Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 41: "Ho-Fan Lee, Thumbport Inventor" (37:22) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Ho-Fan Lee who is not only the inventor of the Thumbport , but also a flutist and engineer! Heidi and Ho-Fan talk about his creative process, resources that he utilized, and obstacles he overcame while creating and producing the Thumbport. You can follow and see his flute products here ! Enjoy and...

Flute 360 | Episode 40: "Mark Dooly, Win-D-Fender" (43:05) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Mark Dooly who is the inventor of the Win-D-Fender and a music teacher in the Fort Worth area. Dooly and other team members have worked tirelessly to create and design the Win-D-Fender with the flutist in mind. Check out today's episode to hear Dooly's process from start to finish, the solutions that th...

In today's episode, Heidi talks with Joey who is a composer, pianist, and an educator who currently lives in Houston, Texas. They talk about his compositional process, how music is a great creative outlet, and his commission for the Myrna Brown competition (TFS)! Listen to today's episode to hear more! Episode 39 – Main Points: 0:54 – Welcome! 1:28 – Three Images (Saxophone Octet) 4:22 – Joey teac...

Flute 360 | Episode 38: "An Interview with Dr. Matthew Santa"  In today's episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Matthew Santa who is Professor of Music Theory and Chair of the Music Theory and Composition Area at the Texas Tech University School of Music (Lubbock, Texas, USA). Matt talks about his compositional process, his Sonata for Flute and Piano , and advice for young composers! Check out today's epi...

Flute 360 | Episode 37: "An Interview with Valerie Coleman" (40:37) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Professor Valerie Coleman who is a flutist, composer, and teacher. In August of 2018, she was appointed as Assistant Professor of Performance, Chamber Music, and Entrepreneurship at Frost School of Music in Miami, Florida! Today, Heidi and Valerie talk about the creative process and Valerie's p...

Flute 360 | Episode 36: "An Interview with Gary Schocker" (42:32) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Gary Schocker who is a flutist, composer, teacher, pianist, and harpist. Topics include music education, compositional process, and musicality. Check out today's episode to hear more! Episode 36 – Main Points: 1:26 – Welcome! 1:28 – Question 1: Please share with us your background! 1:46 – Gary's...

Flute 360 | Episode 35: "An Interview with Daniel Dorff" (1:20:50) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Daniel Dorff who is a composer, an editor for Theodore Presser Company, clarinetist, and saxophonist. Heidi and Daniel talk about his musical background, compositional process, his works, and much more! Check out today's episode for more details. Episode 35 – Main Points: 0:53 – Introduction 1:2...

Flute 360 | Episode 34: "An Interview with Christopher Caliendo" (52:42) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Christopher Caliendo who is a guitarist, composer, and a banker. He currently resides in California with his wife (Kristin) and son (Christian Paul). Christopher and Heidi talk about his background, compositional process, and advice for performers and composers alike. Check out today's epi...

Flute 360 | Episode 33: "An Interview with Nicole Chamberlain" (32:14) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Nicole Chamberlain who is a flutist and a composer who resides in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.). She received her Bachelor's in Music Composition from the University of Georgia. To read Nicole's full biography, please click here. Episode 33 – Main Points: 1:03 – Nicole's Background 1:48 – Nicole h...

Flute 360 | Episode 32: "Journal Entry 7" (9:25) In today's episode, Heidi talks about using technology within your lessons to help your students improve musically. She lists a few websites and technological tools that you can incorporate in-and-out of your student's lessons. Finally, Heidi will be in the Chicago-land area the last week of February 2019 giving presentations and teaching! If you ar...

Flute 360 | Episode 31: "Journal Entry 6" (13:31) In today's episode, Heidi shares that she is in the 2nd week of using Invisalign, and how it is affecting her flute playing. The challenges that come with playing with braces are many, but the opportunity to experience this challenge is great for many reasons. She goes into detail of the benefits she is seeing already just two weeks into this new o...

Flute 360 | Episode 30: "Journal Entry 5" (4:28) In today's episode, Heidi discusses the start of her music listening journal. She encourages young musicians to listen to compositions from start to finish. This way the listener follows the composer along their musical journey. For example, not only listening to all of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in its entirety, (Mvts. 1-4) but also listening to Be...

Flute 360 | Episode 29: "Journal Entry 4" (19:52) In today's episode, Heidi discusses the underlining life lessons she is taking from her part-time job being a show note writer. The guests and panelists on these podcast shows are talking about coding, programming, and developing computer software and/or codes; however, there are core lessons to be learned and can easily be applied to music and mus...

Flute 360 | Episode 28: "Journal Entry 3" (7:18) In today's episode, Heidi discusses an important music lesson she learned from TTU, applied it to the student in need, and saw amazing results. Not only did Heidi hear and feel the changes, but, more importantly, the student noticed and it impacted her, too. Episode 28 – Main Points: 1:00 – Series 5 could have been called "Teaching Observations." 1:...

Flute 360 | Episode 27: "Journal Entry #2" (9:43) In today's episode, Heidi discusses her teaching observations from this past week. Also, she talks about time management and gives helpful hints on how to manage your resources. Check out her "picks" at the end of the episode! Episode 27 – Main Points: 0:50 – Teaching Observations 1:08 – Hissing like an angry snake! 1:33 – Energy behind the sound....

Flute 360 | Episode 26: "A Journal Entry" (24:09) Today, Heidi talks about various subjects in this "Journal Entry" episode. She discusses her thoughts on education, hobbies such as reading, writing show notes for her husband's business, and how all of these things can be related to flute performance. It's an episode where she get's personal and "jots" down her ideas via this podcast episode. Enjo...

Flute 360 | Episode 25: "Newsletter Announcement!" (4:13) In today's episode, Heidi announces that she will be featured in a 2t Flute Academy's September's Newsletter, which will be available through the company's website and YouTube. World-renown composer and musician, Christopher Caliendo , operates the 2t Flute Academy. In this video newsletter, I offer five tips to the teacher, student, and ad...

Flute 360 | Episode 24: "A Discussion with Dr. Patricia Surman" (33:00) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Surman about the job application process. This interview is a continuation from Episode 23's discussion with Patricia. Check-out this episode to hear topics concerning recordings, letters of recommendations, and much more! Episode 24 – Main Points: Patricia Surman grew up in Southern Ca...

Flute 360 | Episode 23: "A Discussion with Dr. Patricia Surman" (31:44) In today's episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Patricia Surman about the job application process. Topics range from the cover letter, CV, and recordings. Listen to Dr. Surman's helpful insights on these various topics. Episode 23 – Main Points: Cover Letter / Letter of Interest / Letter of Application (2:06) Be genuine about yoursel...

Flute 360 | Episode 22: "The Follow-Up" (5:31) In today's episode, Heidi talks about following-up after an interview or submission of a job application. In either case, it's a good idea to be polite, professional, and courteous. Listen to today's episode to find out more! Episode 22 – Main Points: Follow-up after a job application (0:58) Follow-up after an interview (1:40) Some personal thoughts (...

Flute 360 | Episode 21: "The Interview" (9:55) In today's episode, Heidi talks about the interview process. She talks about preparing for the interview and the interview itself. Whether you are being questioned to teach flute at a middle school or university these suggestions could help you out with your next interview. Episode 21 – Main Points: Preparing for the interview (1:13) Mock interview (1...

Flute 360 | Episode 20: "Recommendation Letters" (11:21) In today's episode, Heidi talks about asking your mentors for letters of recommendation. Information includes: asking politely and professionally, updating your references of your recent accomplishments, writing a thank you note, and much more!   Episode 20 – Main Points: NFA Flute Convention, Orlando (0:43) Asking references for recommendat...

Flute 360 | Episode 19: "Recordings" (24:04) In today's episode, Heidi talks with audio and video engineer, Eric Jay Begay . She asks him questions in regards to the recording process. Questions include topics such as recording equipment, the venue, microphone placement, and more! Episode 19 – Main Points: Recording Equipment:   (3:42) Focusrite (5:30) Zoom H1 (6:35) Zoom H4 (6:35) Rode NT5 (8:11)...

Flute 360 | Episode 18: "Curriculum Vitae & Résumé" (11:48) In today's episode, Heidi offers four main suggestions for writing your résumé and/or CV. Before she dives into specific points, she reminds everyone to take care of themselves while applying to jobs. Some suggestions include: smile, exercise, eat an anti-inflammatory diet, and much more! Series 1 is a great review for how to take care of...

Flute 360 | Episode 17: "Cover Letter" (6:14) In today's episode, Heidi discusses one document that is often required in job applications and that is the cover letter. She talks about its format and offers some general suggestions when writing the letter of application. Episode 17 – Main Points: General suggestions (1:34) Format of the cover letter (2:29) Three to four paragraphs Introduction (3:5...