Developing Your Ornamental Toolbox
By Leighann Daihl Ragusa Fear, terror, and anxiety are common feelings flutists experience as they begin to tackle ornamentation. The
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Essays
Listening Your Way to Success
By Caity Massoud As I sit in front of James Galway, the living flute legend and inspiration to musicians around
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Are Your Wages Stagnating? Making Money in Today’s Music Business.
by Barbara Siesel For most U.S. workers, real wages have barely budged in decades. The following was published by Pew
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The Caffeinated Flutist, Vol. 12: On the Orchestral Dress Code
By Mary Hales Hey there, flute-trepreneurs! So this topic stirred up quite a bit of controversy when I first published
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KNOW YOUR WORTH! How to (Politely) Turn Down Free or Underpaid Work by Fluterscooter
A favorite conversation amongst classical musicians is about money. Not about how much we are all making (I see you
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EXPIRED! When Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number (unless you’re over 32) by Fluterscooter
In light of the famed Tchaikovsky Competition opening to woodwinds for the first time since its beginning in 1958, the
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Hadar Noiberg: The Self-Sufficient Flutist
As long as I can remember, I have always loved to play music. It didn’t really matter on which instrument
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Non-traditional Performance Spaces: The Way of the Future by Taylor Rossi
Picture this: you’re performing incredible repertoire, there’s a big audience, and afterward you even get paid. You open your eyes
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The Stanislavski Method for Orchestral Musicians by Maxim Rubtsov, Principal Flute of the Russian National Orchestra
In this exclusive article for The Flute View, Maxim reveals a few simple truths that lead to success: 1) prepare,
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350 Years of Flute. By Elizabeth Walker
It was my absolute joy and privilege to be invited to Orlando this summer. I knew what to expect having
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How to Plan and Organize a Successful Skype Masterclass. By Ruth Mayhew
Technology today allows us to communicate in wonderful ways! Our quest for knowledge is increasing, but so many of the
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Charles Griffes: Mysterious Romanticism (Pt. 2). By Kelariz Keshavarz
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884–1920) is one of the most important composers in late nineteenth and turn-of-the-century America. Despite his short
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Time for a Social Media Break? How to Remain Active While Logged Off. By Fluterscooter
The New York Times recently published a story called “How to Make This the Summer of Missing Out,” which strongly
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