjoint style, it can l...
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The Art of the Response: Travailing the Emotional Roller Coaster of the Young Musician
A supportive parent is sometimes the hardest role to play in a young musician’s life; I should know (commence sigh…) I was once a young musician and a parent of a young flutist, as well as a flute ...
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