Online, One Hour Sessions for your Flute Studio,
Flute Choir or Educational Institution.
Originally conceived as a way to maintain the connection between haynes, our artists and the wider flute community - Haynes University became a worldwide phenomenon in 2020-21. With over 175 classes delivered and over 3000 attendees reached.
Performance & Flute Skills classes with International Soloist, Recording Artist, Renowned Educator, Composer and Haynes European Artist-in-Residence, Gareth McLearnon
Gareth McLearnon is ordinarily in worldwide demand for his engaging, innovative and entertaining teaching style.
Choose from one of five online classes available - all are accompanied with screen-sharing Keynote/Powerpoint Presentations:
Colo(u)r & Emotion - an approach on performing to juries and panels and how using these approaches can actually improve our concert performances and artistry at the same time.
Blowing Down Tubes For A Living: The Entrepreneurial Flutist - a class exploring “the portfolio flutist” - and the multitude of options available to the aspiring flutist of today!
Motivation: Not your Friend - a class looking into PRACTICE - and the power of habit formation both in life and in flute playing. How to effectively plan for success and flourishing fluting!
The Whistle Stop Tour of Extended Techniques - A “flutes out” interactive exploration of 20 of the most common extended techniques for the flute.
Demystifying Great Flute Tone - A “flutes out” tone clinic/forum - exploring ideas of fundamental flute tone, breathing, posture, vibrato, and myth-busting.
Decisions, Decisions: Choices for the Modern Flutist - What to do? What to play? Who to teach you? How to play? Life is full of choices - here are some of the choices that we have to make in our fluting lives!
All of these classes last an hour including a Q&A session - with downloadable resource material available for free from the Haynes Website. These sessions can also be combined with a Q&A with some of the Haynes flutemakers - making 90 minute sessions.Read the feedback for some of these sessions here.
The Aging Flutist with internationally renowned pedagogue, performing artist and leading expert in the field of the Senior Adult Music Making, Dr Korinne Smith
This session will examine the most common physical challenges that aging flutists are confronted with and pedagogical tools that work best for these challenges. If you teach this category of flutist, come and learn how to best adapt your teaching style to fit the needs of your students. If you identify as an aging musician yourself, come and discover how to combat your challenges and find the solutions to physical issues you may face now or possibly in the future.
‘The Hand Carved Sound’ with Master Headjoint Maker Aiven O’Leary
Come and learn from Master Headjoint Maker of the Wm. S. Haynes Flute Company, Aiven O’Leary, as she gives an interactive look into the headjoint-making process.
Discover how slight changes on the headjoint can have a HUGE impact on your sound.
Any questions that you’ve ever had about headjoints, headjoint making, and all of the aspects that go into the engine of your flute - Aiven will deliver the information!
“Materials and Mechanics” with Head of Quality Control Joy Roberts and Head of Stringing and Body-making David Schipani.
Learn about the various options available to you when choosing your instrument.
Come hear how the precious metals affect sound and how different mechanical options affect feel.
Everything matters when it comes to building a flute and with Haynes, there are endless possibilities and combinations!
Come and find YOUR voice.
“Meet the Makers & Shakers at Haynes”
An open Q&A with General Manager and Master Headjoint Maker Aiven O’Leary; Head of the Stringing & Body Making Department David Schipani; Quality Control Manager Joy Roberts; and European Artist-in-Residence Gareth McLearnon.
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The Orchestral Fl(a)utist with Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, Gareth Davies
Join Gareth Davies - Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra as he explores the most important aspects of life and working in the world of orchestral musicianship. As a principal fl(a)utist with the LSO for over 20 years, including a spell as Chairman - he brings insights, anecdotes, practical instruction and a wealth of experience to this one-hour class.
Gadgets & Gizmos with international Soloist, Chamber Musician and Flute Faculty at UMass Amherst Cobus du Toit
Join Cobus du Toit to talk all about Practice Gadgets: using unique items for kinesthetic feedback during your practice sessions!
In a year where very few lessons have happened in person, this session helps students become aware of their bodies and where they might be holding tension in ways that can potentially be harmful! Without kinesthetic freedom, our bodies hurt, but we also do not create the tone we desire. From thumb-braces to pool noodles - come and learn how to be your own best teacher!
How to Master with internationally renowned performer, pedagogue and composer Dr Timothy Hagen
Feeling stuck in your practicing? Are you looking to get better, faster? Do your students need some practice inspiration? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, this is the class for you! The How-to-Master Class, an interactive seminar led by flutist and composer Timothy Hagen, capitalizes on a decade of researching and applying key concepts in the psychology and neuroscience of learning, as detailed in his book, The Scientific Method of Practicing. Dr. Hagen has led this class at universities, conservatories, and festivals throughout the United States, and his book has become part of the curriculum in top-tier music programs, including the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, The University of Texas at Austin, and DePaul University. Don't miss this opportunity to focus on the ultimate skill: how to teach yourself. And bring your instrument!
Latin Jazz Fundamentals with International, Grammy Award-Winning Flutist Nestor Torres
At the top of the Latin Jazz industry for decades, the inimitable Nestor Torres brings a special one-hour class on Latin Jazz Fundamentals. The rhythms, the licks, the tunes, the scales, the listening guides and the essential skills to open up the world of sun-soaked fluting JOY!
‘Cracking the Code’ with International Soloist and Butler Professor of Flute, University of Texas, Austin, Marianne Gedigian
Marianne Gedigian presents “Cracking the Code”: a focused approach to ‘those passages’ in orchestral excerpts.
Finding Your Voice with International soloist, chamber musician and JUNO-nominated recording artist, Professor of Flute at The Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music & University of Toronto Susan Hoeppner
What is it that sets you apart as a musician playing the flute?” People will always play faster than you, they might sound better than you and play louder than you. But you can make a difference in every performance you give by learning and applying details to each and E-V-E-R-Y note. Join Susan Hoeppner to explore how you can have your flute voice be noticed and make an impression.
La Belle Flûte: exploring the French school of flute playing with International Soloist, Conductor and Yale University Professor of Flute Ransom Wilson
Ransom Wilson has been immersed in the French School of Flute playing since his teenage years - having worked with, recorded alongside and received guidance and inspiration from Jean-Pierre Rampal, his love affair with French playing has made him one of the world’s leading advocates for this most elegant way of music-making. in this 90 minute session - gain insights, inspiration and illumination in this one hour session exploring the fundamental principles, the prominent historical and present day players of the French School and what we can learn from it.