Workshops
Workshops are optional learning opportunities in addition to the core Solstice Flute School classes. These unique experiences are limited to small groups and are fee-based. Register early!
Limited private lessons are also available; contact an instructor directly.
Limited private lessons are also available; contact an instructor directly.
masterpiece recording session
with Suzanne Teng and Gilbert Levy
6 sessions are available Monday-Thursday; 2 sessions available on Friday
Gilbert Levy and Suzanne Teng will work with you to create, prepare, arrange and record your own masterpiece! Start with an idea and leave with a fully produced and professionally recorded piece! Some people have recorded 2-3 pieces in the two-hour time frame if their pieces are prepared and have simpler accompaniment. Learn about mic technique, overdubs, song development and arrangement, and more.
Gilbert will add his performance on drums/percussion/strings and synth pads. Suzanne and her array of flutes/winds will also be available to you to create supporting sounds for YOU, the soloist! Participate in the mixing process and witness the blossoming of your musical ideas into masterpieces!
6 sessions are available during School (Monday-Thursday); 2 sessions also available on Friday.
Cost: $255; includes two-hour recording session, one-hour post production mixing session, all supporting musical performances by Gilbert and Suzanne, and shipping of final CD to you within a week following Flute School.
For $75/hour extra, a more complex masterpiece can have multiple overdubs, fine-tuned mixing for commercial-ready release, tuning of pitches, additional accompaniment, all done in post-production after camp. Sign up for this option at camp after you discuss your masterpiece ideas with Suzanne.
6 sessions are available Monday-Thursday; 2 sessions available on Friday
Gilbert Levy and Suzanne Teng will work with you to create, prepare, arrange and record your own masterpiece! Start with an idea and leave with a fully produced and professionally recorded piece! Some people have recorded 2-3 pieces in the two-hour time frame if their pieces are prepared and have simpler accompaniment. Learn about mic technique, overdubs, song development and arrangement, and more.
Gilbert will add his performance on drums/percussion/strings and synth pads. Suzanne and her array of flutes/winds will also be available to you to create supporting sounds for YOU, the soloist! Participate in the mixing process and witness the blossoming of your musical ideas into masterpieces!
6 sessions are available during School (Monday-Thursday); 2 sessions also available on Friday.
Cost: $255; includes two-hour recording session, one-hour post production mixing session, all supporting musical performances by Gilbert and Suzanne, and shipping of final CD to you within a week following Flute School.
For $75/hour extra, a more complex masterpiece can have multiple overdubs, fine-tuned mixing for commercial-ready release, tuning of pitches, additional accompaniment, all done in post-production after camp. Sign up for this option at camp after you discuss your masterpiece ideas with Suzanne.
Flute making with Brent Haines
with Brent Haines, Woodsounds Flutes
Sessions held during the afternoons, days TBD
Master Flute Making Class by Brent Haines of Woodsounds Flutes will be taught in the afternoons during the Flute School. This is not a woodworking workshop but rather will focus on the art of true flute making. This means we will spend a great deal of time on:
If you register on or before July 10th, 2023, you will have the option of choosing the following options for your flute blank when you register:
Flute blanks are made of Eastern Red Cedar and wood trims for the mouthpiece and the totem is Darkwood. If no pitch or totem options are selected before the 10th of July 2023, or for registrants after that date, the blank will be a Mid G with a Darkwood mouthpiece, and a Spirit Claw Totem.
Maximum: 10 students
Mimimum: 5 students (If fewer than 5 students register, the class will be canceled and fees refunded.)
Cost: $875
Sessions held during the afternoons, days TBD
Master Flute Making Class by Brent Haines of Woodsounds Flutes will be taught in the afternoons during the Flute School. This is not a woodworking workshop but rather will focus on the art of true flute making. This means we will spend a great deal of time on:
- General understanding of the geometries of the flute and why they work
- What makes a flute one pitch versus another pitch?
- What do wood density and grain fiber do to a flute?
- Voicing flutes
- Tuning flutes
- Finish shaping your flute
- Application of different finishes waxes, oils, or polyurethanes and the benefits of each
If you register on or before July 10th, 2023, you will have the option of choosing the following options for your flute blank when you register:
- Choice of Pitch: Low E, Mid F#, Mid G, Mid A, or High C
- Choice of Totem: Spirit Claw or Pueblo
Flute blanks are made of Eastern Red Cedar and wood trims for the mouthpiece and the totem is Darkwood. If no pitch or totem options are selected before the 10th of July 2023, or for registrants after that date, the blank will be a Mid G with a Darkwood mouthpiece, and a Spirit Claw Totem.
Maximum: 10 students
Mimimum: 5 students (If fewer than 5 students register, the class will be canceled and fees refunded.)
Cost: $875
Create your own Native-inspired essential oils
with Shelley Morningsong
Friday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Maybe you already love essential oils and use them often. If so, you might also be interested in creating your own! Shelley’s class sessions will teach you step by step how to create your own custom aromatherapy oils for meditation, health and healing.
This class includes education on plants and flowers used for centuries by Native Americans which will be incorporated into the oils that you will create. Together we will create for you two essential oils (roller bottles) one 4 oz essential oil room/body spray and one 2 oz jar of healing balm for cuts and burns.
Maximum: 15 students
Minimum: 10 students
Cost: $75
Friday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Maybe you already love essential oils and use them often. If so, you might also be interested in creating your own! Shelley’s class sessions will teach you step by step how to create your own custom aromatherapy oils for meditation, health and healing.
This class includes education on plants and flowers used for centuries by Native Americans which will be incorporated into the oils that you will create. Together we will create for you two essential oils (roller bottles) one 4 oz essential oil room/body spray and one 2 oz jar of healing balm for cuts and burns.
Maximum: 15 students
Minimum: 10 students
Cost: $75
Flute Circle Facilitation - helping people play well together
with Kalani Das
Friday, 9:00 am - Noon
Community Music Facilitation is an art form in and of itself. With over 35 years of experience in helping create community music experiences in settings ranging from music festivals to music therapy, and having published numerous resources on the subject, Kalani will share ways to create and support group music making experiences that not only allow for maximum creativity, but also what many people seek in group music making: connection with others.
This 3-hour workshop is for anyone who wishes to facilitate community music experiences and be of service to others. A foundation and experience in music making and improvisation is recommended, but not required. We will explore ways to help create accessible and satisfying musical experiences for small to large groups, focusing on the facilitative process and the personal/emotional experience, as much as musical outcomes.
Maximum: 10 students
Minimum: 4 students
Cost: $60
Friday, 9:00 am - Noon
Community Music Facilitation is an art form in and of itself. With over 35 years of experience in helping create community music experiences in settings ranging from music festivals to music therapy, and having published numerous resources on the subject, Kalani will share ways to create and support group music making experiences that not only allow for maximum creativity, but also what many people seek in group music making: connection with others.
This 3-hour workshop is for anyone who wishes to facilitate community music experiences and be of service to others. A foundation and experience in music making and improvisation is recommended, but not required. We will explore ways to help create accessible and satisfying musical experiences for small to large groups, focusing on the facilitative process and the personal/emotional experience, as much as musical outcomes.
Maximum: 10 students
Minimum: 4 students
Cost: $60
buckskin Flute bag making
with Fabian Fontenelle
Tuesday, 3:00 - 5:00 pm and Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Create your own flute bag under the instruction of Fabian Fontenelle, a Zuni/Omaha Native American Indian. Fabian is a skilled craftsman and has been making handmade, beaded items for many years. Fabian will provide the soft buckskin, pony beads of various colors, leather tools, and acrylic paint pens for the students to design their own art designs on the bag. The bags themselves can range in length from 20” to 30” and width determined by flute size.
Maximum: 5 students
Mimimum: 3 students
Cost: $150
Tuesday, 3:00 - 5:00 pm and Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Create your own flute bag under the instruction of Fabian Fontenelle, a Zuni/Omaha Native American Indian. Fabian is a skilled craftsman and has been making handmade, beaded items for many years. Fabian will provide the soft buckskin, pony beads of various colors, leather tools, and acrylic paint pens for the students to design their own art designs on the bag. The bags themselves can range in length from 20” to 30” and width determined by flute size.
Maximum: 5 students
Mimimum: 3 students
Cost: $150
Learn to play the indonesian suling Flute
with Suzanne Teng
Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
The suling is a beautiful bamboo flute from Indonesia that is easy to learn and play. With 4 holes, it produces a beautiful Javanese pentatonic scale and plays 2+ octaves. This class is for all levels. To view/hear the suling included in the class: https://mysticjourney.net/flutes (small sized Javanese suling.)
Maximum: 12 students
Minimum: 3 students
Cost: $130 fee includes your own custom-made suling and case, 2 hours
Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
The suling is a beautiful bamboo flute from Indonesia that is easy to learn and play. With 4 holes, it produces a beautiful Javanese pentatonic scale and plays 2+ octaves. This class is for all levels. To view/hear the suling included in the class: https://mysticjourney.net/flutes (small sized Javanese suling.)
Maximum: 12 students
Minimum: 3 students
Cost: $130 fee includes your own custom-made suling and case, 2 hours
Digital Recording Intensive
with Joseph L Young
Friday, 9:00 - Noon and 1:00 - 4:00 pm
If you’ve ever wanted to record your own music, from solo flute to fully-embellished musical pieces, Joseph is going to show you how he does it by walking you through the basics of digital recording and production. This will be a fully hands-on experience for each attendee, utilizing the software Cakewalk by BandLab on your own PC-based laptop (https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk/). This FREE software is a fully-featured digital audio and MIDI program, and is the same software that Joseph used to create all six of his professionally-produced flute and saxophone albums. Even though we’ll be using one specific software in the workshop, much of the information on recording and editing in a computer environment can be applied to other programs.
We’ll start with basic recording techniques, what mics to use and how to use them, how to hook them up to your computer, and how to record using the software. Then we’ll play with editing, adding reverb and delay effects, multi-tracking, file maintenance, adding VST Soft synths (background), and how to integrate other hardware gadgets with the software.
You will get the most hands-on experience by downloading Cakewalk by BandLab to your PC-laptop (sorry, not available for Mac/Apple) and bringing it with you to the workshop. Also bring headphones or earbuds, and an interface and microphone if you have them. If this is not possible, you can still follow along on Joe’s laptop (which will be projected onto a big screen) and apply much of the other information to your own recording program. Email Joe at jyoung@josephlyoung.com for any technical assistance ahead of time so he can help you prepare.
Class Limit: 10 students
Class Minimum: 3 students
Cost: $150
Friday, 9:00 - Noon and 1:00 - 4:00 pm
If you’ve ever wanted to record your own music, from solo flute to fully-embellished musical pieces, Joseph is going to show you how he does it by walking you through the basics of digital recording and production. This will be a fully hands-on experience for each attendee, utilizing the software Cakewalk by BandLab on your own PC-based laptop (https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalk/). This FREE software is a fully-featured digital audio and MIDI program, and is the same software that Joseph used to create all six of his professionally-produced flute and saxophone albums. Even though we’ll be using one specific software in the workshop, much of the information on recording and editing in a computer environment can be applied to other programs.
We’ll start with basic recording techniques, what mics to use and how to use them, how to hook them up to your computer, and how to record using the software. Then we’ll play with editing, adding reverb and delay effects, multi-tracking, file maintenance, adding VST Soft synths (background), and how to integrate other hardware gadgets with the software.
You will get the most hands-on experience by downloading Cakewalk by BandLab to your PC-laptop (sorry, not available for Mac/Apple) and bringing it with you to the workshop. Also bring headphones or earbuds, and an interface and microphone if you have them. If this is not possible, you can still follow along on Joe’s laptop (which will be projected onto a big screen) and apply much of the other information to your own recording program. Email Joe at jyoung@josephlyoung.com for any technical assistance ahead of time so he can help you prepare.
Class Limit: 10 students
Class Minimum: 3 students
Cost: $150
questions?
Contact Nancy Haga at school@solsticeflute.org or call 435-513-5999.
"The Solstice Flute School exceeded my expectations. I felt safe and left with a greater ability to be one with my flute. The attendees were a priceless group of amazing souls – people I could call friends. Thank you for sharing a "breath"taking week. You inspired music in my heart, and pollinated new friends & family into my life."
T.B., Idaho
