Our Business
Our business was founded in 2009 when two long time friends, with similar teaching philosophies and passion for the flute, found that our favorite beginning flute method had been discontinued. We were not able to find another that adequately taught musical concepts, so we decided to write our own.
Bios
PATRICIA GEORGE has served on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music Preparatory Department, Brigham Young University – Idaho, and Idaho State University. She was an artist teacher at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival at the University of the South for 19 years and principal flutist of the Elkhorn Music Festival/Sun Valley Summer Symphony for 13 years. She is the Editor of Flute Talk Magazine and writes the monthly column “The Teacher’s Studio.” Her major flute teachers were Frances Blaisdell, Joseph Mariano, William Kincaid and Julius Baker. She has presented more than 200 Flute Spa masterclasses across the United States and Europe. For more information and pedagogical suggestions, please visit our Flute Resources page.
Email: patricia@fabulousflute.com
PHYLLIS AVIDAN LOUKE, a member of ASCAP, is a flutist and composer/arranger of music primarily for the flute, including ensemble and solo music. With over 70 works published, her music has been performed extensively both nationally and internationally. She has contributed articles appearing in Flute Talk and The Instrumentalist magazines. Ms. Louke maintains a large flute studio of private students and is in demand as a flute clinician and adjudicator. Ms. Louke, a certified teacher in elementary and music education, earned a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she studied with Burnett Atkinson. For more information and pedagogical suggestions, please visit our Flute Resources page and www.phyllislouke.com.
Email: phyllis@fabulousflute.com