Hey all you Practicing Flutists! Hope you are practicing well! Just wanted to let you all know that the Practicing Flutist site will be going through a thorough revamping and upgrade. There will be more posting, more practicing, more of everything flute, so hope you are on board with that! For more Practicing Fllutist goodness,Continue reading “Practicing Flutist is Getting an Upgrade!”
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Ory Schneor at Flute in Wien
Ory Schneor is a flutist and teacher you need to know about if you want to improve your playing. I’ve only recently started following him and receiving his newsletter, but I’ve been blown away by what I’ve seen and heard. His approach to playing is practical, analytical, and pedagogical. No magic tricks, just real andContinue reading “Ory Schneor at Flute in Wien”
How to Practice with an Electronic Tuner
Hey everyone! When my book, Improving Intonation Skills Book 1: How to Practice with an Electronic Tuner, launched it was received well and I got some great feedback. There are a lot of you out there looking to improve your intonation skills, and the exercises in this book provide a solid, effective starting point. AndContinue reading “How to Practice with an Electronic Tuner”
Advantages and Disadvantages of Improving Your Sense of Intonation
The other day I was thinking about the advantages of improving your sense of intonation, the ability to hear and respond to pitch fluctuations, and it occurred to me that there were also some disadvantages (yes, I said disadvantages) that go along with it. Here is my list of 5 advantages followed by my listContinue reading “Advantages and Disadvantages of Improving Your Sense of Intonation”
A Pitch Tendency Chart for You to Use
For everyone to whom I have preached about charting your pitch tendencies, use this link to get a downloadable pitch tendency chart for you to use or design your own around. Now you have no excuse for not creating your own pitch tendency chart! Remember to always use your best tone! Make sure the noteContinue reading “A Pitch Tendency Chart for You to Use”
How to Make a Pitch Tendency Chart
Each note you play has its own basic pitch tendency. Some of these are pretty universal, e.g. C# in the staff is often sharp, D above the staff is often flat, and some of these are unique to your own playing, e.g. my low C tends to be really sharp! If you want to improveContinue reading “How to Make a Pitch Tendency Chart”
Arts in Letters in the News!
I’ve been doing more than practicing flute lately. I’ve been learning how to write a press release and I’ve had some success! I submitted a press release for Arts in Letters to my local paper, the Tampa Bay Times and, boom! they published a nice feature in the Shopping Planner, just in time for lastContinue reading “Arts in Letters in the News!”
Holiday Gifts for Flutists
Putting out a list of holiday gifts for flutists on a flute-centric blog may seem like preaching to the choir, but maybe you’re a flutist looking for gifts for other flutists, or more likely, a flutist whose loved ones could use with some ideas for holiday gifts. I’ve seen some really great flute-y gifts thisContinue reading “Holiday Gifts for Flutists”
Arts in Letters is Up and Running!
Yay, ArtsinLetters.com, is up and running! It’s a subscription service, sending out reproductions of letters written by some of the most creative minds in history. Above is an example of what subscribers will receive, a reproduction of a letter along with biographical and historical information. There will also be a blog to go along withContinue reading “Arts in Letters is Up and Running!”
Arts in Letters – Subscription Sidehustle on Etsy
Hey there! In the ever-continuing effort to become an independent music entrepreneur, I’ve started a new Subscription Sidehustle on Etsy that I’m calling Arts in Letters. It is a subscription service, sending out weekly letters written by great musicians, literati, artists, and scientists. Subscriptions can be for a single category or for what I callContinue reading “Arts in Letters – Subscription Sidehustle on Etsy”
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