Irish Flute For All
Leslie Anne Harrison is a flutist, author, and educator with a passion for making Irish traditional flute playing and instruction accessible to both folk and classical musicians. She has performed at concerts and festivals in the United States, Europe, and South America and is the author of Playing Outside the Lines, an Irish flute method book series for both Boehm and simple system flute players.
“Leslie Anne Harrison’s Playing Outside the Lines is a marvelous gift to all interested in Irish music. Her clear and detailed writing is a huge boon to those embracing the traditional Irish flute and is truly enlightening to those (like me) who want to delve into this music while playing the Boehm flute. From tiniest detail to largest form, Leslie Anne Harrison is there every step of the way. Playing Outside the Lines is a major contribution to flute pedagogy.”
“Leslie Anne Harrison’s Playing Outside the Lines series offers a thoughtfully comprehensive and detailed approach to learning traditional Irish music on both the simple and Boehm system flutes. Complete with helpful stylistic insights, theoretical information and play along tracks for the students’ tunes, this series is an invaluable resource for any flutist who aspires to learn traditional Irish music from an experienced and thoughtful perspective.”
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I’m often asked about the differences between my two flutes, particularly after concerts when audience members have seen the two side by side on stage. One is a Boehm flute and the other is a simple system flute. There are three primary ways in which these flutes are different, and each difference will affect your approach to the instrument.