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Why
I Chose the Flute
Like Melody in Playing the Maestro, I used to pretend to play flute on my
toothbrush as a kid. I’d hold it sideways, just like a flute, and blow on top
of the brush. I believe the very first time I heard flute was the introduction
to the movie The Last Unicorn.
You can see it on You Tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIwtXkdWQ0o
I thought it was beautiful and mysterious. It
was the perfect solo to set the mood for what was my favorite movie as a kid.
(Although, I still don’t understand why she chose to change back to a unicorn
in the end! I would have chosen love.) Anyways, I had a little cassette tape recorder,
and I taped the solo, so I could play it again and again.
When the local band director came to my
elementary school to demonstrate the instruments, my best friend decided she
wanted to play flute, and for me that sealed the deal. While she quit not long after, I kept with
it, and it became my dream to be a professional flutist.
Flutes usually get to play the melody, and
they’re not that heavy to hold- which is a big deal when you’re 5’2’’ with
short arms and small fingers. Also, I’ve
always preferred silver to gold, so the look of the flute really caught my eye.
Flute also get to play very fast because our technique is so light and our
fingers so close together. Bassoon or tuba, on the other hand get stuck with
whole notes more times than not!
How about you? Did you pick an instrument?
Which instrument did you pick and why. If not, what instrument would you pick
today?
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Melody
Mires has sworn off dating musicians, but when the sexy European
conductor Wolf Braun takes over her struggling symphony, her hesitation
almost flies out the window with the notes of her flute—until he opens
his mouth. Wolf is arrogant, haughty, and seems to have a personal
vendetta against Melody. Oh, and he’s her boss. If she wants to keep her
job as principal flutist, she’ll have to impress Wolf while
simultaneously keeping her undeniable attraction to herself.
Wolf
came to America to get as far away from his past as possible, and to
recover some of the swagger he had as one of the world’s best maestros.
He never imagined being forced to reassess the entire orchestra’s
talent—and potentially fire anyone who doesn’t make his cut. Dating the
attractive flutist is out of the question, but as their feelings reach a
fever pitch, can they risk both their careers for a chance at love?
About the Author:
Aubrie
grew up watching the original Star Wars movies over and over again
until she could recite and reenact every single scene in her backyard.
She also loved The Goonies, Star Trek the Next Generation-favorite
character was Data by far-, and Indiana Jones. But, her all time
favorite movie was The Last Unicorn. She still wonders why the unicorn
decided to change back to a unicorn in the end.
Aubrie
wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "A concert
flutist" when she grew up. When she made that happen, she decided one
career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author. Two
careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
Aubrie's
writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald
Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora
Wolf. Her books are published by Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press,
and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She recently signed her YA sci fi novel
with Inkspell Publishing titled: Colonization: Paradise Reclaimed, which
will release in October 2012. When she's not writing, Aubrie teaches
flute and plays in orchestras. She's a big Star Trek TNG fan, as well as
Star Wars and Serenity.
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