Tag: flute
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I bought a headjoint!
Short story: It’s a used David C Williams silver headjoint with a gold riser. I purchased it from Flutistry for $1795. This is the first time I’ve purchased a headjoint. I was in the market because one of my teachers suggested I consider changing my headjoint as an affordable way to upgrade my instrument. I…
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I bought a headjoint!
Short story: It’s a used David C Williams silver headjoint with a gold riser. I purchased it from Flutistry for $1795. This is the first time I’ve purchased a headjoint. I was in the market because one of my teachers suggested I consider changing my headjoint as an affordable way to upgrade my instrument. I…
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Audition mindset
Auditions are super tough. They take a lot of preparation and courage, with no guarantee of success. It is easy to slip into thinking that the system is unfair, or that THEY won the job because they went to [enter prestigious school name here] and studied with so-and-so. It is fine to feel that way…
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How much do I practice?
Practice time is a prized commodity in our family, since both me and Robert are musicians. We try to make it as even as possible between the two of us and be creative about finding pockets of time throughout the week. I practice 6 days of the week, and 4 of those are while I…
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Auditioning with babies
I have two kiddos- my daughter just turned three and my son just turned one. This year, I auditioned in Honolulu, San Diego, Dallas, Tucson, Redlands, and Santa Cruz, and submitted a couple of recorded auditions. Am I at a disadvantage auditioning with kids? Definitely a time disadvantage, since we don’t have help with child…