An F6 tornado of flutes and flutists stormed the halls of Kansas City, Missouri, for the 36th annual NFA Convention, and the city might never be the same! Concerts, recitals, presentations, choirs, competitions, and new events shook up the convention for four packed days of music-making. The pages posted here feature images and accounts of the convention, held August 6–10, 2008. Thanks to writers Christine Beard, Daniel Dorff, Erinn Frechette, Paula Gudmundson, Rebecca Hoven, Phyllis Louke, Tess Miller, George Pope, Irene Pruzan, Rosene Rohrer, and Ali Ryerson. Photographs were taken and/or provided by Brian Covington, Daniel Dorff, Erinn Frechette, Rebecca Hoven, Katherine Borst Jones, Phyllis Louke, Karen Moratz, George Pope, and Irene Pruzan.
Convention Handouts
- The Art of Phrasing
- The Art of PractiSING Games
- Can Expression Be Taught
- Calming the Mind, Calming the Body
- Flute Fitness
- French Flute Music of the 20th Century
- Hosting a Flute Spa
- Into the Musical Future: Using Improvisation in Everyday Practice and Pedagogy
- “It Sounded Better at Home!” Student Notes
- The Memory Map
- Mozart's Attitude Towards the Flute
- Preparing for a Successful Recording
- Warm Up Your Body, Warm Up Your Flute
