Megan O'Connell, woodwinds

Join us tonight for It's a Band Thing, Live with D'Addario Woodwinds and artist Erin Rogers. We'll be talking Venn Reeds, enjoying a performance AND giving away a mouthpiece, Venn Reed and pack of cane reeds of the winner's choice. See you tonight right here on Facebook at 6:30 CST!

Happy 226th birthday to Theobald Böhm! Böhm is well known for his contributions to the evolution of the modern western concert flute and his patented “Böhm system” of fi*****ng, as well as his own original musical compositions. (NFA members can find a comprehensive review of his entire collection in the winter 2020 issue of The Flutist Quarterly.)

Okay, so I know I don't have a lot of choice in the matter, but with all the concerts I have access to right now, it's not like I really want to leave home anytime soon anyway. If you didn't know about Digital Concert Hall yet, it's a concert streaming service from Berliner Philharmoniker (i.e. Netflix for orchestral music). It's super worth subscribing to anyway, but right now it's free for everyone for 30 days.

The Digital Concert Hall now free for everyone | Berliner Philharmoniker The Philharmonie is closed – so we will come to you!

Would you believe I was once a returning adult student? (To provide a little context for this, I was out of music for ~4-5 years). I absolutely use my own experiences from my late 20s as a returning student on flute and from my early 30s as an adult beginner on clarinet to help inform my teaching. I know as adults, we aren’t really encouraged to study music like we were in grade school, so it can be difficult to even admit it’s what you want to do. Music lessons may also bring along a lot of emotional baggage for returning students (everybody stops for a reason), and it’s important to acknowledge that as well. If flute or clarinet is something you’ve always wanted to do, I promise I won’t judge you for that (it’s something I’ve always wanted to do too!) Just send me a message and let me know what’s going on, I can’t wait to hear from you!

It’s Never Too Late to Pick Up an Instrument—Here are 5 Tips for Adult Beginners By Miranda Wilson Strangers see my cello in airports and approach me. “I love cello! I’ve always wished I could play.” I say, “Why don’t you?” They demur. “I don’t have time.” “I’m too old.” “I’m t…

When you see it... it took me a second. 😝

from "Hyundai Sonatas with One Flat" ;)