Three years ago, in December 2022, I wrote an extensive article for The Babel Flute titled “Important Lessons for Flutists from Leonardo da Vinci...
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Yulia Berry
Introduction: A Virtuoso’s Trap In the world of classical music, excellence is often equated with individuality: a unique sound, a signature inte...
As a Russian musician trained at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, I grew up with the phrase “тянуть звук” — literally “to pull the sound.” ...
Today I am speaking with Yulia Berry — flutist, educator, and visionary founder of Flute Almanac, the leading global flute magazine. In less than...
In a world increasingly focused on personal expression, speed, and convenience, the quiet strength of etiquette — particularly in music — risks b...
A Scientific and Artistic Recalibration of Wind Instrument Pedagogy Marco Gaudino’s Nel respigo degli strumenti a fiato (In the breath of wind in...
I do not see scales as abstract. Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding. The more play them the better you get ...
There are days that never leave you. Moments that burn into your memory so vividly, you can recall the smell of the air, the pressure in your che...
For centuries, humans have looked up at the night sky with wonder, dreaming of traveling beyond our planet. When that dream became reality with s...
Shakespeare’s plays contain remarkably few references to the flute, yet when he does mention it, the instrument is laden with meaning. From manip...