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NFA New Music Competition: Selection of Flute and Piano Winners

Enjoy these five astonishingly good pieces and expand your horizons. Stephane Vande Ginste: Sonata This Sonata is worth the cover price for the second movement...

Summer Flute Ensemble Music to Delight

Inspire your flute choir with these gorgeous arrangements designed to capture the essence of Summer.

Highlights from the 2022 ABRSM Flute Syllabus

It's always exciting when the new ABRSM syllabus lands. Try these new additions which are different, enticing and fun to play. YolanDa Brown: Flute Collection...

Bozza Aria – Practice Tips

By Roderick Seed April 1st 2021April 1st 2021

Eugène Bozza’s Aria is a beautiful piece that is on the Trinity College Exam Grade 7 syllabus. Whilst not too technically demanding, there are some challenges in this piece, which

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5 Jazz Pieces for a Change of Scene

By Chris Hankin March 19th 2021March 19th 2021

In need of a break from the Classical? Try these fab play-along jazz books. Whatever your level, these books are perfect for downtime! Tilmann Dehnhard: 16 Minatures for Flute and

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Countdown to 12th April: How We Will Re-Open Safely

By Jonathan Myall March 15th 2021March 17th 2021

Following on from months of serving customers remotely and hours of Zoom consultations, we are very excited and looking forward to the 12th April when non-essential shops will be able

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International Women’s Day – Fabulous Works by Female Composers

By Chris Hankin March 5th 2021March 29th 2022

Women composers are coming to the fore – and about time too! Let’s celebrate with these beauties. Flute Music by Female Composers, edited by Weinzierl and Wachter This is a

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“Can you play it in one breath?”

By Roderick Seed March 5th 2021July 13th 2021

Long phrases under pressure One of the most famous examples of a long phrase for flute players is the opening of Debussy’s L’après-midi d’un faune. This appears on almost all

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5 Fab Flute Books to Explore At Grade 7

By Chris Hankin February 19th 2021March 8th 2021

Players who take the opportunity to explore repertoire between grades become more rounded players. So come on, get off the Exam Lists, and dive in to these books, hand-picked for

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Benjamin Godard Waltz: Practice Tips

By Roderick Seed January 30th 2021March 5th 2021

Here are my practice tips for the tricky, yet wonderfully joyful Waltz (Valse) by Godard, from his Suite de Trois Morceaux. Here’s a video of me demonstrating the exercises given below.

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Wintry Pieces to Warm Those January Blues

By Chris Hankin January 22nd 2021January 22nd 2021

Winter can be a challenging period in the best of times. Whether you love it or loathe it, these pieces will help you through the cold, dark months! Katherine Hoover:

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No 11 from Moyse 24 Little Melodic Studies

By Roderick Seed December 21st 2020January 15th 2021

“Marcel, where is the beat?” Moyse’s uncle upon hearing him practice Here is a practice guide for number 11 of 24 Petites Etudes Melodiques. These are notes from a class

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Luxurious Books: Gift Ideas for Flute Players

By Chris Hankin December 11th 2020December 18th 2020

It’s always lovely to receive a gorgeous book as a present. Here’s our pick of coffee table favourites, luxury gift ideas for the flute player with everything. Robert Bigio: Rudall,

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Gift Ideas for Flute Players

By Chris Hankin December 4th 2020December 18th 2020

Stuck for ideas for that Special Flute Player? Try these: they are a little off the beaten track and are sure to delight. In the Pink by Henry Mancini (arranged

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The Path to Safely Reopening

By Adam Clifford November 23rd 2020November 23rd 2020

The UK government has confirmed that non-essential shops can re-open to customers from 3 December if appropriate social distancing measures are put in place. We have taken the difficult decision

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Beautiful Tunes to Soothe the Soul

By Chris Hankin November 6th 2020November 6th 2020

Sometimes only a good tune will do and here is a collection of real stunners. Escape from this crazy world to a place of calm and tranquility. Music to make

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5 Inspirational Solo Flute Pieces Fit for a Recital

By Chris Hankin October 31st 2020October 31st 2020

If you are already starting to plan your end-of-year recital, add the wow factor with one of these brilliant contemporary pieces for solo flute. These will add that extra dimension

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Saint-Saëns Romance: practice tips

By Roderick Seed October 7th 2020June 25th 2021

The Romance by Camille Saint-Saëns is one of my absolute favourite pieces – full of warmth and charm and not without its challenges. I recently did a warm-up video for

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Escaping the Exam Syllabus – Five Lovely Flute Albums to Explore Around Grade 5

By Chris Hankin October 2nd 2020December 18th 2020

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

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