Just to let you know the Abbotsholme booking forms are available on the website now. We are running 2 courses this year, our usual one for young people and another form adults. The courses will be completely separate, in different buildings, but we might share one recital – I’m sure the adults will appreciate one visit to the beautiful chapel.
For the adults we’ve got Jonathan Snowden and Chris Hankin (and I’m sure I can persuade them to do something for our younger players). David Nicholson is coming (he’s great, ask Stephen) and the other people I will announce soon.
But if you want to come, I’d book quickly – I’ve already filled 25% of available places!
Sorry I haven’t posted recently. The computer problem has had such a knock-on effect to all the work we do, it is taking me much longer to do many tasks. We’ve been flat out working on the magazine as well as recovering from the residential course. There is always loads to do after a course, it’s quite surprising.
Yesterday we had a Flutewise Funday in Godalming, at St. Hilary’s School. It’s a lovely venue and our good friend Karen Bertolaccini, who teaches there, helped me to organise it all. We had a great time. The Master Stephen Clark came to share his expertise to all the flute players and James Cairns kindly came along to help out.
The event was a typical Flutewise Funday – warm up games; warm ups on flute covering flute care, posture, tone production and breathing; working in small groups flute players were offered the opportunity to try bass, alto flutes and piccolos alongside improvisation and blowing bubbles (the best bit!). Just before we ended the activities with a short performance that featured Stephen playing Ian Clarke’s ‘Zoom Tube’ – which everyone loved – and all the flute players playing ‘Greensleeves’ we all played Erich’s game Root, Toot, Boot and Flute …….
It was all great fun. Stephen was superb with his boundless energy but ……… it was very odd ….. we’ve never had a Flutewise event like it ………. everyone there (apart from Stephen and James because they are grown-ups – aren’t they? and they don’t count) …. were …… wait for it ….. GIRLS! I know the flute is a popular instrument for girls, but loads of boys also play, don’t they?
Boys where are you all?
