Literature
The Flutist
In 5th grade, I joined the school band. My mom had an old flute shed been wanting to learn to play since I was about a year old. Mom told me I could join the band, but only if I played that flute. Fortunately for my mom, the band instructor thought Id be good with the flute. I was one of only a few kids who could actually make noise with the headjoint. Fortunately for me, my then-best-friend Aimee also was going to learn to play the flute!
I was so excited to be in the band! The first half of the lessons were sectionals. This way, we could all learn how to play a few notes and actually read some music before trying to ge