“gorgeous flute tone” - New York Times
”captivates an audience” - New York Concert Review
”mesmerizing” - NY Classical Review
Flutist Lance Suzuki has been consistently praised for his “gorgeous flute tone” (NY Times) and his “captivating” (NY Concert Review) and “mesmerizing” (NY Classical Review) performances. He has performed as a chamber musician and soloist at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Marlboro and Bard Festivals, and live on NPR’s Performance Today.
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“Whole Step, Half Step” is my newest flute warm-up exercise. Use this practice routine to warm up your tone and improve your finger dexterity.
Flute fingering tutorial including how to read a fingering chart and fingerings for every flute note in the standard range.
Check out my new holiday flute t-shirt designs at Lance’s Flute Shop. Shipping is FREE anywhere in the US.
My new Trial Music for Flute is now available as a free download in three levels of difficulty (Easy, Intermediate, Advanced).
My newest arrangment for flute choir is of Reicha’s Quintet, Op. 88 No. 1. This charming 4-movement piece works well as a flute quintet or expanded into a full flute choir.
"Danse de la chèvre" (Dance of the Goat) was written for solo flute by Arthur Honegger in 1921 as incidental dance music for "La mauvaise pensée" by Sacha Derek.
In this video, I revisit one of my favorite solo flute pieces, Debussy’s “Syrinx.” Written in 1913 as incidental music for the play "Psyché" by Gabriel Mourey, Debussy's "Syrinx" (alternatively titled "La flûte de Pan") evokes the ancient Greek story of Pan and Syrinx.
Here I perform Valerie Coleman’s “Danza de la Mariposa,” a vibrant and beautiful piece for solo flute that evokes musical styles of South America, including Peruvian Yaravi and Argentinean tango.
For this holiday season, I wanted to create a simple and festive arrangment of popular Christmas carols for flute quartet (4 C flutes). “Four Flutes A-Caroling” includes 12 holiday carol arrangments that are easy to play and easy to put together, and should be accessible to many levels of player, including high school students and adult amateurs.
My newest arrangement is of J.S. Bach’s “Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben” from “St. Matthew Passion,” BWV 244.
My newest arrangement for flute choir is “White Sand Christmas,” my take on Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” with a few Hawaiian twists.
‘Tis the season…for flute duets! Here are some selections from “Two Pipers Piping,” arranged by flutist Gary Schocker.
Based on J.S. Bach’s “Sarabande” from the “Partita in A Minor, for solo flute,” my “Sarabande Exercises” help you to explore concepts of phrasing and making artistic choices. Receive a link for a free digital download of this worksheet.
In arranging “Venetian Express,” I wanted to create a short version of Briccialdi’s “Carnevale di Venezia, Op. 78” (Carnival of Venice) that could be played unaccompanied.
Ernesto Köhler's flute etude "THE TORTURES OF TANTALUS" (Tantalusqualen; Le supplice de Tantale) in D MINOR, Op. 66, No. 11 from 25 Romantic Etudes (25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil).
Adolphus Hailstork’s “Flute Set” (2003) is a four-movement work for solo flute (unaccompanied) that lasts about 5-6 minutes. Born in 1941, Hailstork is an American composer who is a professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Ernesto Köhler's flute etude "THE SWALLOWS" (Schwalbenflug, Les Hirondelles) in G MAJOR, Op. 66, No. 10 from 25 Romantic Etudes (25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil), performed by flutist Lance Suzuki.
Ernesto Köhler's flute study "OCTAVES" (Oktaven) in E MINOR, Op. 66, No. 9 from 25 Romantic Etudes (25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil).
It’s been awhile since my last Amazon flute review, so I decided to get myself a Glory Piccolo from Amazon for about $70.
For those learning to play the flute for the first time, I’ve created a series of flute lessons for beginners on my YouTube channel. Based on my first flute lessons for total beginners, I break down the lesson concepts into short mini-lessons so that you can learn at your own pace.