I have been playing the flute for over twenty years. My great-uncle gave our family his antique flute and said we could keep it if someone would play it. So... I started playing the flute when I was 8 years old. I continued playing the flute in band classes throughout junior high and high school. I added the piccolo when I joined the marching band. I enjoyed playing exclusively with other flautists in flute choirs in college.
I have worked my way through the
Rubank Elementary Method book for flutes and use it to teach beginner flute lessons, along with a focus on the following:
- Tone
- Proper embouchure
- Diaphragm (breathing) exercises
- Scales