tonebase Flute Course

Hand Position & Ergonomic Playing

Taught by renowned flutist

Alexa Still

How we hold the flute dictates so much of what we can do on our instrument. Alexa Still breaks down different ways to efficiently hold the flute to avoid pain and create mobility in the fingers.

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    Difficulty: 
    All-Levels
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    Duration: 
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Course Syllabus

Hand Position & Ergonomic Playing

How we hold the flute dictates so much of what we can do on our instrument. Alexa Still breaks down different ways to efficiently hold the flute to avoid pain and create mobility in the fingers.

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Alexa Still
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Alexa Still

Alexa is known internationally for her many recordings on the Koch International Classics label and has been described as “whatever she plays sounds musical in every turn of the phrase” (Gramophone). She Currently teaches at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

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Alexa Still

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