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Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialists

Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialists will lead discussions and answer questions from students and teachers on a dedicated flute forum.

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Kathy Blocki
Director of education for The Babel Flute

Kathy's flute method books and new Flute Zoo series of books won the National Flute Association’s Newly Published Music Awards.
She is the creator of Pneumo Pro® Wind Director and KinderFlute®.
Her clinics on teaching the flute have been enthusiastically received in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and throughout the United States.

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Dr. Heidi Kay Begay
Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialist

Dr. Heidi Kay Begay is a multi-passionate serial entrepreneur who wears different hats, such as flutist, educator, coach, and podcaster.

One passion is Flute 360, which serves the modern-day flutist to amplify their unique voice on and off the stage. The Flute 360 podcast has produced 240+ free episodes focusing on the flutist from all angles: the human, artist, and musicpreneur!

USA

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Elizabeth Brightbill
Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialist

Elizabeth Brightbill lives in central Virginia where she teaches students of all ages and performs in the flute and cello duo Terra Voce. Her most recent artistic pursuits include the study of Brazilian choro and early childhood flute education. She holds the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, is KinderFlute certified, has training in the Suzuki Method, and is a creative member of FlutePlay. She has taught at several universities in Central Virginia, is the Flute Ensemble Director for the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia and teaches privately in her home studio.

USA

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Amy Likar
Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialist

Based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and the San Francisco Bay Area, flutist Amy Likar plays with the Oakland Symphony, directs the training program for the Association of Body Mapping Education, and champions musicians’ health and wellness. Her passion is helping people to get out of their own way to create meaningful, compelling performances.

Mexico - USA

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Paula Mims
Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialist

Based in North Texas, Paula Mims is a passionate Flute Teacher, is on the Texas Flute Society Board, and does social media work. She earned an M.A. in Flute Pedagogy and Performance at Texas Woman's University, a B.M. in Flute Performance with a Minor in Business Administration at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and is certified in KinderFlute.

USA

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Mary C. J. Byrne, Ph.D
Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialist

Mary C. J. Byrne (she/her), BMus and MMus (flute, Michigan), PhD (musicology, Victoria [Canada]).  She teaches at the Victoria Conservatory of Music; and performs as chamber musician, soloist, and with the Victoria Symphony.  She is an avid adjudicator, lecturer and clinician. 

Canada

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Nicole Elkins
Crescendo Flute Pedagogy Specialist

Nicole Elkins has been teaching flute to students of all ages and abilities for 20 years. Nicole served as the President of the Utah Flute Association (2020-2022), and is a former faculty member of the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City where she taught flute lessons, woodwind literature and chamber music. Ms. Elkins holds a bachelors and masters degree in flute performance from Brigham Young University.

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