I did not know that former Fox News person, and former White House spokesperson was a flute play. You go Tony!
Month: September 2007
NFA Convention
There was a National Flute Association Convention (so I hear). A couple of people on the Flute list cross posted on the Galway List. Here are some interesting ones.
- NFA Convention 2007 Workshop: How to Practice with Immanual Davis
- NFA Convention Panel Discussion: Louis Lot, the Stradivarius of the Flute
- Lecture Presentation: Why good often beats best……with Robert Bigio
- NFA Convention: Old Wine in New Bottles and How to get Good Fast with Trevor Wye
- NFA Convention: The Memory Map
- NFA Convention Master Class with Jed Wentz
- NFA CONVENTION 2007: Sound and Phrasing with Peter Lloyd (I’ve seen a Peter Lloyd masterclass, and it was mind blowing)
- Pre-convention Master Class with Trevor Wye – Part 1
- Pre-convention class with Trevor Wye – addendum to PART 1
- Pre-convention Master Class with Trevor Wye – Part 2
- Pre-convention Master Class with Trevor Wye: PART 3
- Pre-convention master class with Trevor Wye – PART 4
- Master Class with Trevor Wye – Part 2//My thoughts on Trevor’s (Sir James Galways thoughts)
I haven’t seen the actual Trevor Wye class notes posted yet. Hopefully soon.
Life Of Georges Barrere
Did you know that this book is available, to read, for free via Google? It is only PART of the book. About half, but still. Is that cool or what?
What Flute Would You Buy?
So, I get asked this question a lot from students or other musicians. If you had say, $1000 to spend on a Flute, what would you get? Or if you had $2000? Or $4000? or $5000?
Me, I’d get a used flute. A Haynes perhaps, or a Powell. I lucked out on getting a used Closed hole Haynes from $700 about 8 years ago. A repad job later it plays great.