A beautiful flute tone is rooted deeply in body/hand position, mouth shape, air direction, and air support. This session will deep-dive into these core ingredients, presented through separate step-by step worksheets and alternate fingering guides for educators and students, with specific emphasis on beginners and intermediate players. Come with your flutes in hand as Dr. Trotter guides you through efficient technique for producing flute-tastic tone and intonation in your flute section.
Target Audience
Music Educators, Band Directors, Flute Majors, HS Flutists, JH Flutists, Elementary Flutist, Flute
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Clinician Info
Brittany Trotter
University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music
Dr. Brittany Trotter leads a diverse career as an educator, soloist, and collaborator. She is the newly appointed Assistant Professor of Flute and Woodwinds Program Chair at the University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music. Trotter has been awarded first prize in several competitions including semi-finalist in the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. She regularly performs, teaches, and serves as a guest lecturer throughout the United States and performed at numerous music festivals including the National Flute Association (NFA) Convention where she was a featured soloist in the 2020 virtual summer series celebration concert series. Trotter is the recipient of the NFA’s 2020 Graduate Research Competition for her dissertation entitled, Examining Music Hybridity and Cultural Influences in Valerie Coleman’s Wish Sonatine and Fanmi Imén. A native of Laurel, Mississippi, Trotter has received degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi (B.M., B.M.E.), University of Wyoming (M.M.), and West Virginia University (D.M.A., Certificate of University Teaching).