Upcoming events:
Native Flute Player’s Workshop – Five FRIDAY afternoons – March 28 – April 25, 2025
For experienced players and songwriters who have completed Creating Songs levels 1-4 with Cornell and have been part of previous Friday afternoon sessions.
In this installment of the Native Flute Player’s Music Workshop, we’ll look further into creating music for solo flute, multiple flutes, or flute combined with other instruments. Our focus this semester will be on genres of improvisatory rhythmic music with roots in 19th and 20th Century North, Central and South America, such as blues, calypso and others.
Some experience with notation, tablature and number systems will be helpful for this class. Native flutes and other world flute traditions are welcome.
2:00-3:30pm US Central Time. Advance registration is required.
Midday Music Mindfulness Meditation for flute players and other musicians ONLINE all Mondays in APRIL 2025 at 12-noon Central Time
Use mindfulness and our musical instruments and our art to help relax, find calm in everyday life, and quiet distracting self-chatter.
We’ll meet all Mondays through the month.
Join Cornell Kinderknecht on Mondays at 12:00-12:30pm US Central Time, online through Zoom, for a mindfulness meditation practice with music.
Each online gathering includes:
- Short introduction or instruction
- Mindfulness session:
- Guided meditation to connect with the breath and to help relax the body
- Meditation with music
- Invitation to bring your own music into your personal meditation (this is just for you, there’s no requirement to play for the group, your microphone will be off). You can also choose to sit silently, hum, write, paint, draw…
- Sharing and discussion
Native Flute Creative Workshop – Five TUESDAY evenings beginning April 22, 2025 ONLINE
Five Tuesday evenings, April 22 – May 20, 2025, 6:30-8:00pm CT
For experienced players and song-writers who have participated in previous Tuesday evening sessions.
Online through Zoom.
Class size is limited to 15 persons.
This installment of the Native Flute Creativity Workshop is for experienced players that have completed Creating Songs Parts 1 – 4 with Cornell.
CSLDallas – Coffeehouse with Cornell at the Wednesday Night Meditation and Conversation
Cornell Kinderknecht will be sharing music from 6:00-6:45. Come join me as I play and share about these unique instruments and get us in the zone for this evening’s Meditation and Conversation.
CSLDallas, International Place, 4801 Spring Valley Rd., Suite 113, Dallas, TX 75244.
Unity of Dallas
Cornell will be the musical guest at the morning service. 11 a.m.
Transverse Flute group class ONLINE – Three monthly Thursday afternoon sessions – May thru Jul 2025
Bansuri, Irish flute, bamboo flute, etc.
Our group meets one Thursday afternoon each month ONLINE, 3:00-4:00pm US Central Time
Our next series of three sessions:
May 8, 2025
June 5, 2025
July 3, 2025
This class meets online once a month through Zoom. Conducted in a seminar-style, Cornell will give tips and techniques to develop your transverse flute playing in a supportive group environment. The class and material are geared towards those who play another instrument are adding transverse flute to their skill set. Material is clear and easy to follow.
This class is on-going and is scheduled in sets of three sessions. Sign up now for our next series of sessions.
Bring your bansuri, bamboo flute, Irish flute, etc. Bring your questions.
ARS Second Level Online Recorder Class for Beginners (Mondays & Wednesdays, May 13 through May 22, 2025)
Second Level Learn to Play Soprano/Tenor Recorder with Cornell Kinderknecht
If you’ve taken one of ARS’ Online Beginners’ Courses for the soprano or tenor recorder, then you are ready for Level 2! If you didn’t master everything the first time around there will be plenty of review. In this second-level 4-part professional performer and teacher Cornell Kinderknecht will guide you in continued work on recorder technique and musical expression, extending our range and developing an even tone across all registers of our instrument.
We will be using lessons and pieces from The Sweet Pipes Recorder Book for Soprano, Book One.
This course is free for American Recorder Society members.
Dates and times of our four sessions:
Monday, May 12, 2025 – 2:00pm US Central Time
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 2:00pm US Central Time
Monday, May 19, 2025 – 2:00pm US Central Time
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – 2:00pm US Central Time
CSLDallas Special Event – Summer Soundscapes: Reset, Refresh and Renew featuring Cornell Kinderknecht and Martin McCall
Friday, June 6, 2025 – 8:00 – 9:30pm
CSLDallas
Step into the season with an inspiring evening of live instrumental music designed to both relax and uplift. Through rich soundscapes of world flutes, woodwinds, drums, and percussion, you’ll be guided through a flowing experience that moves from stillness to joyful energy and back again.
As the summer evening unfolds, allow the sound frequencies to ground you, awaken your spirit, and connect you to the rhythm of the season. Whether you’re looking to unwind, recharge, or simply be present, this experience offers a space to reset, refresh, and renew.
Cornell Kinderknecht: world flutes and woodwinds
Martin McCall: drums & percussion
Pacific Northwest Flute Gathering on Vashon Island, WA (Oct 6 – 9, 2025)
A magical residential retreat of fluting and friendship in a beautiful location for enthusiasts of the Native American Flute. Space is limited at this popular retreat. Leadership team: Cornell Kinderknecht, Pamela Mortensen, Joseph L. Young and Timothy JP Gomez. Director: Cornell Kinderknecht. October 6 – 9, 2025 Vashon Island, WA 98070.