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Entrepreneurship Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle May 2019 

Confessions of a Former Workaholic

May 1, 2019June 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments burnout, entrepreneurship, overwork, powering off, smartphones, tech free, workaholic

by Fluterscooter Workaholic.  I’ve never liked that term, but when people describe me, they always seem to use it.  When

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Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle May 2019 Musician Wellness 

Explore a More Grounded Performance by Going Barefoot

May 1, 2019June 1, 2019 The Flute View 1 Comment barefoot playing, body mapping, classical music, classical musician, performing barefoot, soloist

By Rena Urso How many of you perform barefoot? In recent years I’ve become a big fan and honestly wonder

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April 2019 Articles Featured Flute Fashion Issues Lifestyle Social Media 

7 Tips for Sparking Joy in Your Practice Room

April 1, 2019May 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments Instagram, Jolene Madewell, Joleneflute, Marie Kondo, practice room, social media, sparking joy, tidying up

by Jolene Madewell I don’t know about you, but nothing brings me more joy than refreshing a space. With the

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April 2019 Featured Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to a More Enjoyable Warm-up

April 1, 2019May 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments body mapping, broadway musician, Rena Urso, touring, warm ups

By Rena Urso Right now, in March of 2019, I’m playing in the pit with the National Tour of WICKED

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle March 2019 Musician Wellness 

Get to Know Your Hands: How Body Mapping Can Help With Your Recovery Process After An Injury. by Rena Urso

March 1, 2019April 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments andover education, body mapping, hands, joints, musician injuries, Rena Urso

I’m super clumsy.  Every so often it’s as if the universe decides it’s time for me to have a colossal

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Featured Issues Lifestyle March 2019 The Caffeinated Flutist 

The Caffeinated Flutist, Vol. 10 Professionalism as a Grad Student. by Mary Hales

March 1, 2019April 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments #flutefridays, grad student, Mary Hales, professionalism

Hey there, flute-trepreneurs! One of the things I’ve thought about a lot over the last couple of years – throughout

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Featured February 2019 Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Playing with Fluidity and Ease by Rena Urso

February 1, 2019March 10, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments awareness, body mapping, injury prevention, movement, practice room, Rena Urso

Why is it, when faced with a tricky passage in music, we grip our instruments tighter?  Or, how about when

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Featured February 2019 Health & Wellness Issues Lifestyle The Caffeinated Flutist 

The Caffeinated Flutist, Vol. 9: Injury Relapse by Mary Hales

February 1, 2019March 10, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments gigging, musician injury, Nutcracker, tendonitis

Hey there, flute-trepreneurs! As some of you may know, my first full Nutcracker ballet took place this past December with

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Featured Health & Wellness Issues January 2019 Lifestyle Musician Wellness 

Creating and Refining Better Habits in Your Practice Room by Rena Urso

January 2, 2019February 1, 2019 The Flute View 0 Comments constructive rest, etudes, Practice, practice room goals, Rena Urso

After a relaxing break over the holiday season, I’ve returned to my practice room with renewed inspiration, enthusiasm and creativity. 

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