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Flute Fest details

Less than 4 days until Flute Fest! Who’s excited?! I know I certainly am. It is going to be such an amazing day full of fun, education, and beautiful music. For those of you who have not gotten over to the website yet, here are the full details and schedule of events: 7:45 – 8:30 Registration 8:30 – 9:30 Fit Flute with Karen Moratz & Laura Dubish (Hall) 9:30 – 10 Vendor Time (Lobby) 10 – 11 New Music Workshop with Kate Lukas (in Hall) 11 – 12 Flute Choir Reading with Laura Dubish (in Hall) 12 – 1:30 Lunch & Vendor Time 1:30 – 2:50 PREP! PREP! PREP! ISSMA, College & Orchestral Auditions Panel Discussion (Lilly Hall, room TBD) 3:00 – 5:00 Masterclass with Jasmine Choi (in Hall) 5 – 6 Vendor Time 7:00 Recital by Jasmine Choi, followed by CD Signing (in Hall) Early bird registration is no longer available online, but you can still register anytime when you arrive at the Schrott Center. Those of you who just want to attend the recital at 7pm, please go to https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/schrott/EN/buy/details/EHS0307 and enter the number of tickets you would like to purchase. The recital will feature pieces by Ian

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Mar 3, 2015 No Comments

Upcoming events

Hello all! We have a VERY busy next two weeks coming up here at the IFS…so here is what you need to know! First up, on Saturday, March 7th, the Greater Indianapolis Flute Club is hosting the 2015 Flute Fest at Butler University. If you haven’t heard already, this is going to be a HUGE event this year: Jasmine Choi is the featured artist! This event is sponsored by Butler University’s Schrott Center for the Arts, Straubinger Flutes, and the Indy Flute Shop. The day will be jam-packed with masterclasses, panel discussions, and will come to a grand finale with a recital by Choi at 7pm. All events are held in the Schrott Center; see a schedule of the day’s events, register, and purchase tickets at http://indyflutefest.weebly.com/ Why should you attend Flute Fest 2015? Well, first of all, Jasmine Choi is simply one of the most well-known and celebrated flutists out there right now. She studied with Julius Baker, has recorded four solo CDs, and served as principal flutist of the Vienna Symphony before taking time off to focus on her solo career. Her recital is sure to be fantastic, and students will also have the opportunity to see her

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Feb 24, 2015 No Comments

From Greg to Tracy!

Wow! What a whirlwind this week has been! Thank you to everyone who attended our clinic with Greg Pattillo, and special thanks to Greg for an amazing 2 days. We visited three local Indianapolis schools , where he discussed the importance of improvisation to music today—and how to make it cool and relevant to today’s youth. For pictures of all these events, please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/indyfluteshop And now…a sneak peek at our next clinic, which is less than a month away! Tracy Harris will be joining us on Thursday, October 10, for a look at her specialty, the Flute Boot camp (hyperlink here: www.fluteboot.com). Samples of Tracy’s playing can be found here: Tracy and Svetlana Harris play Andersen (MP3) Tracy and Svetlana Harris play Chopin (MP3) Tracy is a Yamaha artist and recorded these on a 14k gold Yamaha 997. Tracy Harris Flute Clinic "Tracy’s Sync Six Guide to Integrated Flute Practice" All clinics participants should bring a flute and a stand. Indy Flute Shop Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:30pm Learn more about Tracy Harris on her website.

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Oct 1, 2013 No Comments

Much-needed updates!

Greetings from the Indy Flute Shop! We are in full swing of the back-to-school season, and business is booming! We are in the process of giving our website some much needed TLC for our prices, business information, and upcoming events. Check back here frequently, and hold on tight for information about our next two guest artists visiting the shop, Greg Pattillo and Tracy Harris!

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Aug 20, 2013 No Comments

Mimi Stillman Masterclass Tour

Thanks to the support of Yamaha, we were able to take Mimi Stillman to visit four local colleges and universities on March 18th and 19th.  We visited Marian College for a clinic the morning of the 18th and then headed up to Ball State for a recital and masterclass that evening.  The next day, we were up bright and early to head out to Indiana State for a masterclass and recital.  Following lunch, we drove over to DePauw for a masterclass and recital in the evening.  Each session included some group playing and discussion of warm-up techniques.  Mimi recommends practicing your scales by starting on the lowest note on your flute and then adding in sharps and flats.  This way you’re not always starting on the tonic.  For example, start on a low B and (playing in the key of C) go up 2 octaves in groups of 7, then descend one octave in a septuplet and the last octave is a group of 8, turning around and ending on C.  (See example below.)  Repeat this all the way up to high C or even D.  Then begin adding sharps and flats, still starting on B. Another warm-up she recommends

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Mar 31, 2009 No Comments

Paul Edmund-Davies Masterclass & Recital

The weekend of October 18-19th, we had our first Indy Flute Shop event, which was a big success!  Powell Flutes helped us bring Paul Edmund-Davies in for the weekend.  On Saturday, Paul held an interactive lecture on his new book The 28 Day Warm-up Book for All Flutists…Eventually, which has some new takes on popular warm-up exercises for flutists.  On Sunday, Paul presided over a masterclass in which we had four undergraduate and graudate students perform.  The students were selected through an audition process and ranged in age from a freshman in college to a second-year graduate student.  Following the masterclass, Paul presented a wonderful recital full of some new, some tried and true, and some lesser well-known repertoire.  I wanted to post some pictures of the weekend and hopefully soon I’ll have a more detailed summary of what he covered as well as some video! If you haven’t ever met Paul Edmund-Davies or heard him speak, I highly recommend watching for the videos to be posted!  He is such a great speaker and also pretty hilarious!  I think there were several people in attendance that were close to tears from laughing so hard.  You can tell he loves what he does and all

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Oct 31, 2008 No Comments

Paul Edmund-Davies Masterclass deadline approaching!

I just wanted to remind you that next Friday, September 26th is the deadline for applications for the Paul Edmund-Davies masterclass.  For those of you or your students who may have applied for the Thomas Robertello masterclass, sponsored by the Indianapolis Flute Club, one of the required pieces is the same so the same tape can be used for Paul’s masterclass. Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you there!

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Sep 18, 2008 No Comments
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