
The book that changed my life (and will change yours too)
Dear all, Are you a musician ? Who are you exactly ? Have you ever competed ? Or auditioned ? Do you plan to ? I believe that, no matter who we are and which path we have chosen, we all have to confront ourselves to such a competitive situation sooner or later. Nowadays, I can't think of a job that you don't have to audition or interview for, a sportive event with no competing purpose, or even a hobby without the aim of doing one's best. So, I think everyone could benefit fro

How I discovered I had it all wrong
Dear all, it's time to tell you how I came to realize that I was practicing and thinking backwards. Until my first international competition, which was Kobe 2013, all I wanted was to play the flute. Nothing made me happier than playing a difficult piece with all the right notes in the right places and a nice sound. 'It's already something', is what you might be thinking right now. It was, for sure, good enough to bring me quite far. But from time to time, a teacher would tell

How I stumbled upon the flute
Dear all, So I am a flutist !! How did it happen ? It is actually a funny story, and I thought I would share it with you, because it is quite different from the usual "I knew I wanted to play this instrument the moment I heard it". No, nothing of the sort for me. First, there are no musicians in my family, so there was no spontaneous need to play music. I think my mother once said "why not play an instrument", and we waited for next September and enrolments to the music schoo

who I am
Dear all, Here is the very first post of my very first blog ! I am really excited ! So, if you are here, either you landed on this page by happenstance, or you actively looked for it. In both cases, I think you are wondering who I am and why I have got a blog on my brand new Flutist Website. So here is the thing : until the 3d of June, I was nobody. Well, of course I am exaggerating, because as a matter of fact, no one really is 'nobody', and I am pretty sure we all have lots

How I discovered I had it all wrong
StartFragment Dear all, it's time to tell you how I came to realize that I was practicing and thinking backwards. Until my first international competition, which was Kobe 2013, all I wanted was to play the flute. Nothing made me happier than playing a difficult piece with all the right notes in the right places and a nice sound. 'It's already something', is what you might be thinking right now. It was, for sure, good enough to bring me quite far. But from time to time, a teac