Flute Lessons with Clarissa Tracy

03/08/2021

Hi everyone! I will be representing Idaho in a National concert entitled “Uniting America”🇺🇸This is a live virtual benefit concert raising money for the homeless and police department in Chicago put on by the wonderful Donald Rabin👏 Goal is 150K so we need your help! One musician from every state will be featured in a back to back concert series this Friday and Saturday March 12th and 13th 7PM EST. This includes musicians from the New York Philharmonic, Honolulu Symphony and more! I will be performing in the last hour of March 13th performing Regrets and Resolutions by Gary Schocker for those who asked. It is in order of admission to the union. Concert is free but live donations will be accepted❤️
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Virtual Concert Link: https://youtu.be/KdTQw9JKFSs

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04/29/2019

Hey everyone! I am officially back in Spokane, Washington giving flute lessons for anyone who is interested!
Come visit my page “Flute Lessons with Clarissa Tracy” or message me directly for more info😄

04/09/2019

Come see my Junior Recital! This is happening Wednesday, April 10th (tomorrow) at 6pm in the Snow Recital Hall! Free admission and free food so it’s negative money😄 If you can be there, I always enjoy live audience members but you can also livestream it at this link:
www.byui.edu/music/events/watch-live

01/10/2019

I am starting up lessons this week here in Rexburg again since everyone is back to school so message me if you are interested😄

09/13/2018

Sarah Crowson and I arranged this piece from The Phantom of the Opera a few semesters ago and recorded it then, so now I am sharing it with all of you😄 You can also check out some of my other recordings on my YouTube channel! Enjoy!

07/02/2018

I was a part of this my junior and senior year of high school! It’s a wonderful program and I encourage any of the youth who want to better their playing to audition🎵

05/30/2018

So this flute piece was a really good choice for me to prepare this year and I have had amazing opportunities to perform this solo work with two different orchestras. I decided to make an official Youtube recording which is accompanied by Beverly Solomon on piano. Enjoy!🎶

05/15/2018

Yesterday, I won the Musicfest Northwest Young Artist competition (flute division)😄 I will be performing my solo with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra in the Young Artist’s concert tomorrow night at 7:30pm at The Fox downtown. The concert is FREE for anyone who would like to come😊

04/13/2018

Here's what I have been working on this semester! Enjoy!

03/27/2018

🎼Hi everyone! I will be back in Spokane, Washington teaching Summer Flute Lessons from April 23rd through the first week of September! My other instrument options include taking Beginner Piano and Guitar🎹 This is a great opportunity to learn an instrument at a lower cost and see if you enjoy taking lessons😊 If you are interested, please visit my page "Summer Flute Lessons with Clarissa Tracy" which has all of my contact information and pricing😄 See you all in a few weeks!🎶

09/19/2017

To all of my students, I wanted to say that it has been a priviledge to work with you this summer of 2017! I am back at college and teaching has been a great learning experience❤️ I love music, and I encourage everyone to keep practicing because the work you put in is so worth it😄 Till next summer! Happy practicing!🎶

06/06/2017

This discussion is open to anyone who has a perspective on marching band or is thinking about taking on a leadership role: Demand vs. Empower🤔

Recently, I had a student from Kennesaw Mountain high school (Georgia) contact me and conduct an interview on my experiences as a section leader in marching band. We had an amazing time as we talked about different perspectives on the subject. I was one of the section leaders of the flutes at Kennesaw Mountain my sophomore year in 2013 and was also a section leader at Central Valley high school (Washington) my senior year in 2015. I am bringing up this post because as I was a part of this interview, an interesting thought came up that I felt I needed to share. During the two times I was a section leader on two very opposite corners of the country, I learned a lot about myself. Both times that I was section leader, I felt that I was always battling the same challenge. Demand vs. Empower. The first time I was section leader, I took on a more demanding position. I wouldn’t say I was a complete shouter, because I honestly do not have the talent for it, but I found the job highly difficult, and that could have been partly due to my age. It is hard to demand respect from peers who are around the same age or older than you. So no matter how many people told me I was doing a good job, I always felt inadequate. The second time around I lived in a completely different state, and a whole new band. I had a more vocal co-section leader so I took on the approach of empowering others by working with peers individually especially when it came to flute playing or questions they may have had. I felt more respect and was way more in my comfort zone. When I discussed this with the Kennesaw Mountain student, she said that her second approach was much like mine but she felt she was a little criticized for it.

I am opening up a discussion on a subject that was really hard for me and is probably hard for other people as well. Demand vs. Empower, what are the limits? Both have been used and both have been widely accepted. What advice can you give to help anyone in the future who wants to take on a leadership role? I am welcoming anyone who has graduated or is in high school, or anyone with an opinion to be a part of this.🎼🎷🎺