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Air is King – The Importance of Breathing

I wanted to write this blog because I have recently noticed a lack of knowledge in students and felt the need to address breathing. Not one of the students knew how to breathe let alone why it is important. When asked to teach me about about breathing as if I was the...

Jules Massenet – Meditation from the opera Thais

Meditation from the Opera “Thais” by Jules Massenet Eileen Gilligan Flute, Daniel Le Piano The opera Thais was written by French composer Jules Massenet in 1894. Based on a novel by the French author Anatole France, it tells of a fourth-century Egyptian...

J S Bach – Partita in A Minor BWV 1013 Allemande

Partita in A minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 “Allemande” by J. S. Bach Eileen Gilligan Flute Partita in A minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 by Johann Sebastian Bach is a significant piece of flute repertoire. Written somewhere between 1717 and 1723 for Baroque...