Private teacher spotlight: Jill Mandell

I am very fortunate in my job to work with many local professionals, and the backbone of great flute players in the state is definitely our amazing private teachers. These teachers work both in their homes (mostly virtually now with COVID precautions) and in local...

event links and info

Wow! I am so happy and grateful to everyone who tuned in to our virtual event Tuesday night with Karen Moratz. It was so great to see everyone watching from all over the country and engaging in great discussions. We will definitely be hosting more of these types of...

August Sale

Whether you or your student are going back to school virtually, in-person, or some combination of the two, you’re going to want to make sure to take advantage of our sale this month. When you upgrade your flute with the Indy Flute Shop during the month of...

Instagram Accounts I’m Loving

I don’t think I’m alone in saying that the pandemic and subsequent semi-hibernation have found me spending a lot of time on social media. It is definitely a mixed bag for me, and I certainly find myself doing some mindless scrolling. But I also think that...

Getting started this year

Let’s get right to it–there is a LOT of uncertainty right now in regards to what the start of this school year is going to look like. If you have a student who is starting an instrumental music program this year, this uncertainty is even greater–what...

Cleaning your flute-COVID edition

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation have teamed up to give you some helpful tips for cleaning and sanitizing musical instruments. Of course, we have comprehensive cleaning guides for every...

Summer Super Sale

Thursday, July 23rd through Saturday, July 25thIf you have been a customer of Paige’s Music or the Indy Flute Shop for a while, you are probably familiar with our two annual sales in March and November. Since we had to close our doors in March, and we didn’t...

Exercises for sore flutists

Well, we’re at the halfway point of 2020 and all I can say is…whew. It’s been a doozy! Whether you’re back to a normal working and playing schedule, working from home, or still waiting to go back to work, a lot of us are starting to feel the...

Tackling tarnish

I pulled this blog post from the archives because I think it’s a great reminder on some easy things we can do to help slow the progression of pesky tarnish on our beautiful instruments. I get a lot of questions asking about how to prevent buildup and tarnish,...