Play piccolo and love it! One of the first things many new piccolo players do is try to hide the sound.  The pitch range of the piccolo is higher, therefore perceived by our ears as louder, than the flute. It is a mistake to ‘hold back’ because this causes fundamental problems with support and air speed....Read More

Flutists who decide that they want to specialize on the piccolo will need to learn a slightly different skill set for their piccolo embouchure. Flexibility and strength are two attributes that seem as if they might be polar opposites, however, together they describe a wholeness which defines an embouchure that is fully functional, balanced, and...Read More