Upcoming events:
Transverse Flute group class ONLINE – Three monthly Thursday afternoon sessions – Feb thru Apr 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:
February 13, 2025
March 13, 2025
April 10, 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 Free Online Recorder Class for Beginners (Tuesdays Mar 18 – Apr 8, 2025)
Learn to Play Soprano/Tenor Recorder with Cornell Kinderknecht
Join us for ARS’s next Free Online Beginners’ Course! Whether you’re new to the recorder or it’s been years since you last played, this is the perfect opportunity to dive into the basics of this versatile and expressive instrument. Professional performer and teacher Cornell Kinderknecht will lead you through engaging lessons that will help you develop practical musical skills. The course is open to all ages, though children should be accompanied by an adult during the sessions.
Four Tuesday evenings, March 18 – April 8, at 7:00pm US Central Time. Register at the American Recorder Society website.
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
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.