The Inline G Flute Podcast

Misogyny and assault in classical music, Inline G vs Offset G, Pahud’s new record and the former USSR are the topics in this week’s rambling. Grma x Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up to the Patreon helps let this podcast reach new heights, if you can afford it. You'll also get to ask questions to upcoming guests a...

The online “coaches” who charge extorionate prices to unlock the secret of finding students are preying on vulnerable women as part of a pyramid scheme. As I make most of my liveable income from teaching flute, I give you all the “secrets” and tips to actually grow your teaching studio, totally for free. A rising tide carries all ships. Grma x Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePo...

Certain classical musicians cosplay as liberal to benefit from queer spaces, and get found out by their inevitable support of Israel. I look at how money and social class are still the greatest barriers in classical music, as well as chatting about the scam of “music studio coaches.” Grma x Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but sign...

A prevalent stereotype exists of classical musicians, particularly singers, that they’re all big fat lads with viking horns. However beauty standards have never been higher in the industry, and nor have eating disorders. Looking at a study into disordered eating, as well as the commentary around Yuja Wang and Khatia Buniatishvili and the castrated singers of before, I try to quash these stereotype...

After receiving some exciting news, I reflected on why I instantly felt a pang of anxiety and why classical musician’s systemically feel like this. Using a concert from psychologist Carl Rogers, I look at how other musicians evaluate their success internally and how we can do the same. Grma x Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but si...

Israel uses stolen classical music as a soft power to legitimise its existence as a state, and even the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra can’t hide that. This episode compares it with Japan’s use of soft power post WW2, and calls for the industry to hold Israeli musicians to the same standards we held Russian ones too. Grma x Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will AL...

For a country of under 4 million people, Georgia is regularly producing some of the best musicians on earth.  I look at how this is in fact in spite of its Soviet past, instead due primarily to its incredible folk music ecosystem.  Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up...

When it comes to art from the 2 main political traditions in the North of Ireland, one is significantly more culturally confident.  Ulster Unionism has created awful art, by right wingers with lower cognitive ability and emotional intelligence. Today I look at how and why this resonates artistically with very few people, whilst Irish art is admired worldwide. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg...

Are you dreading getting back to practice after a wee (or not wee) break? Having that feeling like when you leave someone on read and it’s too late to reply now? Riddled with guilt!? Don’t worry, today I give you my full proof methods to get your head in the right space to get back to practising, the whole time grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com In...

Voyager 1 and 2 have been flying through space for 49 years, with recordings of Bach, Mozart and Chuck Berry on them. Today I look at how this came to be, as well as the first flute to be played off planet.  Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up to the Patreon helps let...

Fresh off hosting our first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, I look at Belfast’s status as a UNESCO City of Music (since 2021) and the reasons why we might be the best city on Earth right now for music. I also drank 7 pints before recording, so I might be prone to exaggeration. Uppa Fleadh x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline...

Germany is leading the world in classical music, with 129 state funded orchestras and recognised by UNESCO for its orchestral heritage. But, coming to study here and getting a slice of the piece can be daunting to non-Germans.  Today I go through all you need to know, from visas and fees to schools and entrance exams, about the system to study and/or work as a musician in Deutschland. Grma x Inlin...

Something lighter this week as I talk everything Irish folk music, it’s political background, what to listen to and how YOU can start playing it (well) now.  Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up to the Patreon helps let this podcast reach new heights, if you can afford...

In 2018, public allegations of systemic sexual harassment were released against flute professor Bradley Garner by the University on Cincinnati. He was found guilty but retired before he could be fired. A subsequent legal case didn’t meet the required level of evidence for a conviction. Today I present the full story of the disgraced former Juilliard professor. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inline...

In August 2018, Le Nouvel Obs published an article detailing a 16 year old students tale of violent seggsual abuse at the hands of a prominent French flute professor in 2012. Following criminal convictions and French senate reviews, the identity has never been disclosed. Today I translate that article into English, read it and theorise on who it may be. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.mysho...

Following Ep.155’s review of “Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love,” the book’s author (and flutist) Julie Scolnik joins me from the south of France to correct all my mistakes. She also chats about her relationship with the prominent male French flute professor with breathtaking honesty. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast...

We got a new Mozart flute piece before GTA6, and this week I’m breaking down how that possibly happened. Tucked away in Paris’ Bibliothèque nationale de France, 7 short Mozart pieces for flute and harp were discovered in February 2026. They got their debut performance on the 21st June, so I look at what happened in that time and why it took the French 250 odd years to find them. Grma x Listen to t...

Paris Blue: A Memoir of First Love is the debut novel from flutist Julie Scolnik, detailing her own experiences of music and love in the City of Lights in the 70s. I read the entire thing, and break it down here. This story of manipulative teachers, abuse, affairs, love, orchestras, conductors and wine couldn’t be more French; and I enjoyed every second of it. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inline...

A recent study examines if the hyper focus people with ASD experience is similar to creative flow, and the results have been a huge vindication for autistic people. I look at the 2 phenomena, the results of the study and the RTA method used. It’s a happy wee episode, finally. Grma x Study name: “In a state of flow: A qualitative examination of Autistic adults’ phenomenological experiences of task...

The discourse in the modern flute world is often one of anger, dismissiveness and blind adherence to “objective” science.  After a brief history of western patriarchal society, I look at how it’s remnants are the reason why much of this discourse is carried out by white, middle-aged lads and attempt to find a solution. Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.p...

This week I’m joined by traverso superstar and podcaster Darina Ablogina, fresh off the stage from her performance at the Zamus festival in Köln, to chat all things flute, art, social awareness, identity, burnout and wine.  Enjoy the lovely ASMR background noise of an ongoing concert through the walls. Grma x You can find Darina on IG @Darina_Smeshinka and her podcast, (in)sight-reading enlightenm...

To celebrate making it over the 150 episode mark, join me on a rant on that “study” claiming to prove material makes no difference to the sound of a flute, before I answer all your questions. The French language in learning, Germans vs Americans, Brannen Coopers and chips are on the menu. Thank you all for tuning in, you’re all lovely diamonds x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline...

Heather O’Donnell is a psychologist and artistic-systemic therapist from the US now working with classical musicians (amongst others) here in Germany. I sat down with her to pick her brain on all things musician’s psychology including trauma, identity crisis, neurodiversity, burnout and abuse, as well as more positive things like flow and the benefits of music for the brain. Grma x Inline G Merch...

Eurovision 2026 is tomorrow night, so I invited Irish DJ, and my wee mate, Tir na Rogue aka Sophia to chat about her Master’s Thesis on politicisation within the contest. From Ukraine and Russia, to the current controversies surrounding Israel, we discuss if Eurovision ever was truly "non-political" as the European Broadcasting Union designed it to be, and if they themselves are contribu...

Following several controversies in the online flute space recently, I’ve done a load of research into all the allegations and present them here today, along with some responses and my own opinions.  Grma x Inline G Merch ⭐️ www. Inlineg.myshopify.com Inline G Patreon ⭐️ www.patreon.com/TheInlineGFlutePodcast Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but signing up to the Patreon helps let this pod...