The Romance by Camille Saint-Saëns is one of my absolute favourite pieces – full of warmth and charm and not without its challenges.

“How do I get a big sound?” is often a question students will ask. Indeed, developing one’s sound and dynamic range is part of a musician...

What is support? “Support” is a direction given by teachers and is often taken on by a student as a kind of mantra for flute playing, withou

Incentive Memorising a piece of music, a speech or poem is something that has obvious benefits, but often scares people as it takes away the

“I can only play well if…” I think we all have our own pre-performance rituals, but sometimes it can get a little out of hand (myself inc...

Following on from the tennis shot analogy, here are some more examples of imagery I use in teaching flute: Scales When I want a student t...

This etude is one of my favourites – it is very expressive especially when broken down to its melodic core.    If you have read my previo...

This is probably everyone’s favourite étude- it is certainly the one that gets performed the most outside of the practice room.   It’s a ...

This is one of the most important étude books for flute players.  I am going to write a series of blogs with practise tips for all of the...

Pros Competitions can provide participants with a great experience of performing under pressure.  Being scrutinised by a jury on every as...

Whether you are looking for a new flute to start learning on, or wanting to “upgrade”, or desiring a completely different flute, there ar...