Dear Readers,

This month’s Flute Examiner is full of treats, no tricks in sight! Elizabeth Robinson, Assistant Professor of Flute at Missouri Southern State University, has shared an inspiring article about college life in the time of COVID. Keith has had a momentary change of direction with this month’s 9mm Piccolo column—he’s written a primer on alto and bass flute! Kelly shares her knowledge of the diaphragm in “Diaphragm Trivia,” and this month’s New York Women Composer’s collaboration features Kim Sherman’s “karner Blue” for flute and piano.

Our interview in this issue highlights the career of Kim Scott, someone I have known and admired for years as a fantastic teacher and performer of classical flute music. However, she is also a celebrated, award-winning jazz flutist with multiple albums and a #1 hit on the Billboard and Groove charts. Check her out on her latest release, “Free to Be.” In this month of changing seasons, it’s a treat indeed!

—Jessica Dunnavant, Editor

 

	A Conversation with Kim Scott: Passion, Hard Work, Commitment and Truth A Conversation with Kim Scott: Passion, Hard Work, Commitment and Truth JD: Tell us about your influences. What drew you to the flute…
	COVID U: Teaching in a Pandemic “Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” Whether it was originally said by Ginger Rogers herself,…
	Diaphragm Trivia I just finished reading a fabulous book called “Breath:  The New Science of a Lost Art” by James Nestor (https://www.amazon.com/Breath-New-Science-Lost-Art/dp/0735213615).  The author combines…
	All About That Bass…and Alto Getting started on the lower flutes can be a daunting task at first. They are larger, heavier, and awkward to hold. They respond…
	“karner blue” for flute and piano by Kim Sherman “karner blue” celebrates the life of the Karner Blue Butterfly.  This beautiful creature lives an intense short life, unaware of its own endangered…