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I thought I'd reply to a couple of your questions about repertoire in terms of auditioning for Juilliard. It's a good idea to start thinking about repertoire even though you're only a Junior. Time goes by quickly, and by your senior year you will overwhelmed. In regards to repertoire options. Unfort...

In Mozart concertos, the International editions, editted by Rampal have good cadenzas and are pretty standard. With his cadenzas you do not have to do much in adding trills or ornaments he has already written them in. There are several other cadenzas that have been written by others, you can check o...

oh. i forgot to add one thing about those used flutes websites that i gave you. this weekend is the flute convention, and most of those companies are there selling instruments. you will probably find if you contact these companies about a certain used flute, they may not have it anymore because thes...

i would go to flutesmith.com and click on the link "Flutes," or go to fluteworld.com and click on the link that i believe says instruments. Both J.L. Smith and Fluteworld has a wide range of flutes and you can click on each brand and see if that company has a flute in your price range. You don't hav...

if you're still looking for those CDs, check out towerrecords.com. i believe they're having a a sale, and if you spend $20 or more you get free ground shipping.

I think one of the most important things to know before buying a flute is what your price range and limit is. it can be frustrating to you if you start trying flutes that you can't afford but fall in love with. Generally there are a fair number of flutes that you can probably try within your price r...

i was in canada earlier this summer and had a chance to see and hear emmanuel pahud play everyday for a week. he instantly became my favorite flute player, he's one of the most versatile flutists i have ever heard. i highly recommend any of his recordings, his bach CD is great and he plays the parti...

you should probably take it to your local repair person and have them resize the headjoint tenon, a headjoint falling off of your instrument is never good. although, in the meantime, you can use plumber's tape (it's white and is not sticky, but you can wrap it around the tenon and it will stay on pr...

Kendall,
Unfortunately, no insurance covers general wear and tear repairs. And generally they don't repair accidental damages either.

Kendall, It's a good idea to have insurance on your instruments, especially if you travel or have really valuable instruments. You can have your instruments covered under your parent's home owner's insurance, however it only covers certain things. My wood piccolo was covered under home owner's insur...

Kendall, I have a Hall Crystal Flute. They're really easy to play and any flute player wouldn't have a problem getting a sound out of it. They're not really used for anything besides show, they're just really pretty and fun to have :) I don't know of any other brands besides Hall, they seem to be th...

its in nashville, tenessee. and its the second
week of august i believe. check out nfaonline.com for all the info

i have to agree with kim... this subject and kind of post has been posted before, and people have so many different opinions and ideas because of available resources. i think what people might be looking for are what kind of flutes are professional flute players playing on. and if that's the questio...

San Francisco Conservatory.... What would you like to know? Teacher: Tim Day is phenomenal. An amazing player and teacher. I studied with him several times, but attended another school in San Francisco for a couple years and studied with a player in the SF Symphony, who was equally as wonderful. I t...

Dixon, I urge you to use caution when answering questions! You seem to have a pretty good understating about how flutes are constructed and how they play, but you make serious errors that cannot go unnoticed: Soldered tone hole flute are around to stay. The vast majority of flutes are drawn, but thi...