Clare Southworth

I'm offering free mentoring sessions to any flutists who need help. Listen to the recent Talking Flutes Podcast for details.
This could be points of technique, career planning or practice goals. PM me if you would like some advice.

Teachers! If you're about to start a new term with lots of new beginner flute students, then please take a look at my Kickstart Flute Method. No more boring tunes, but lots of new music from all genres written by the fabulous Andy Scott.
PM me if you'd like more details or information!
www.astute-music.com

FLUTISTS! I’ve taken the difficult decision to sell some of my instruments. A Louis Lot head joint, Adler picc, and an Ackerman baroque flute. They are with All Flutes Plus in London.
My Miyazawa Platinum flute will also be with them in a few weeks.

The March issue of The Flute View is up, and on the cover this month is Jasmine Choi 최나경! ✨

Also this month: artist interviews with Clare Southworth and Egor Egorkin; articles from Rena Urso, Lindsey McChord, and Hannah Haefele; and a feature on the San Francisco Flute Society & Festival Flutes by the Sea masterclass and competitions.

Check it out on thefluteview.com! 🎶

Looking for a flutey Christmas present? I have books to suit all levels of performance from beginner to professional.
Kickstart Flute with 24 duets to introduce you to World music.
Flute Reboot - developing your flute playing skills
Expression of Colour - developing your sound, variety of tones, control of dynamics and vibrato.
All the above can be ordered from:
www.astute-music.com
Flute Aerobics, Light Aerobics and Sequentials all available from www.JustFlutes.com

Immensely proud of our Talking Flutes Podcast series with my co-host Jean-Paul Wright which is almost up to 250 espisodes!
If you've not discovered us yet then do take a listen:

http://bit.ly/2Podcasts
You can also listen to the podcast on these links:
Apple podcasts: http://bit.ly/FlutePods
Audible: https://adbl.co/3IQZCOH
Podcast website: http://bit.ly/2Podcasts
Amazon music: http://bit.ly/talkingflutes
Spotify: http://bit.ly/FlutePodcasts
Deezer: http://bit.ly/TFdeezer
Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/TF4SoundCloud

And visit our Talking Flutes page!

Talking Flutes Podcast are giving a flute away!!!

TF has reached the milestone of having just gone 'live' with our 200th Talking Flutes podcast 😱

Details on how to win this wonderful flute 'Giveaway' and also exactly what the flute (kindly donated by our podcast sponsors Trevor James Flutes )is revealed in this weeks episode.

As long as you are following the Talking Flutes page then you have a least one entry in to the 'Giveaway'! 😉

Thank you to all our wonderful podcast guests that Jean-Paul Wright and I have had the privilege to chat to over the past 4+ years!

And finally not forgetting you, our long suffering listeners each week 🤣. Thank you!

Onwards and upwards!!!

Listen to the full podcast on your usual podcast provider or at :
http://bit.ly/2Podcasts

You can also listen to the podcast on these links:
Apple podcasts: http://bit.ly/FlutePods
Podcast website; http://bit.ly/2Podcasts
Amazon music: http://bit.ly/talkingflutes
Spotify: http://bit.ly/FlutePodcasts
Deezer: http://bit.ly/TFdeezer
Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/TF4SoundCloud

'Talking Flutes' and 'Talking Flutes Extra' are podcast productions by the TJ flute company. For more information visit www.trevorjamesflutes.com

TJ Flutes home page The multiaward winning Trevor James flutes

Read this today in the Guardian and it struck such an important chord with me. Our mental health is of prime importance and by finding an activity that gives enjoyment and developing a skill, our lives are enriched.

Find your sense of flow’: Philippa Perry, psychotherapist and OM’s agony aunt
It doesn’t matter if it’s your work or not, it is important to practise a skill. Not something you are necessarily good at but something that you get better at, something that takes skill and concentration but you can do it and almost automatically. In other words, we need to find something that gives us a sense of flow.

Flow is a concept that the psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi came up with. It is a state achieved when you are absorbed in a task, so much so that the outside world seems to diminish. The trick is to balance your skill with the challenge of the task. If it’s too difficult you get frustrated, too easy and you get bored – to be in flow we need to find that sweet spot in the middle. Sometimes this is called being in “the zone”.

The activity that gets you there should be done for its own sake, because it feels good to do it. One of the concepts I use in my psychotherapy practice is that of internal and external referencing. When we internally reference we are noticing how what we are doing feels to us alone; when we externally reference, we are more concerned about how it appears to others. To be in flow, we need to internally reference, this is not about how results look to others but how we feel when we are absorbed in the activity itself.

Many things have brought me to a state of flow from learning to bake, to writing my column, or more recently, picking up where I left off at art school and developing my painting skills. The point of whatever activity you do is to enjoy it because of the satisfaction of focusing on the task in hand and being absorbed by it. Everyone could do with developing this type of enjoyment in their lives. It shouldn’t be a luxury.

WE'RE HIRING!
We are looking for a musician with excellent customer service, computer and admin skills. Your main task will be dealing with email enquiries and supplier ordering, but will also include dealing with visiting customers, telephone enquiries and orders, and other associated tasks within the office. Own transport essential. Starting at £12ph. 2-3 days per week (adaptable with school terms), with some flexibility/cover, starting as soon as possible.

Essential requirements:
- A musical background and a good knowledge of wind/brass/chamber repertoire
- A positive, friendly and helpful attitude with a passion for excellent customer service
- Excellent multi-tasking skills
- Fluent computer skills and the ability to adapt quickly to new software
- The ability to work well within a small team in an informal atmosphere
- The ability to remain calm under pressure during our busiest times

Please apply (by 31st August 2021) with cv and covering letter to:
Rachel Emerson, June Emerson Wind Music, Windmill Farm, Ampleforth, York YO62 4HF
Please send a direct message to request an email address for applications.

Introducing Kickstart Flute! Introducing Kickstart Flute, a unique flute method based around 24 duets with custom, play-along backing tracks.

Big announcement! During lockdown I’ve been working on a very special project, and am thrilled to now say that my TWO new books are available to purchase now from Astute Music. Kickstart Flute Book 1 & Book 2, very different beginner tutors with 24 original duets written by the wonderful Andy Scott.
You can find them here: https://www.astute-music.com/store/p665/Kickstart_Flute_Book_1_(flute_tutor)_by_Clare_Southworth.html #/

Flute Reboot is full of original exercises, including the excerpt below for tone development:
Flute Reboot and all my books, are available from:
www.astute-music.com
www.justflutes.com
www.allflutesplus.com