🎶Students should bring their flute, a music stand, their music, and a pencil to every lesson.🎶

Students are expected to provide their own flute for private flute lessons. 
If you need to acquire a flute, please contact your local music store or message Teacher Carrie for recommendations. It is ***NOT*** recommended that you purchase a flute from vendors such as Amazon, Walmart, or other stores that are not specialty music stores. 
If the student has a flute that might be older (belonged to a family member or friend who previously played) and has not been serviced in a while, it is suggested that you contact your local music store (or message Teacher Carrie for repair technician suggestions) for an evaluation of the instrument and address any needed repairs. You can do this prior to or after the first private lesson.

Students will also need a music stand for at-home practicing (folding music stands can be an affordable--and easily portable--option), a metronome (free smartphone metronome apps are acceptable), cleaning rod/swab for their flute (new flutes come with a rod; a cleaning rod and swab can be purchased at any music store), a pencil with an eraser (no pens!). 

To comply with copyright and fair use laws, students may be asked to purchase their own copy of a method book, etude book, or solo. Teacher Carrie will send details regarding necessary materials to the student and parent.

As noted under "Sources," we will occasionally reference YouTube videos, and some of those might be clips from popular movies. Teacher Carrie will always pre-screen videos to make sure that they are appropriate for the student (primarily the movies would be rated G or PG). If a student or parent would like to set limits on the rating of movies allowed  (i.e. only G-rated movies, or only PG-rated movies, etc.) please send Teacher Carrie a message.