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Lively activities for teaching Wuthering Heights
thering Heights is an epic, sweeping, iconic Gothic novel that is ideal for AS and A Level...
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2019
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Holding the flute is not a particularly natural thing for a human being to do! This blog helps...
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This exercise for beginner flautists teaches them articulation that helps them to start notes...
How to teach flute technique – 4. Playing loudly and quietly
Exercises and instructions to teach a basic flute embouchure technique which will help beginners...
How to teach flute technique – 3. Posture
Teaching good posture from the beginning will reap benefits straight away in reducing tension in...
How to teach flute technique – 2. Hand positions
There are three key balancing points when holding the flute. Use the diagrams below to check your...
How to teach flute technique – 1. Embouchure and breathing
This blog series looks at some common challenges faced by flute teachers and breaks them down into...
Welcome to Gatsby’s kaleidoscopic carnival!
In the 1920s, when ‘morals were looser and liqueur was cheaper’, society parties were the...