pattyflutesJan 222 minListening CriteriaI have the pleasure of teaching the weekly Woodwind Repertoire Performance Class at Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performance this term, and ther...
pattyflutesFeb 16, 20191 minMusic and MathematicsIn the 6th century BC, the Greek philosopher Pythagoras discovered that the beautiful musical relationships of the Octave, the Perfect Fifth, and the Perfect...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20191 minSomers Picasso Suite, Etching for flute soloLast Thursday, February 7, I was fortunate to perform with Symphony Nova Scotia in Canadian composer Harry Somers' The Picasso Suite, in which there is an en...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20192 minMy 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 who has lived in the ...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20192 minMy 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 luxury. Between 3rd and...
pattyflutesFeb 9, 20192 minLessons with the Grand MasterI lived in Brattleboro, Vermont for several years studying privately with French flute pedagogue Louis Moyse before I went to University of Toronto for a Bac...
pattyflutesJan 20, 20192 minMy 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 instrument because I loved ...