The #1 Flute Podcast Channel 'Talking Flutes' hosted by Clare Southworth - Flute Professor at the Royal Academy of Music London and Jean-Paul Wright - Managing Director of the TJ flute Company
"Life is what you make it. It's never ever too late to start but it's so important that you never compare yourself to o...View Details
Jul 8th, 2019
Have you noticed we are practicing and performing, that we sometimes find our mind wandering beyond what what we are doing at that very moment? With a very different start to this ...
"He's the best person in the world at what he does" - NY Times. He has over 100 million YouTube views, he's been the principal flute player of the Guangzhou Symphony orchestra in ...
Work out, lacking musical motivation and need a break? In this weeks 'Talking Flutes' podcast, Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London Clare Southworth talks wit...
"Yes I do keep my flute by the side of my bed!" The F** Word 2.0 as EMMY Award winning and multiple Latin-Grammy nominee Dr José Valentino is woken up at 4 am by Jean-Paul with a...
Jun 10th, 2019
How to choose, survive and make the most out of your summer flute course! In this podcast, Clare Southworth, Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London speaks about...
How to circular breathe, what it's like to be nominated and attend the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, using nervousness as a fuel for your performance, and having to Google your own n...
May 31st, 2019
Tonal, articulation, sequence and other flute tutor books! In this week's 'Talking Flutes' pod, Clare answers some of the questions which have been sent in including 'What are the ...
"You can annihilate every note on the page however your Granny will always think it’s the best she’s ever heard!" This week in 'Talking Flutes Extra' Jean-Paul speaks with proud Sc...
Two movements, the 'Rondeau' and the 'Aria' from the beautiful and haunting flute piece Suite Antique by John Rutter is this week looked at by Clare Southworth in her 'Talking Flut...
May 6th, 2019
"I've been doing a lot of handstands!"...in this 'Talking Flutes Extra' podcast Swedish born flutist who lives in NY Elsa Nilsson talks about her new method book for working on you...
"I'm often surprised at the lack of knowledge about the history of the flute when I ask new flute students at Music College what they know" comments Professor of Flute at the Royal...
"Run towards your fears and not away from them" and "Stop caring what other people think about you!" Praveen 'The Flute Guy' talks this week to Jean-Paul about his family pressures...
Apr 15th, 2019
Finding your musical niche and then understanding that you're not only a musician, but you're also a business. Being open to new paths and musical directions by understanding your...
Apr 8th, 2019
How do you build your brand. You the musician and you the artist? What have you got that makes you really stand out? How do you want people to view you? Do you know what you do be...
Apr 1st, 2019
"One of the most important things about improvisation on stage is that it brings everything about you in to the 'now'...in to that very moment...nothing else matters apart from the...
Mar 25th, 2019
Tonguing and articulation is such a large and fundamental subject to flute playing that 'Talking Flutes' host and Professor of flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London Clare S...
Mar 18th, 2019
" I have a 24hr social media rule" - L.A based flute player and social media influencer Gina Luciani speaks to Jean-Paul at the NAMM show in Anaheim C.A about her new project 'Glow...
Mar 11th, 2019
Psychiatrist Dr Roelof Joe Stammeijer has a coffee and a chat with his mum, Flute professor, soloist, author and rather fine golfer Clare Southworth-Stammeijer on the subject of st...
Putting the fun back in to the fundamentals, being adventurous with your imagination, the creative use of the vocal chords to make percussive, string and trombone sounds, knowing y...
Multiple Latin Grammy nominated musicians and new 'Emmy Award' winners, the wonderfully creative José Valentino (flute) and Gualo (Guitar) visit Jean-Paul in his Los Angeles hotel ...
How silent practice can improve your musical performance, funny flute moments, B foot or C foot flute and many more of your questions answered. In this 'Talking Flutes' podcast, Cl...
Feb 11th, 2019
Romantic flute pieces for Valentine's day chosen by Clare. Clare Southworth is the Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She is also an author, soloist, teac...
The importance of creating a practice and performance plan, what to do when you hit a performance plateau and what music, book, food and luxury item would you want if you were stra...
California sun, palm trees and music everywhere. A little peak at the world's biggest music trade show NAMM 2019, held each year at the Anaheim Convention Centre, adjacent to the ...
Jan 21st, 2019
When a farting boiler in the background brings hilarity to a podcast recording! In the first 'Talking Flutes Extra' podcast of 2019, Jean-Paul is back down in East Sussex in the co...
Jan 14th, 2019
Hitting the New Year with enthusiasm, focus and drive! Welcome back to the number one flute podcast channel 'Talking Flutes'. We're so excited for the year ahead and have some gre...
Do I practice over the Christmas holiday period or do I take a short break and recharge my batteries so that I can return to the flute with renewed vigour and enthusiasm in the New...
Dec 17th, 2018
Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London Clare Southworth speaks about who inspires her as a musician / flute player and more importantly, why they do! If you'd l...
Dec 10th, 2018
Getting musical 'goosebumps' through to playing on a platinum flute with 14k gold mechanism, Jean-Paul asks Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London Clare Southwo...
Dec 3rd, 2018
"I really regret not writing down everything he said to me. It was of such value". Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London Clare Southworth speaking about the l...
Nov 26th, 2018
Discussing a ban on fizzy drinks to cleaning your teeth before performance, being part of the orchestra but 'not actually in the orchestra', and the loneliness of being a freelance...
Nov 19th, 2018
Irish flute playing, coffee and croissants. What better way to spend a morning! In this weeks episode of 'Talking Flutes Extra' Jean-Paul takes the short journey to meet with mult...
Nov 12th, 2018
How far do you pull your headjoint out? What harmonic and scales exercises do you use? What's the best note to tune to?.. and many more questions answered by London freelance flute...
Nov 5th, 2018
Big tunes, drunken dances, romantic interludes and light, fast running sections. This week on 'Talking Flutes', Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy for Music in London Clare So...
Oct 29th, 2018
Discipline in practice, focus and goals are important to develop your flute playing. Be honest with your sound and also learn to accept and take every opportunity that comes your ...
A glorious piece by the fabulous Gaetano Donizetti (b. Nov. 29, 1797, d. April 8, 1848), which Clare Southworth, Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music breaks down in to ...
Oct 15th, 2018
"If you really want to be a musician, be prepared that it really isn't going to be easy..." and "always know why you want a new flute before you buy one!.." This week on 'Talking F...
Oct 8th, 2018
Can a professional flute player sound as good on a student flute as an expensive professional one and with so many new flute gizmo's and gadgets continually popping up, are any of ...
"With improvisation the answer is don't be afraid...you can't be wrong!..Get the fundamentals sorted, learn your scales, be able to play in tune and then simply go for it!" An 'on-...
Sep 24th, 2018
Deconstructing Valse Caprice, one of Clare's favourite pieces and one where she feels a strong connection due to the composer Daniel Wood (1872-c.1927) having once also been a fell...
Sep 17th, 2018
Don't put yourself in a musical box! Explore and be open to whatever grabs your attention and fascination. Taking time out of her busy NFA Convention schedule in Orlando, the fab...
Sep 10th, 2018
Do you need to look at taking a break from music exams? With the summer coming to an end, now is the time to stop and take at look at yourself, your study and to be realsitic with...
As a musician, you can't and shouldn't be fixed in you thinking. Performing, teaching, studying, composing, conducting requires you to unlock the creativity that lies within, and ...
Aug 27th, 2018
"It's never too late to start, It's never too late to learn, enjoy listening, go to gigs, buy CD's and albums" This week in 'Talking Flutes' Clare is speaking with saxophonist Andy...
Aug 20th, 2018
"Music has to come from the heart" and "improvisation shouldn't be scary" This week in 'Talking Flutes Extra' recorded at the NFA Convention in Orlando on the 12th August 2018, I'...
Aug 13th, 2018
A longer than usual podcast giving a brief overview through my own eyes of four days spent at the worlds largest flute convention, the National Flute Association of America, this y...
In music as in life, love trumps all and is the foundation of everything! Part 2 of Clare's 'Talking Flutes' podcast dialogue recorded at her home in East Sussex, England with the ...
Jul 30th, 2018
The flute method called 'Love' - Clare Southworth in dialogue with Wissam Boustany. Today in the 'Talking Flutes' podcasts with Clare Southworth, Clare has a fascinating interview ...
Jul 23rd, 2018
Breaking down inner barriers - 'Dance Your Flute Off 2.0' returns to the NFA in 2018! On Talking Flutes Extra this week, Jean-Paul talks once again to Dr José Valentino, the creato...
