This issue: April 2008 (Issue 14)

Flutes in the Old Village Church Bands of England


Roger Buckton

Put the Kalendar back a couple of hundred years and come with me to some village church almost anywhere in England in, say, the year 1740 - or in any year between A.D. 1660 and 1860 for that matter. It is a Sunday and the rustic community is slowly gathering for the morning service. Take your seat in that comfortless pew with the hard bench and the unyielding upright back…. Subscribe to read the full article

Overcoming Focal Dystonia


Mark Dannenbring

I first noticed a problem with the coordination of my right middle finger while working on a Doctorate at the University of Iowa. The finger could not lift off the key properly but rather pushed downwards when I desired an upward motion… Subscribe to read the full article


Focal Dystonia in Instrumentalists


Rae de Lisle

The most devastating injury for a musician is focal dystonia, a neurological condition which can cause cramping and usually prevents a musician from being able to use certain fingers independently. It differs from RSI or occupational overuse syndrome in that it is usually painless and typically affects only one hand, often involving just two or three specific fingers… Subscribe to read the full article


When Students Tune Out


Pandora Bryce, Ph.D

The term ‘learning style’ refers to a person’s preference for how learning material is presented. Researchers have developed many different models of learning styles, and tests to help teachers and students figure out where they fit best… Subscribe to read the full article

The Symphonic Debutante Piccolo:  Was it Really Beethoven’s Fifth?


Nancy Nourse

Literature declaring the piccolo’s grand entrance into the symphony is widespread.  Sharing debutante status with the trombones and contrabassoon in the triumphal final movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the piccolo’s arrival at the doorstep of music’s Great Western Canon in such an iconic masterpiece is celebrated in an almost cult-like manner…  Subscribe to read the full article



Other features & columns


Heavenly Flute Players No. 6 - Trevor Wye 

How to Play… Maitairangi-2, Helen Fisher - Alexa Still
Jim on Jazz - Jim Langabeer
Dear Ingrid… - Ingrid Culliford
Piccolo notes: - Nancy Nourse
Focal Dystonia - Alexa Still
Indigenous Flutes… Building Your Native American Library - Kathleen Joyce-Grendahl
Powerhouse Museum Flute Collection– Danielle Eden, Michael Lea & Robert Brown
FFF Fluzzle – David Smith
Scherzo - Alisa Willis
Inspiration -James O’Brien
The Super-Fast Sip Breath! - Sasha Garver
Puzzle Page – Owen Auger
Happenings in … USA, Australia, NZ, Europe
New Releases

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