Flute Center Blog
From a guide explaining how to consign your flute, to what happens when you send your flute for repairs, The Flute Center's team of Resident Flutists share all about our favorite products, services and experiences! Stay tuned for new articles each month, including articles by special guests and partners.
Top 5 Intermediate “Step Up” Piccolos
If you're an intermediate flutist ready to elevate your playing, upgrading to a wooden piccolo can make a world of difference. The piccolos in this guide, all priced under $3,000,...
How to Take Care of a Wooden Mancke Headjoint
Maintaining your wooden headjoint is crucial for preserving its quality and longevity. Since the headjoint is the part of the flute that collects the most moisture, it requires special attention,...
What to Look for in a Beginner Flute
What matters most when choosing a beginner flute? There are three main points to consider for your student flute purchase.
The Flutist's Guide to Silver Alloys
The short answer is - no, all silver is not the same! What we call silver or “solid silver” is actually an alloy. The type of silver depends on the...
Top Beginner Flute Reviews
Not sure which beginner flute reviews you can trust? We've worked with content creators to provide reviews of the top beginner flute brands.
Brew-tiful Fall-themed Works for Flute and Piano
Not sure what to play this fall? Spice things up and try one of our favorite fall-themed works for flute and piano, paired with your autumn-spiced drink...
Back to School Essentials: University Edition
Our second edition to your standard back to school repertoire, but this time: University Edition! Check out our first edition here! --- Fingers This must-have edition presents the complete and...
The Most Joyful Flute Music
We all need a lift sometimes, and what better way to brighten your mood then with flute music? Here's a list of our picks for the most joyful flute music....
Top Encore Pieces
Meditation From The Opera 'Thais' (Flute and Piano) By Jules Massenet, Arranged by Paul Taffanel This piece is considered to be one of the world’s greatest encore pieces– and for...
Our Women's Day Playlist
While we think women composers should be on your music stand every. single. day. we want to take advantage of International Women’s Day to highlight some of our favorite works...
What's on Amy Porter's Music Stand?
What's on Amy Porter's Music Stand? She shared her list with us, that includes a lot of what her students are working on. We hope you are all inspired by...
Love Songs for Flutists
Valentine’s day is all about love, and lucky for us, some of the greatest love songs happen to be written for flute (or at least, they sound great on flute!)...
Top 11 Flute Alone Works Written After 2000
Because Syrinx is so last century. #11 - Yorishiro by Tilmann Dehnhard (2018) Yorishiro is the newest work by Tilmann Dehnhard, who wrote the book(s) on extended techniques. This work...
The Sweetest Suites for Flute
What could be sweeter than a suite for flute? We polled our Resident Flutists to find out their favorite suites - here's what they love. Bolling - Suite for...
FC Flutist Highlight: Paul Edmund-Davies
July 1st, 2020 Next up in FC's Flutist Highlight series, Paul Edmund-Davies gives us a glimpse into his practicing routines and shares what is on his music stand! Since the...
FC Flutist Highlight: Mark Sparks
Mark Sparks shared with us his newest publication and what the inspiration behind it was! BETTER TOGETHER: MOZART CONCERTOS FOR TWO FLUTES By Mark Sparks We have had time to...
FC Flutist Highlight: Marina Piccinini
May 18th, 2020 Next up in FC's Flutist Highlight series, Marina Piccinini shares what's on her music stand, and how she and her students are staying connected throughout the pandemic. ...
FC Flutist Highlight: Jasmine Choi
Jasmine Choi shared with us what is on her stand, what is in her heart and what we can expect to see from her soon! What has been inspiring Jasmine...