Struggling to play high notes on the flute? 

Getting dizzy?

Or perhaps, no matter how hard you blow, you seem to just get a loud screechy...

Recognizing the individual abilities of a student has an incredibly powerful effect on their progress.

Just as those of us with kids know that...

Positivity is a funny one – it sometimes gets a bad rap because it is so often not the real deal. Positivity is more than random “Well...

In the last post I discussed how I’ve recently been delving into the minefield that is one’s own innate strengths. It’s allowed...

Over the past 22 years (since 1993, when I was 16 to be exact), I’ve loved teaching the flute to children, young adults and older adults....

As flute teachers, I think sometimes we undervalue the amazing influence we have in the development of children’s brains.

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You may or may not agree, but recorder is a fantastic first instrument for a young child. In fact, even though I recommend piano as a first...

I received a really interesting email from a reader recently. It is so interesting, that I have posted the response here for those...

Andrew Botros was Engineers Australia’s Young Engineer of the Year in 2006 for his contributions to cochlear implants, music acoustics,...

Emma Sholl has held the position of Associate Principal Flute with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra since 2003. She began working with the orchestra...