Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 56: “Academic Highlights at Texas Woman’s University” (42:38) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with the Flute Pedagogy class at Texas Woman’s University. Dr. Danielle Woolery who is a clarinetist and a music education specialist teaches the pedagogy class. My time at TWU was eventful with a Flute 360 presentation and then the recording of this episode. The TWU students talk about their academic successes throughout the year, their unique projects, and many other topics. Check out today’s episode! Episode 56 – Main Points: 0:26 – Gold Sponsor: Interactive Flute Retreat, South Haven, MI 1:15 – Welcome & Episode Topics 3:11 – Flute Pedagogy Course 3:26 – Dr. Danielle Woolery 3:32 – Class Topics: methodologies, résumés, studio lesson handbooks, interviews 4:45 – Caitlin: Lessons learned from the flute pedagogy course. 4:56 – Method Books: beginner & intermediate levels, scale books, and more! 6:05 – David: How to write a recommendation letter for our students. 6:55 – Flute 360’s Epis

Flute 360 | Episode 55: “Tips for Doublers with Tereasa Payne” (56:14) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Tereasa Payne who is a doubler, teacher, and volunteer! Tereasa discusses her background, offers resources for doublers, and answers three social media questions from a multi-instrumentalist student. Check out today’s episode to hear all the details! Episode 55 – Main Points: 0:24 – Gold Sponsor: Texas Flute Society – May 2019 Festival! 2:05 – Welcome! 3:51 – Starbucks! 4:55 – Question #1: What is your background and how did you get into the “other” instruments? 5:09 – Tereasa’s Answer 6:35 – Simon Hutchings’s Website 6:53 – World Flutes 7:05 – Elton John’s Broadway Musical, Aida 7:15 – Bamboo Flutes 9:43 – David G. Weiss, Broadway Flutist 10:15 – Finding your unique passion. 12:10 – Listen to Jon Rice’s Episode 53 – here! 12:21 – Double Mint Gum 14:18 – Job Announcements 15:05 – Question #2: What is your approach to doubling? 15:20 – Tereasa’s Answer 15:32 – “Go slowly and go carefully.” – Tereasa 17:

Flute 360 | Episode 54: “Tips for Doublers with Dr. Ellen Kaner” (39:43) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Ellen Kaner who has a multi-faceted career. Not only is she a teacher and a flutist, but she is also a multi-instrumentalist. Listen to today’s episode to hear Dr. Kaner’s advice on how to switch between the different woodwind instruments. Episode 54 – Main Points: 0:24 – Gold Sponsor: Texas Flute Society – May 2019 Festival! 2:01 – Welcome! 2:08 – Dr. Ellen Kaner’s brief background is mentioned here. 2:18 – References mentioned: Texas Flute Society, Floot Fire, and Fort Worth Youth Orchestra 2:56 – Hiking around Arlington, TX. 3:09 – River Legacy Parks 3:31 – Walking paths in Saginaw, TX. 3:43 – Ellen’s background 4:26 – Yale’s School of Music 5:11 – East Carolina’s School of Music 5:26 – Florida State University’s College of Music 6:34 – Grant writing 7:02 – Question #1: What inspired you to learn the “other” instruments? 7:09 – Ellen’s Answer 8:25 – Question #2 8:36 – Ellen’s Answer 9:09 –

Flute 360 | Episode 53: “Tips for Doublers with Jon Rice” (1:06:17) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Jon Rice about being a multi-instrumentalist. Jon’s primary instrument is the saxophone, but he also plays the flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon. He gives valuable suggestions for doublers who need help transitioning between instruments and offers some practice suggestions. Listen to today’s episode to hear all the details! Episode 53 – Main Points: 0:25 – Gold Sponsor: Texas Flute Society – May 2019 Festival! 2:00 – Welcome! 2:35 – The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 3:54 – Listen to this podcast outside to get your Vitamin D! 4:42 – Today’s topic: Tips for Doublers 7:01 – Job Announcements 8:50 – Musical Chairs’ Website 10:47 – Flute Sonatas by Handel 11:10 – Fundamentals: Long tones, scales, etc. 12:05 – Jon’s Background 12:32 – Jim Davis, band director 17:31 – Jon dives into learning flute! 19:15 – Keyword: Curiosity 20:19 – “You’ve got to play the horn, you can’t let the horn play you.” – Jon 22:

Flute 360 | Episode 52: “One-Year Anniversary Celebration” (20:43) In today’s episode, Heidi discusses Flute 360 updates, upcoming series, and personal updates. Please consider sharing the Flute 360 platform with your flute friends, colleagues, teachers, and, or students. Within Flute 360's first year, the support has been overwhelming and the podcast would like to continue to reach flutists of all ages and abilities to hone their craft; whether it be flute, personal, and, or business skills! Thank you! Episode 52 – Main Points: 0:25 – Gold Sponsor: Texas Flute Society – May 2019 Festival! 2:02 – Welcome! 3:03 – Please share the Flute 360 Podcast. 3:49 – Consider business/personal sponsorship.  4:21 – Flute 360’s Patreon 5:28 – Flute 360 Updates 5:36 – Series 10: Tips for Doublers with Jon Rice (E53), Dr. Ellen Kaner (E54) and Tereasa Payne (E55) 6:10 – Inspiration behind Series 10. 6:28 – Dr. Brian A. Luce, flute professor at the University of Arizona 7:34 – Series 11: Flute Studio Highlights (Episodes 56 –

Flute 360 | Episode 51: “Published Flutists with Mark Sparks” (1:08:46) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with flutist and teacher, Mark Sparks, who is the principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Heidi and Mark talk about his flute books and discuss the creative process. Check out today’s episode to hear all the details! Episode 51 – Main Points: 0:25 – J&K Productions’ Website 0:46 – Welcome! 1:13 – St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 2:00 – DePaul University, School of Music 3:48 – Dr. Scott Pool, bassoonist 4:33 – Élégie for cello and piano, Op. 24 by Gabriel Fauré 5:39 – Theodore Presser 6:42 – Question: How did the idea of your books come about? 6:56 – Mark’s Answer 14:31 – “My goal is for [my students] to be able to get rid of me.” – Mark 14:52 – “The books have been a process of self-discovery for me.” – Mark 18:02 – Heidi asks Mark a question. 18:12 – Mark’s Answer 18:27 – Mark’s practice book featuring Beethoven’s Eroica 20:40 – Mark talks about his tone books. 20:54 – Trevor Wye, flutist

Flute 360 | Episode 50: “Published Flutists with Marianne Gedigian” (41:02) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with flutist and teacher, Marianne Gedigian, about her book, “The Survival of the Flutist.” Topics such as creativity, vulnerability, and permissibility are mentioned throughout the ladies’ conversation. To hear more about Marianne’s book and her journey, check out today’s episode!  Would you like a discount for this book? Check-out the special 20% discount, which is made available to you through Flutistry Boston! All the details are found below in the show notes! This FLUTE360 code is available until 03/31/2021! Thanks! Episode 50 – Main Points: 0:23 – Straubinger Flute Company 1:42 – Welcome! 2:02 – Marianne’s dog, Zabie (Zabel – Armenian name of Isabella) 2:35 – Austin Pets Alive! 3:40 – Pit Bull Mixes 5:10 – Marianne’s book! 5:21 – Question: How did the idea of the book come about? 5:32 – Marianne’s Answer 5:41 – NFA’s Flute Lover’s Luncheon 6:05 – Leone Buyse, flutist & educator 6:38 – Americ

Flute 360 | Episode 49: “Published Flutists with Dr. Terri Sánchez” (44:28) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with flutist and teacher, Dr. Terri Sánchez. The ladies discuss Terri’s process of writing her two books, flute-practicing ideas, and the creative process. Stay-tuned for Episode 57, which will air on April 27, 2019 where Heidi talks with Terri’s flute studio about their academic year! Episode 49 – Main Points: 0:24 – Straubinger Flute Company 1:07 – Welcome! 1:53 – Terri’s two flute books. 2:20 – Taffanel et Gaubert 3:49 – Terri’s “Crazy, Cool Chromatics” 4:03 – Terri’s “Epic Warm-Up” 5:09 – “Ah Ha!” Moments 8:24 – “I am a big believer in leaving clues or breadcrumbs, because sometimes the door disappears.” – Terri 8:39 – The Chronicles of Narnia 9:09 – Terri’s Sound Sheet 10:56 – SMU’s Music Department 15:12 – Terri’s gift to the music community: “Substituting judgment for curiosity!” – Terri 17:17 – William Westney’s book, “The Perfect Wrong Note” 17:34– Zanders’ book: “The Art of Possibility”

Flute 360 | Episode 48: “Published Flutists with Dr. Kyle Dzapo” (35:32) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with flutist, educator, and scholar Dr. Kyle Dzapo. The ladies discuss Kyle’s process from the proposal, to writing the chapters, and to the editing phase. Listen to today’s episode to hear insightful advice from Kyle and hear about the lessons she’s learned along the way. Episode 48 – Main Points: 0:23 – Straubinger Flute Company 1:16 – Book: “Notes for Flutists: A Guide to the Repertoire (Notes for Performers) by Kyle Dzapo 1:26 – Welcome! 1:41 – Chicago Flute Club 3:11 – Question: How did the idea of the book come about? 3:58 – Thomas Nyfenger, flutist 4:25 – “If you really want to know a piece you need to know it intuitively, technically, and intellectually.” – Kyle quoting John Kerry 6:40 – Mathieu Dufour, flutist 8:02 – Check your resources. 9:12 – Question: What was your process like? 9:51 – Nancy Toff, flutist and flute historian 10:48 – Publishers will list their requirements for proposals on t

Flute 360 | Episode 47: “Competition Repertoire Guides with Peter Senchuk” (54:50) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with composer Peter Senchuk about his Sonata for Flute and Piano (2016) in great detail. Peter talks about the overall idea of his sonata, the premiere of the work, and Heidi offers some performance suggestions. Part Two of Peter’s Flute Sonata is one of the repertoire requirements for the NFA’s Convention Performers Competition. Good luck to everyone who is submitting an application!  Episode 47 – Main Points: 0:23 – Gold Sponsor: Straubinger Flute Company 1:06 – Welcome! 3:11 – Peter is originally from Canada. 4:53 – Peter’s musical background. 8:34 – USC’s Thornton School of Music 10:45 – Peter’s flute compositions 13:15 – Daniel Dorff, Theodore Presser 13:53 – Question: What advice do you have for aspiring composers? 13:57 – Peter’s answer 14:39 – Peter’s connection to the flute community. 15:10 – Question: How did your Sonata for Flute and Piano (2016) come about? 15:22 – Pamela Youngblo

Flute 360 | Episode 46: “Competition Repertoire Guides with Matt Smith & Dr. Christine Beard” (1:17:09) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Matt Smith and Dr. Christine Beard about Matt’s composition, Sonata No. 2 for Piccolo and Piano. Both composer and piccoloist go into great detail about each movement. Heidi suggests that you listen with your score and pencil readily available. Episode 46 – Main Points: 0:26 – J&K Productions’ Website 1:49 – Background of Matt’s Sonata No. 2 for Piccolo and Piano 4:33 – Friendship 8:46 – “The power of contacting one person online...and here we are 17 years later on a podcast together!” – Matt 9:30 – National Flute Association’s Professional Flute Choir Competition 9:33 – Matt’s comments on his Sonata No. 2, Mvt. 1 20:46 – Christine’s performance suggestions for Mvt. 1 21:24 – “Be sure to look at the accidentals for each measure.” – Christine 22:40 – Intonation on the middle D for piccolo can be a challenge. 26:19 – Heidi’s comments on Sonata No. 2, Mvt. 1 27:44

Flute 360 | Episode 45: “Competition Repertoire Guides with Amy Porter” (40:41) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Amy Porter (University of Michigan) about the piece, “East Wind” by Shulamit Ran and Telemann’s Fantasie in A Major. Both pieces are repertoire requirements for TFS’ Myrna Brown Competition. Amy goes into great detail about these flute solos and gives excellent advice on how one could approach these works. Check out today’s episode to hear all the details! Episode 45 – Main Points: 0:25 – William S. Haynes Co. Website 1:37 – Competition advice from Amy. 1:47 – Amy’s lecture: Competition Repertoire, Research, and Rewards. 2:02 – Why are you doing the competition? 2:20 – “Competition is a great way to expand your repertoire!” – Amy 2:46 – “Play repertoire that best suits you.” – Amy 3:15 – Check the editions. 4:18 – “You are representing your work, your heart, and your knowledge.” – Amy 4:50 – “The rewards...who is anyone to judge us in the end? When what we are doing is beautiful.” – Amy 5:17 –

Flute 360 | Episode 44: “Competition Repertoire Guides with Jake Fridkis” (57:22) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Jake Fridkis who is the principal flutist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. We talk about specific repertoire requirements for NFA and TFS competitions that are approaching. Repertoire includes Telemann’s Fantasie in A Major, Büsser’s Prélude et Scherzo, and Coleman’s Danza de la Mariposa! Finally, Jake gives some general tips to successfully prepare for a flute competition.    Episode 44 – Main Points: 0:28 – William S. Haynes Co. Website 1:40 – Repertoire requirements for NFA & TFS competitions. See links below. 2:19 – General suggestions for competition preparation. 3:06 – “If I was looking at the piece...the first thing I’d be focused on is how can I get all of this stuff on the page into my performance?” – Jake 4:08 – “If you go into any flute competition trying to improve your flute playing, as your first goal, you can’t lose!” – Jake 5:17 – “You don’t have control over the o

Flute 360 | Episode 43: “Kathy Blocki, Inventor of the Pneumo Pro” (28:10) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Kathy Blocki who is a flutist, teacher, and inventor of the Pneumo Pro! Heidi and Kathy talk about her process, obstacles along the way, the product and what solutions it resolves. Check-out today’s episode for more details! Episode 43 – Main Points: 0:31 – William S. Haynes Co. Website 1:25 – Welcome! 1:41 – Kathy resides outside of Pittsburgh. 2:29 – Question: Please give us your musical background. 2:43 – Kathy’s Answer 3:00 – Bernard Goldberg, flutist 3:10 – Marcel Moyse, flutist 3:22 – Marcel Moyse’s “24 Little Melodic Studies” 4:05 – Samuel Baron, flutist 5:05 – James Pellerite, flutist 5:16 – “[James’] incredible strengths were rhythm and intonation.” – Kathy 5:44 – “I discovered that I fell in-love with teaching!” – Kathy 6:00 – Preliminary thoughts of the Pneumo Pro happened at a Thanksgiving dinner! 6:57 – The first prototype was wooden. 7:22 – Go see the different prototypes of the Pneu

In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Hans Kuijt who is a saxophonist, flutist, teacher, and inventor of lefreQue! Heidi and Hans talk about his process, obstacles along the way, and the product and what solutions it resolves. Check-out today’s episode for more details!   Episode 42 – Main Points: 1:29 – Welcome! 1:40 – Amsterdam, Netherlands 2:12 – Book: Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge 2:25 – Question: Give us your background, please. 2:35 – Hans gives us his musical background! 2:44 – Sir James Galway, flutist 4:22 – “My heart was in the music and that’s why I became a musician.” – Hans 5:11 – The beginnings of lefreQue! 5:17 – “I was always a teacher and looking for explanations to my students to explain what happens in a physical way.” – Hans 5:58 – Searching for the “why.” 6:44 – The idea of lefreQue came in 2008 and then in 2012 the first prototype came out. 7:35 – “It had to be a product for more instruments, not just for the saxophone.” – Hans 8:25 – “I did a lot of research in those four years [200

Flute 360 | Episode 41: “Ho-Fan Lee, Thumbport Inventor” (37:22) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Ho-Fan Lee who is not only the inventor of the Thumbport, but also a flutist and engineer! Heidi and Ho-Fan talk about his creative process, resources that he utilized, and obstacles he overcame while creating and producing the Thumbport. You can follow and see his flute products here! Enjoy and Happy New Year! Episode 41 – Main Points: 0:56 – Welcome! 1:15 – Ho-Fan Lee lives in Ohio! 1:50 – Question: What is your background? 2:12 – Answer 3:34 – Norman Claire, mentor to Ho-Fan 3:42 – William Bennett, flutist 3:50 – Albert Cooper, flutist 4:12 – Geoffrey Gilbert, flutist 4:17 – Alex Murray, flutist 4:54 – Ho-Fan studies temperament and acoustics. 5:18 – “I like to think of myself as a flute designer.” – Ho-Fan 7:01 – Alexander Technique 7:13 – Question: How did you come up with your Thumbport invention? 7:25 – Answer 7:53 – Rockstro Method 8:13 – Michel Debost, flutist 8:34 – “I saw many themes and one of

Flute 360 | Episode 40: “Mark Dooly, Win-D-Fender” (43:05) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Mark Dooly who is the inventor of the Win-D-Fender and a music teacher in the Fort Worth area. Dooly and other team members have worked tirelessly to create and design the Win-D-Fender with the flutist in mind. Check out today’s episode to hear Dooly’s process from start to finish, the solutions that the Win-D-Fender resolves, and much more!  Episode 40 – Main Points: 1:04 – Dooly’s and Heidi’s background. 2:04 – Let’s dive into the questions! 2:20 – Question: How did you come up with the idea? 2:24 – Dooly’s Answer 3:20 – “I actually got laughed at by the mayor that day!” – Dooly 4:30 – “I model my flute sound after my wife [Christine Cleary].” – Dooly 6:08 – Company: Argyle International Corporation 6:28 – “If it were just me, it would still be an idea in my head.” – Dooly 6:58 – From conception to production was a total of 23 years! 7:17 – Question 7:30 – Dooly’s Answer 9:38 – “I had visions of these falling of

In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Joey who is a composer, pianist, and an educator who currently lives in Houston, Texas. They talk about his compositional process, how music is a great creative outlet, and his commission for the Myrna Brown competition (TFS)! Listen to today’s episode to hear more! Episode 39 – Main Points: 0:54 – Welcome! 1:28 – Three Images (Saxophone Octet) 4:22 – Joey teaches at Houston Community College 7:17 – Question: What is your compositional process like? 7:26 – “The blank page can be so daunting!” – Joey 8:44 – “I can do whatever I want.” – Joey 9:00 – “I try to explore a new area whether it’s harmony or a musical language.” – Joey 12:20 – Question: What are your goals when writing for the flute? 12:25 – “I think the flute is a beautiful instrument that has a lot of potential in terms of expressivity.” – Joey 13:54 – “When I write for any instrument I try to make it as idiomatic as possible.” – Joey 15:22 – Joey talks about his solo flute piece, “Mourning.” 16:30 – Composer: G

Flute 360 | Episode 38: “An Interview with Dr. Matthew Santa”  In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Matthew Santa who is Professor of Music Theory and Chair of the Music Theory and Composition Area at the Texas Tech University School of Music (Lubbock, Texas, USA). Matt talks about his compositional process, his Sonata for Flute and Piano, and advice for young composers! Check out today’s episode! Episode 38 – Main Points: 0:55 – Snow in Lubbock, TX! 1:45 – “I love thinking about the strategy of music: composing, teaching, playing, and making music.” – Matt 2:04 – Question: Please tell us your background, your main instrument, and how you got into composing? 2:13 – Matt’s musical background. 4:09 – Question: What is your compositional process like? 4:19 – “I start with the text if I am writing for voice.” – Matt 5:00 – “In college, I experimented with starting with a block of meter changes.” – Matt 5:58 – Question: How do you choose the block of time signatures? 6:34 – Question: How did you come to write

Flute 360 | Episode 37: “An Interview with Valerie Coleman” (40:37) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Professor Valerie Coleman who is a flutist, composer, and teacher. In August of 2018, she was appointed as Assistant Professor of Performance, Chamber Music, and Entrepreneurship at Frost School of Music in Miami, Florida! Today, Heidi and Valerie talk about the creative process and Valerie’s past and current projects! Episode 37 – Main Points: 1:00 – Welcome! 1:17 – Frost School of Music, FL 2:12 – Valerie’s Background 2:50 – Valerie’s Compositions 2:59 – Trudy Kane, flutist 3:06 – Flute New Music Consortium 3:18 – Carol Wincenc, flutist 4:00 – NFA: 2018 Convention in Orlando 4:25 – Imani Winds 5:48 – “Taking risks is saying: Make a commitment!” – Valerie 6:45 – Marcel Moyse, flutist 7:34 – Imposter syndrome! 7:58 – “Proper practice prevents piss poor performance!” – Quote 9:06 – Question: How did you get into composing? 9:12 – Valerie’s Answer 12:04 – Valerie’s mother runs a daycare (going strong for 53