Category: Flute Treats

Back to Work

June 11, 2011 at 12:14 pmCategory:Flute Treats

Well the freelance editing job is done, so I can get back to work on the flute stuff. I am one out of shape flutist! My plan to get up early to practice for a bit and maybe practice a wee bit more after getting home from work lasted about a week. The one thing that working the extra job proved to me is that I CAN make more time to work on playing and writing. It’s just so much easier to make that choice when you have a deadline and a concrete reward at the end! Guess I have to be as ruthless with myself by setting carved-in- stone deadlines and finding or creating rewards that motivate me to put in the extra effort. It’s easier when you are in school or in an active performing group; it’s much harder when you are on your own as so many trained musicians end up being. So, time to put the pity away and pick up the flute.

Check out the little treat that I found! It’s not really flute-related, but I am sure that flutists can relate. After all who says you can’t have fun with the classics? Maybe someone can come up with a flute arrangement!

Pachelbel, etc.

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Flutes in Space

March 20, 2011 at 1:39 pmCategory:Flute Treats

Hope everyone had a festive and safe St. Patrick’s Day! Here is another Flute Treat for you. In case you did not know, one of the astronauts on the International Space Station right now is also flute player and she has been posting videos of her playing different flutes in space. Imagine what it must be like to play flute in zero gravity!

Here is a link to her St. Patrick’s Day video, playing a 100 year old Irish flute loaned to her by one of the fabulous Chieftains. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Practicing Flutist!

March 13, 2011 at 6:41 pmCategory:Flute Treats

Hello!  If you have visited the previous incarnation of this site, you may notice that I am changing the format.  This will take a little time, but I hope that once it is done, I will be able to offer regularly updated current issues content as well as useful information about practicing the flute in a format that is hopefully both fun and easy to use.

In the works are weekly tips for practicing, articles on specific flute practice issues like intonation and technique,  announcements and discussions of fun, new flute stuff like recordings, videos, books, etc., all things flute!  Much like it was before, but in a more user-friendly (and author-friendly!) format.

So here are links to the latest “Flute Treat”, the release of flutist extraordinaire Greg Patillo and Project Trio’s newest EP, available for download.  This group really tears it up!

www.projecttrio.com

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/project-trio-live-cuts-2/id424894046

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