New Teaching Blog

Hi Guys! Please check out my latest blog "My Teaching Life" on my new website - FluteInPasadena.com - I would love feedback on the site!! Thank you :-)  "www.fluteinpasadena.com" FluteLessons

Flute Tips

Some tips for fellow flutists: if your flute's keys are noisy, if your low notes are not speaking easily (if you're having to "pop" your middle finger for them to sound), or if anything sounds fuzzy or feels funny, take your flute to be repaired. You press your keys literally hundreds of time a day, and mechanisms fall out of alignment. Have your flute checked annually to keep it playing it's best!!

Good Girls...

Here is one of my favorite quotes, "Good girls never make history." ~Laurel Thatcher Ulrich  Think about it :-).  <a href="www.fluteinpasadena.com">FluteLessons</a>

Day 7

I have nothing new to report with the flute today.  Practice was great!  The one thing that has been consistent with this instrument is that it takes A LOT of air!  I'm looking forward to having my Muramatsu back soon!!

New Website - Please Take a Look!

Hi Guys! Please go to FluteInPasadena.com and read my new blog, then click "like" at the top of the page so others will know about it too. I hope you like it! Comments would be appreciated.

New Website: Introducing Me

Hi Guys! Please check out my new site, fluteinpasadena.com, with my first blog "Let Me Introduce Myself" - I hope you love it!!

Practice Makes....

One of my student's moms just attended a teacher conference - one of their biggest messages: "Practice doesn't make perfect; practice makes permanent."  So, when you begin your practice session, make sure you have vivid goals in mind of what you intend on accomplishing.  Otherwise, you may end up with more errors than you began with!

Old Flute Update 2

Days 5 and 6 with my old Yamaha - things seem to be going pretty smoothly now.  The biggest problem I am having is that my hands get tired really fast because the action is so stiff.  I'm also trying to compensate for leaks.  Can't wait for my Muramatsu to come home!!

Old Flute Update for the Day

Day 4: My 50 yr. old Yamaha is really singing for me now - it's like getting reacquainted with an old friend.  I think I will look into having it overhauled as well.

Old Flute Update

Day 2 with my old flute was fun for me.  I've been working on creating a smaller embouchure hole in the 1st octave, and this flute demands it from me.  Day 3 I'm beginning to get comfortable with the flute's quirks and nuances - but, ugh, darn the leaks!  This is fun!!

Old flute

Ever go back and play on your old flute?  My first flute was a Yamaha that is probably 50 years old now.  It needs some minor repair and adjustment, but it will be my only flute for the next week while my Muramatsu is getting its overhaul.  Day 1 with the flute - the action is much, much stiffer and the tone hole is smaller.  It will be an interesting week!

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Alicia, Janet, Audrey, and Kathleen for a great job on their flute presentations today!  Pictures and videos to come :-)

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday everyone!  Have a wonderful weekend!!

New Flute!!

The Azumi flute (made by Jupiter) has a unique curved neck design that maintains the integrity of the flute's balance.  If you have small children looking to learn the flute, ask me for details!

new post

I learned today that the flush of a toilet is pitched in Eb :-D

Great Warm Up!

Ask me about the great new warm up I've been using.