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Saint Louis Flute Lessons

Online Resources, In-Person Lessons, & Workshops with Lisa Gilbert in Webster Groves, Missouri

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“Lisa Gilbert is one of the best communicators with teens I’ve seen in a long time. She meets them empathetically right where they are, and helps them get to a good grounded understanding of whatever the task is at hand, be it flute technique, ensemble playing, or connecting with each other and the community.”

-Shelley Phillips, Executive Director Emerita, Community Music School of Santa Cruz (California)

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A little snippet of the youth program performance at the first-ever Scanian Folk Flute Workshop in beautiful Landskrona, Sweden - we played an Elizabethan-era round called “Ahh Poor Bird” (which we, naturally enough, translated as ‘Åh stackars fågel’). Such a beautiful tune, and I love how it came together for us! #scanianfolkfluteworkshop #swedishfolkmusic #folkmusik #flute #woodenflute #woodenflutes #fluteplayer #flutistsofinstagram #round #canon #ahhpoorbird #musiceducation #youngmusicians #youngflutists #concert #sweden #sverige
Rehearsal for our closing concert at the Scanian Folk Flute Workshop. I thought it was so neat that they featured participants - and that the program was composed of repertoire that had been taught throughout the week. It really made it a celebration of learning and put the focus on sharing with the community. (Plus, the library was beautiful! Check out those whimsical books flying overhead!) #scanianfolkfluteworkshop #scanianfolkflute #concert #folkmusic #folkmusik #sverige #sweden #celebrationoflearning #library #librarydesign #bookdecor #tradflute #folkflute
Midsummer! We marched across the island playing a tune, enjoyed the festivities of a local maypole raising (including songs and dancing), and wore flower wreaths in our hair. I’m told I did okay at weaving mine together for a first timer! #midsummer #midsommar #midsommarfestival #midsommarfest #midsommarkrans #sweden #sweden🇸🇪 #sverige #sverige🇸🇪 #ven #hven
A peek at our classes at the Scanian Folk Flute Workshop in Sweden - traditional music is usually taught by ear, so quite often we sit in a circle and the teacher plays a phrase and we repeat it, and eventually you have the entire tune. I’m always struck by how much more information I get this way about how to play (written music is, at best, a rough map for the actual territory), and so I try to incorporate a lot of close listening and mimicry into my own teaching, too - no matter what style we’re learning. Music is, after all, there to be *heard* first and foremost! #scanianfolkfluteworkshop #traditionalmusic #folkmusic #folkmusik #sweden #sverige #tradflute #folkflute #woodenflute #fluteteacher #fluteteaching #iteachflute #musiclessons #musicteaching #musicpedagogy
We made it into the newspaper! The joy in the first photo is so real, and it was neat to see how the workshop was covered in the article. Such a truly wonderful group of people! #scanianfolkfluteworkshop #scanianfolkflute #swedishtraditionalmusic #swedishfolkmusic #folkmusik #traditionalmusic #traditionalmusicians #sverige🇸🇪 #Sweden #woodenflute #skåne #haveflutewilltravel #newspaper
Opening night session at our flute workshop in Sweden - somehow it’s taken me years to figure out I could bring my knitting with me for when I don’t know the tune, but hey, late is better than never! #flute #fluteplayer #flutist #flutistsofinstagram #woodenflute #traditionalmusic #traditionalmusicians #folkmusic #folkmusician #knittersofinstagram #knitting #haveflutewilltravel
So much joy in exploring wooden flutes with young players at the first-ever Scanian Folk Flute Workshop in Landskrona, Sweden last week! More pictures to follow - I chose to do this #latergram style so I could stay fully immersed in every wonderful moment. 💗🇸🇪🎶 #Sweden #sverige #flute #fluteplayer #flutist #fluteteacher #woodenflute #traditionalflute #folkflute #haveflutewilltravel
Owen the #studiocat has found a new favorite perch for when I’m working on arrangements. It means I have to find a new place to use my mouse - but isn’t chasing mice what cats are known for anyway? 😂💕 #tuxedocat #tuxedocatsofig #composition #arrangements #arranging #arrangingmusic #musicstudio #workspace #sharedworkspace
Is there anything so magical for a teacher’s heart as seeing someone go from “I can’t do it” to ✨I DID IT!✨? 😍😍😍 Double, even triple points when it’s your almost-three-year-old nephew 💗 #fluteteacher #startemyoung #musicteacher #keeptrying #youvegotthis #proudaunt #ohmyheart

“Following a few years of flute lessons that never really excited me, I ended up switching to lessons with Dr. Lisa Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert made me enjoy practicing for the first time, and this lead to great improvement from the standstill I was experiencing. She is very flexible when it comes to personal goals and preferences while maintaining high enough standards to encourage growth and skill development. I am now studying flute at the college level and can honestly say I wouldn’t be here without Dr. Gilbert’s help.”

-A former high school student

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