Flute 360

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 Happy New Year!

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 the Win-D-Fender resolves, and much more!

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!

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 episode!

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 past and current projects!

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!

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.

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 episode for more details!

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 go to her website: nikkinotes.com.

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 are interested in scheduling an event with me, please feel free to e-mail at heidikaybegay@gmail.com. Thanks!  

In today’s episode, Heidi shares that she is in the 2ndweek 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 2 weeks into this new orthodontic procedure.

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 Beethoven’s 9 symphonies in order. This gives the listener a new perspective of Beethoven’s writing within this genre. 

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 music education. Check out today’s episode to hear more.

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.

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!