I sometimes get the question, "How did you end up selling instruments"?

When I was a 4th grader ready to start band, my budget-minded parents took me to the local
music shop and bought me the cheapest flute in the store. It was very old, ugly and leaking air.
Sheer determination helped me slog through the detriments of the beast, and I found I enjoyed
playing! Next came countless hours of babysitting and saving money for my first new flute. It
wasn't anything fancy by today's standards, but I earned it and used it all through high school
and college.

Do you still play? Yes, I do. I have moved on to a professional flute. I play in a trio group with a
cello and violin, sometimes alone too, and have found practicing as an adult to be a real joy
and not "I-have-to-get-the-time-in work at all.

So maybe that is the draw to all these beautiful instruments I sell. I want my customers to have
the best experience with music that they can afford--thus quality instruments of all kinds--not
just flutes!

Today is the first posting of the Gina's Flutes blog. We want to give musicians interesting and
useful ideas and tips about music news, becoming a better player, and finding the perfect
instrument--whatever you play!



Summer is foremost on our minds in this first part of June. We want to relax and enjoy the
beauty of summer, but we also want to make it a productive time to maybe do something we
don't do during the regular part of the year.



If you are a music student, find some music you've always wanted to learn. Practice it a little bit
each day. Mark your progress at the end of the week. Goals are important too. So instead of
just practicing with no goal in mind, find others with your skill level and form a little group. Play
for visitors. Record yourself! And watch yourself takeoff to new places. Make your summer
worthwhile and fun!