Every year at the Florida Flute Association Convention I see or hear something that inspires me, something that I try to integrate into my own playing or musical philosophy. This year I was so busy with presenting a teaching session, conducting a flute choir performance, and giving a performance presentation, that I feel like IContinue reading “Articulation Inspiration”
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Intonation in Action Coming Up!
It has been forever since my last post, but I have been productive in the meantime and more will be appearing here. I’m conducting two flute choirs now and the orchestra I play in has started up again, so I’ve been trying to balance all that while not overextending myself TOO much. So, the FloridaContinue reading “Intonation in Action Coming Up!”
Intonation in Action at the Florida Flute Fair 2014
Yay! My proposal to present at the 2014 Florida Flute Fair has been accepted so I will be presenting a workshop on Intonation in Action. I will also conducting my flute choir, the Tampa Bay Flute Choir, at this year’s event, so I will be busy in January! The workshop will involve audience members inContinue reading “Intonation in Action at the Florida Flute Fair 2014”
Virtual Flute Choir
If you haven’t heard about the Virtual Flute Choir, check this site and YouTube video out. What a cool idea! Flutists from all over the world submitted videos of themselves playing a pre-selected piece at a set tempo. Then those individual videos and recordings were recorded into a single performance. Neato keen! To be honest,Continue reading “Virtual Flute Choir”
Back from the Flute Fair! Amazing!
I’m back home from the 2012 Florida Flute Fair and I think I can say that a good time was had by all. A whole weekend of flute immersion, what a wonderful thing! We are so lucky to have this terrific event here every year. My presentation, Cyberflute: Navigating the Internet was well-attended and wentContinue reading “Back from the Flute Fair! Amazing!”
Flute Fair Prep
It’s time for the Florida Flute Fair again and I am so behind on preparation for my presentation! I submitted two proposals and of course, they chose the one I made up on the fly over the one I could give in my sleep. My topic is Cyberflute, internet resources for the flutist. Kind ofContinue reading “Flute Fair Prep”
A Different Flute Breathing Exercise
Lately I’ve been working on a new breathing exercise that has made a big difference for me. The goal is to learn to breathe in quickly and quietly so you can take a breath whenever you need it instead of whenever it’s convenient. While this idea is not new to me (Alex Murray advocates takingContinue reading “A Different Flute Breathing Exercise”