Sorry for the major delays in blogging. Not too good at this. Anyhow, fellow Nose-Flautist Natanielle Felicitas did our first teachings of the Nose-Flute for the Christian Schools Teaching Convention.
Here is her report:
" On Oct 24th, 2008 I had the pleasure of hosting a nose-flute workshop for the Edmonton Christian School Teachers Convention. It was held at a beautiful, new structure on the north side of the city.
The challenge of the day was competing with 12 other workshops that ran at the same time.
I had six people in attendance, not the 50 I had hoped for, but they were all music teachers who had a keen interest in learning about the nose-flute. The participants were from all over Alberta; Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge.
The organizers granted me use of a great music room, where I hosted the workshop.
I started off the session with a viewing of our segment on Careers Television. I gave a brief history of the flute and its origins. Many skeptical giggles were maded at the head-hunting story and some shock that the Missionaries had banned the flute in some corners of the globe.
The fun began when they had their first attempt at playing the nose-flute! It was a challenge and only a few whole notes were produced-but they were a determined bunch. I had to remind them to take breaks because I didn't want anyone to faint.
A few of them took some flutes home to share with their students and communities.
It was a fun morning with lots of laughter. Just goes to prove the power of the nose flute to break boundaries and barriers, open communication, and have a fun time learning something new."
.....Great job Natanielle. I'm sure the teachers loved it and will continue to pass on the Nose-Flute traditions.
