Don’t let these 3 reasons sabotage next year…

By Christie Gallen | December 20, 2021 | 1 Comment
New Year's Resolution checklist

Another year has passed us by and a new one is just around the corner. It’s around this time that we reflect back over the past year’s goals, where we succeeded and fell short, and look towards the potential of

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Should We Bother Setting Goals??

By Christie Gallen | November 9, 2021 | 3 Comments

For me, I’ve always liked setting goals in all areas of my life – be it finance, hobbies, career etc. Particularly around the start of a new year, I feel a sense of excited anticipation and hopefulness about what lies

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How to transition your flute studio to an online model and build resilience in challenging times.

By Christie Gallen | March 15, 2020 | 3 Comments

We’re living through unprecedented events.Our generation has never faced anything like this before.As I write this piece, Coronavirus (COVID-19) is sweeping across the world.Over 160,000 people have now been infected, and the number is climbing daily. (It’s 20,000 more than

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Flute tone colours: How to Find Your Flute’s Voice

By Christie Gallen | January 16, 2020 | 2 Comments

So you’ve managed to make a sound on the flute. Fantastic!!But how would you describe it?Is it rich, clear and focused? Or… fuzzy, weak and airy? If you’d use the latter there’s some simple reasons why this is happening to you. (And don’t

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