Author: Chris Hankin
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Escaping the Exam Syllabus – Five Lovely Flute Albums to Explore Around Grade 5
Albums can be a fantastic way of exploring new pieces. Whether you choose the works of one composer or decide that a wider selection of styles is more appropriate, there’s plenty to entice us away from the syllabus. Here is my pick of albums around Grade 5 level. Unbeaten Tracks for Flute and Piano (edited…
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Let’s Hear it for the Women! Five Essential Flute Works by Female Composers
I wanted to write a blog post to celebrate the talents of five ladies who have written some wonderful flute music for us. Music to gladden the heart and lift the spirits! Sonata No 1 for Flute and Piano by Eugénie R Rocherelle It’s great to find a piece of new music of a medium…
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Four Fresh Flute books for Back to School
Challenging times for everyone continue, but as the new school year gets underway here are some new books that might make the task of ‘getting back to the new normal’ just that little bit easier and more fun. First Book of Classical Flute, edited by Andrea Cappellari This is a such a great book! Simple…
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British Success at the NFA Newly Published Music Competition 2020! (Part One)
As we all know 2020 has a strange year, but the NFA has still managed to award prizes for new music. The great news is that there was plenty of British success to celebrate! Purge for Solo Flute: Jenny Jackson: published by Tetractys This piece was awarded an Honourable Mention for its imaginative writing style.…
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Chris Hankin’s Mini Flute Workshops for Adults Repertoire List
This series of six mini workshops proved to be a great success. The following list highlights both the pieces I chose and the ideas put forward by the participants. This was a real team effort! Please click on the title to see more details. Workshop 1: How to survive a crisis! My List: Bordogni arr…
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How to Maintain Order when all Around is Chaos!
With the Great Global Lockdown due to continue for a while yet it’s probably time for a shake-up to our practice routine. Self-isolation is a very strange situation for a musician to be in as all our activity is based around social connections. Movitation could dip at any time so it’s important to have a…
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NFA 2019 Newly Published Music Competition Winners
It’s that time of year again and the results of the 2019 National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition are in! Here is our annual run-down of the winning titles by category. Flute Choir Winners Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda: Paths of Deeper Gold (Alry Publications) Editor’s Choice: Paths of Deeper Gold uses the large forces of a flute…
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So you want to be a piccolo player?
Buying a piccolo is so exciting! It may be small in size but it is a powerful instrument, and eventually, you will be able to dominate everything! It can also be a very beautiful instrument and – in the right hands – an utterly magical one.
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How to Start a Beginner Flute Ensemble
Whether you are a novice in charge of your first flute choir, or you are a veteran and have run many ensembles, choosing music for that all-important first rehearsal is a daunting task at any level – but when planning for a beginner ensemble it is even more important to hit the ground running. Picking…
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Flute Tutor Books – Recommendations 2018
The market for flute tutor books is crowded and often bewildering. Chris Hankin picks out three modern books which are all written by flute players.