Thursday, April 23, 2020 by Tori Yaussy | sheet music

Getting bored?? Want some new music to play through?? Need to practice sight-reading?? 

In addition to all the great little nuggets uploaded to the "online resources" on MyMusicStaff, there are actually TONS of free sheet music available on the internet. 

Here are some great websites to check out for free flute music:

♪Petrucci Music Library (all music in the public domain (100 years old or older))

https://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

♪Flute Tunes (also provides accompaniment tracks to play along with)

https://www.flutetunes.com

♪Eastman School of Music Library 

https://urresearch.rochester.edu/filterSearchCollectionItems.action?query=flute&collectionId=63

♪A compilation of a whole bunch of resources:

https://www.jennifercluff.com/freemusic.htm

These are all available for your playing pleasure! Knock yourself out and let me know if you find something you love!

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 by Tori Yaussy | free online resources

Did you know that there is a national flute club?? The National Flute Association (NFA) is the WORLD'S LARGEST official group of flutists. The NFA is for professional flutists, young students, and amateurs alike. Each year, the NFA puts on a huge convention (4 days long!) in a major US city featuring top performers and educators in all areas of flute playing including jazz, baroque, piccolo, low flutes, orchestral playing, irish flutes, latin flute music, the list goes on! There are competitions at every level of playing, huge concerts every night, and really something for everyone. The exhibition hall hosts over one hundred flute vendors, and you can play anything from a tiny piccolo to a huge contrabass flute! I have been to two NFA conventions, one in Chicago when I was an intern for the NFA, and another in Minneapolis. This year, the convention was supposed to be in Dallas but has unfortunately been canceled due to COVID. A virus doesn't keep flute players down! The NFA has a GREAT resource page for young flutists, linked below. Definitely check it out if you are looking to spice up your practice!  ♬

https://www.nfaonline.org/membership-benefits/mentorship-resources/young-member-resources

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 by Tori Yaussy | summer lessons

The end of the '19-20 school year is a memorable one, to say the least! I am sorry for all the disruption to my students' learning and everyday lives, especially those graduating and moving on to bigger and better things! 

Now that we are not going back to regular school, here are two updates to round out the year:

1. Last day of online lessons for the school year will be Thursday May 14
2. Summer lessons will begin Tuesday May 26 after Memorial Day weekend! 

Now that everyone is (pretty much) done with placement auditions for next year, we get to do fun flute things! Summer flute lessons are a great opportunity to keep improving your flute playing and also have some fun! With no auditions, solos, or assignments we can explore new areas and I don't know, actually play music for fun??? For high schoolers: the TMEA etudes are posted in July, so we have time to do other things before we crack down on those bad boys. Online lessons make it super easy to schedule throughout the summer, so let me know if you want to sign up! 

Also, if you are craving a little social interaction, feel free to drop in on our FlipGrid! Let me know if you want me to resend your login info. 

Check back often for fun little nuggets of wisdom to keep you INSPIRED during quaran-time. And don't forget about all the resources on MyMusicStaff!

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