Ernesto Köhler's flute etude "DOLL’S WALTZ" (Valse de la Poupée; Puppen-Waltzer, Valse Lento) in G MAJOR, Op. 66, No. 2 from 25 Romantic Etudes (25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil), performed by flutist Lance Suzuki.
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Ernesto Köhler's flute etude "THE SWING" (Auf der Schaukel) in C MAJOR, Op. 66, No. 1 from 25 Romantic Etudes (25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil), performed by flutist Lance Suzuki.
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My latest flute choir arrangement of “Mele Kalikimaka” is now available to view on the Hawai’i Flute Society’s YouTube Channel.
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Bill Holcombe’s “A Christmas Jazz Suite” for flute quartet puts a festive (and jazzy) take on classic holiday tunes including “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells,'“ “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” and of course “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
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In this simple arrangement, I paraphrase Aaron Copland’s setting of the Shaker Hymn, “Simple Gifts” from “Appalachian Spring.”
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A faulty flute headjoint cork can negatively affect your tone, articulation and intonation, but how do you know when your cork has gone bad if you can’t even see it?
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Can you improve the consistency of your flute tone with just a permanent marker? Marking your headjoint placement can improve the day-to-day consistency of your tone and intonation. Learn how to do it in this instructional video.
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In Part 3 of my “Cheapest Flute on Amazon” series I compare the Mendini Flute and Glory Flute that I unboxed and reviewed in Parts 1 and 2 of the series. How do these cheap flutes for under $100 on Amazon stack up?
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At long last, here is the final installment of my COVID-19 project to video record all of Ernesto Kohler’s Op. 33 Book 1 Etudes.
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In this video, I unbox and review the Mendini Closed Hole C Flute which tied with the Glory Closed Hole C-Foot Flute for the Cheapest Flute on Amazon. While this flute required a bit more TLC than the Glory, I think that it ultimately produced a sound that was sweet, focused and even throughout the registers of the instrument.
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