Wednesday, April 22, 2020 by Jessica Valiente | Uncategorized

Greetings, Flutists, Flute Students, and Flute Parents,

We are on day 41 of the grand shut-down in the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic.  As we are located in New Jersey, which has been one of the first hot zones for cases in the US, it's been difficult.  There has been more than our share of bad news and sadness.  We cheer for the brave health care workers and vital business employees who risk their lives every day to protect the public, and we hope our scientists and public health experts can find a treatment and a vaccine quickly.  As musicians, Still, we persevere, we teach, we learn, we make music. 

To improve the quality of teaching here at The Global Flute Studio, and to provide a creative outlet, we have added some new features to our online services.  First, we are now set-up for Zoom meetings.  This means we now offer online lessons over Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Facebook Messenger.

Second, we have launched a studio YouTube channel!  Most of the videos on our YouTube channel will be duet play-alongs, warm-ups, and tutorials, but there are also blog posts and performances.  Instructional videos are unlisted and only viewable with a link from me.  The fun stuff is public and can be viewed right on our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxsArTsQOsVwltWQ-PEX-w

Be safe, be well, keep making music.

Dr. Jessica Valiente