pattyflutesApr 24, 20201 min readEtching from Picasso Suite on videoDuring this surreal Covid-19 lock-down, I spent 3 weeks doing crossword puzzles, then I went on to sewing masks for a week and giving...
pattyflutesApr 24, 20201 min readMy favourite orchestral worksah, what to say? There is so much incredibly beautiful orchestral music out there; these are probably the first 10 that came to mind. ...
pattyflutesFeb 16, 20191 min readMusic and MathematicsIn the 6th century BC, the Greek philosopher Pythagoras discovered that the beautiful musical relationships of the Octave, the Perfect...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20191 min readSomers Picasso Suite, Etching for flute soloLast Thursday, February 7, 2019, I was fortunate to perform with Symphony Nova Scotia in Canadian composer Harry Somers' The Picasso...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20192 min readMy Instruments, part 2For many years, I had played on my Powell, serial #1899, and it had been lovingly cared for by flute maker and repairman David Wimberly...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20192 min readMy Instruments, part 1As flute players, we are so fortunate to be able to play on the same instrument all of the time, unlike pianists who never have that...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20192 min readLessons with the Grand MasterI lived in Brattleboro, Vermont for several years studying privately with French flute pedagogue Louis Moyse before I went to University...
pattyflutesJan 20, 20192 min readMy beginnings with pedagogue Louis MoyseAs a teenager, I was a pianist since the age of 5, but had started playing flute in Grade 7 and 8. I picked that particular band...