Flutes Inspired

Develop your flute playing and come away feeling confident and inspired, with new skills and a fresh approach to your music making. Tutor Elisabeth Parry specializes in helping adult flute players get the most out of their instrument, developing technique and musicianship in a warm and supportive environment. We welcome players of all levels to the course, even if you’re in the early stage in your flute journey. Elisabeth will make sure everyone is supported throughout and can participate in a meaningful way. We’ll cover technique and musicality in masterclasses and chamber music sessions, plus you’ll get the opportunity to develop a solo work with piano accompaniment to perform in a relaxed and supportive final sharing concert.

By the end of the course you will: Improve your technical playing skills from breath control to tone, in relaxed group sessions. Play in a flute choir and develop your group playing skills. Receive expert coaching throughout, tailored to your needs. Leave with tips and tricks to improve your solo playing through masterclasses and collaborative lessons. Connect with other flute players and share in the joy of making music together.

The course will include daily group warm up sessions, relaxed masterclasses, where you’ll get lots of hints and tips to improve your technique and interpretation, chamber music and flute choir sessions, and the opportunity to work on a piece with pianist John Alley, which you can perform in our informal sharing concert. We’ll also host relaxed conversations on topics like developing a practice routine, new repertoire ideas, and how to cope with performance anxiety.

We welcome flute players of all levels, whether you are just starting out or a seasoned player, but you will need to feel confident in sight-reading. We recommend this course to Improver and Confident players, as outlined in our Guide to Standards.

You’ll need to choose a piece for flute and piano that you’d like to workshop together with Elisabeth and John for our masterclass sessions. Other than that, no preparation is needed. Please bring your instrument and sheet music with you. If you play other instruments in the flute family such as the piccolo, alto or bass flute, feel free to bring them along for our choir sessions.