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How to Play Flute With Less Tension and More Ease
Cassie OHanlon Cassie OHanlon

How to Play Flute With Less Tension and More Ease

Physical tension in flute playing can accumulate in various areas of the body, often without awareness. This tension arises for many reasons, but fundamentally, it's the body’s response to challenging situations. When faced with difficulty, the subconscious may brace for failure or push the muscles to strive for success. It's crucial to recognize that tension is the body's attempt to assist. However, this can lead to tight grips in the fingers, hindering quick movement, or rigidity that affects proper breathing

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3 Ways to Improve Your Flute Tone
Cassie OHanlon Cassie OHanlon

3 Ways to Improve Your Flute Tone

Struggling with your flute tone? Here are 3 ways you can work to improve it, courtesy of a flute teacher with 20+ years of experience.

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Navigating the Challenges of Online Flute Lessons
Cassie OHanlon Cassie OHanlon

Navigating the Challenges of Online Flute Lessons

Thinking about online flute lessons? It’s important to navigate some of the challenges that come with them.

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Most Famous Flute Pieces
Cassie OHanlon Cassie OHanlon

Most Famous Flute Pieces

I get this question a lot with students starting out or wanting to build their musical libraries: What is the most famous flute piece? Well, that’s not as easy to answer as it might seem. At the end of the day, there’s really no data on the matter, but in my own personal research, it seems that there are two pieces that flutists and non-flutists are most familiar with.

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Three Tricks to Improve your Flute’s Middle Register
Cassie OHanlon Cassie OHanlon

Three Tricks to Improve your Flute’s Middle Register

It’s not abnormal to struggle with your middle register - from the beginner airy notes to intermediate note cracks to advanced intonation - this is a tricky spot on the flute. While it doesn’t seem like it would be, the second octave C natural through E natural can give flutists of all calibers difficulty over the course of their careers. Here are my top three tricks to improve that middle register and avoid some of the frustration that comes with the middle register of the flute.

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