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THE ART of SPECIAL NEEDS NOTES

$7.00

THE ART of SPECIAL NEEDS NOTES – for Flute
(and for anyone who breathes)
By Bridget Bolliger

The Art of Special Needs Notes gently shines a light on those notoriously tricky flute notes — the ones that refuse to behave, no matter how hard we try. Rather than blaming or forcing them, this card encourages curiosity, patience, and intelligent listening.

With humour and clarity, the card identifies three common “special needs” notes and offers practical, imaginative guidance for helping them settle — through airflow direction, support, harmonics, and careful listening. It reframes technical frustration into a compassionate, problem-solving mindset.

Perfect for:

  • Students who struggle with specific unstable notes

  • Teachers looking for a kind, memorable way to explain pitch and response issues

  • Encouraging thoughtful practice rather than tension and force

As with all Motivational Educational Flute Cards, this card combines poetry, pedagogy, and visual metaphor to make complex concepts approachable, memorable, and human.

Available as a high-resolution digital PDF for printing at home (A4 or A5).

All rights reserved © Bridget Bolliger.

THE ART of SPECIAL NEEDS NOTES – for Flute
(and for anyone who breathes)
By Bridget Bolliger

The Art of Special Needs Notes gently shines a light on those notoriously tricky flute notes — the ones that refuse to behave, no matter how hard we try. Rather than blaming or forcing them, this card encourages curiosity, patience, and intelligent listening.

With humour and clarity, the card identifies three common “special needs” notes and offers practical, imaginative guidance for helping them settle — through airflow direction, support, harmonics, and careful listening. It reframes technical frustration into a compassionate, problem-solving mindset.

Perfect for:

  • Students who struggle with specific unstable notes

  • Teachers looking for a kind, memorable way to explain pitch and response issues

  • Encouraging thoughtful practice rather than tension and force

As with all Motivational Educational Flute Cards, this card combines poetry, pedagogy, and visual metaphor to make complex concepts approachable, memorable, and human.

Available as a high-resolution digital PDF for printing at home (A4 or A5).

All rights reserved © Bridget Bolliger.

PRAISE FOR THE MEFC SERIES

“A (new) original pedagogical approach, based on the stimulation of the pupil’s (creative) imagination.”
— Peter-Lukas Graf, internationally renowned flautist, conductor, and former professor at the Basel Music Academy (Basel, July 2025)

“C’est superbe.”
— Julien Beaudiment, principal flute of the Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon and professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon (Nice, August 2025)

“The motivational cards are utterly GORGEOUS — such succinct & valuable tips presented in such a fun way; the drawings are fabulous and the rhymes, really super!”
— Emily Beynon, Principal Flute, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Amsterdam, August 2025)