Change your tune! Dealing with negative thoughts
Why do I keep making the same mistakes? I’m never going to get this right! I am no good at this. Do these phrases sound familiar? I would wager to s…
Category: Flute well-being
Fix your excessively tight embouchure – Tips and exercises for flutists
An overly tight embouchure can cause sharp, airy sounds and difficulty playing softly or changing dynamics. Learn how to release your embouchure with …
Eight ways to conquer fear as a musician
Though I loved playing my chosen instrument (the ‘cello) as a teenager, fear and anxiety often limited what I was truly capable of. The mandatory…
5 things music teaches us
Hello everyone! I am so happy to be back on The Flute Practice for another blog post. I enjoy following this community and having a…
The Alexander what now!?
If you resonated with our previous post, ‘No Pain, No Gain: debunking the myth’, this might interest you. This time we dive into a niche…
YOU are your instrument
Well… what does your body have to do with your flute-playing? Actually, everything! Your body is your instrument. Before this feels too overwhelming for you,…
No pain, no gain: debunking the myth
Remember that scene in the movie ‘Whiplash’, when the Neiman practices with a bucket of ice next to him, ready to submerge his aching hands…
Five things musicians should do…but so often don’t
I know we hear this all the time: “you should, you should, you should!” I have spent so much of my life resisting all these…
When music hurts: the story of an injured musician
“I never thought it would happen to me”— probably one of the oldest clichés in the book, but so absolutely true. I especially never thought it …