I’ve recently begun taking bodymapping lessons and after only a few sessions, I’ve learned that I didn’t understand nearly as much about how the body works as I thought I did. I’ve struggled with physical limitations that affected my playing since my early twenties. Pain, numbness, tension, impaired function, etc. led me to work hardContinue reading “What I’m Learning From Bodymapping Lessons”
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Flutist or Flautist? Which is It?
Are you a flutist or a flautist? This has to be the question I am asked most when I meet someone and I tell them that I play flute. It’s funny how much of a controversy the simple issue of what someone who plays flute should be called. Granted, ‘flautist’ may sound more sophisticated thanContinue reading “Flutist or Flautist? Which is It?”
What If It All Started With the Flute?
Imagine if the invention of the flute was the first step to the invention of computers? Musicians know that musical activities can inspire great ideas in other fields. Steven Johnson, writer and researcher on the history of innovation, presents an entertaining and informative video describing how the invention of the flute 40,000 years ago canContinue reading “What If It All Started With the Flute?”