Flute 360 | Episode 43: “Kathy Blocki, Inventor of the Pneumo Pro” (28:10) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Kathy Blocki who is a flutist, teacher, and inventor of the Pneumo Pro! Heidi and Kathy talk about her process, obstacles along the way, the product and what solutions it resolves. Check-out today’s episode for more [...]
Episode 42
Flute 360 | Episode 42: “Hans Kuijt, Inventor of lefreQue” (37:10) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Hans Kuijt who is a saxophonist, flutist, teacher, and inventor of lefreQue! Heidi and Hans talk about his process, obstacles along the way, and the product and what solutions it resolves. Check-out today’s episode for more details! Episode [...]
Episode 41
Flute 360 | Episode 41: “Ho-Fan Lee, Thumbport Inventor” (37:22) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Ho-Fan Lee who is not only the inventor of the Thumbport, but also a flutist and engineer! Heidi and Ho-Fan talk about his creative process, resources that he utilized, and obstacles he overcame while creating and producing the Thumbport. [...]
Episode 40
Flute 360 | Episode 40: “An Interview with Mark Dooly” (43:05) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Mark Dooly who is the inventor of the Win-D-Fender and a music teacher in the Fort Worth area. Dooly and other team members have worked tirelessly to create and design the Win-D-Fender with the flutist in mind. Check [...]
Episode 39
Flute 360 | Episode 39: “An Interview with Dr. Joel Love” (45:22) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Joey who is a composer, pianist, and an educator who currently lives in Houston, Texas. They talk about his compositional process, how music is a great creative outlet, and his commission for the Myrna Brown competition (TFS)! [...]
Episode 38
Flute 360 | Episode 38: “An Interview with Dr. Matthew Santa” In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Dr. Matthew Santa who is Professor of Music Theory and Chair of the Music Theory and Composition Area at the Texas Tech University School of Music (Lubbock, Texas, USA). Matt talks about his compositional process, his Sonata for [...]
Episode 37
Flute 360 | Episode 37: “An Interview with Valerie Coleman” (40:37) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Professor Valerie Coleman who is a flutist, composer, and teacher. In August of 2018, she was appointed as Assistant Professor of Performance, Chamber Music, and Entrepreneurship at Frost School of Music in Miami, Florida! Today, Heidi and Valerie [...]
Episode 36
Flute 360 | Episode 36: “An Interview with Gary Schocker” (42:32) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Gary Schocker who is a flutist, composer, teacher, pianist, and harpist. Topics include music education, compositional process, and musicality. Check out today’s episode to hear more! Episode 36 – Main Points: 1:26 – Welcome! 1:28 – Question 1: [...]
Episode 35
Flute 360 | Episode 35: “An Interview with Daniel Dorff” (1:20:50) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Daniel Dorff who is a composer, an editor for Theodore Presser Company, clarinetist, and saxophonist. Heidi and Daniel talk about his musical background, compositional process, his works, and much more! Check out today’s episode for more details. Episode [...]
Episode 34
Flute 360 | Episode 34: “An Interview with Christopher Caliendo” (52:42) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Christopher Caliendo who is a guitarist, composer, and a banker. He currently resides in California with his wife (Kristin) and son (Christian Paul). Christopher and Heidi talk about his background, compositional process, and advice for performers and composers [...]