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PorterFlute Pod

Amy Porter has been praised by critics for her exceptional musical talent and passion for scholarship. With a versatile and distinguished career, she hosts special guests, tells stories and inspiring tips learned in her life as a classical musician and entrepreneur. Owner of small businesses, founder of 2 non-profits, designer of her own lifestyle brand, Amy Porter leads people in multiple ways. Teaching as a Professor, mentoring as a Coach and her Anatomy of Sound workshop has led her to create

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00:43:18

PFP S8 Ep. 7 Business 101: Mercedes Smith of...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/10/29

Amy Porter interviews Mercedes Smith, Principal Flute of the Utah Symphony and founder of Blackstrad concert attire. After decades of wearing clothes that were clearly not made with musicians in mind, she set out to change that—with concert attire designed by someone who actually lives on stage.Alan J. Tomasetti, Co-ProducerAmy Porter, Editor

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00:15:38

PFP S8 Ep 6 Go Blue Flutes! Meet the Freshmen

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/10/06

Meet Dakota, Ava, Zoe and Teya, my newest students in the Blue Flutes Studio, Class of 2029 and see the UMICH SMTD Flute Studio. Featuring the Cello Suite in D Major from my album "In Translation."

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00:23:03

S8 Ep. 5 LIVE: In Search of Grande Dames at NFA

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/08/13

Alan J. Tomasetti is back producing this episode of PorterFlute Pod ! This time he has Amy Porter go LIVE in search of 7 people titled Grande Dames appearing in a round table discussion at the National Flute Association convention in Atlanta. Amy goes a bit astray by interviewing other women along the way that she would call Grande Dames... but in the end she finds four of the listed: Bonita Boyd, Zart Dombourian Eby, Lillian Burkart and Sheryl Cohen.

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00:38:39

PFP S8 EP 4 Women supporting women in music: Laura...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/08/05

From our AOS Wellness channel, the exclusive interview with trombonist Amanda Stewart that Laura Dwyer did last year for our membership. They discuss the ideas women in the orchestral workplace have to think about moving forward in 2025 - Amanda opens up to Laura about her youth as a student, her early days of learning how to stand up and bear witness with compassion. Laura speaks to Amanda about listening, especially to other women, and being brave when you need to be. They discuss the consequences

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00:19:00

S8 Ep 3 Go Blue Flutes! Exit Interviews

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/06/16

This episode features the class of 2025 with interviews from Mia Cotton, Isabella Carucci, Lydia Wu, Joyce Wu and the commencement speech from Blue Flute and Music Education major Ella Hursh.

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00:44:58

S8 EP 2 Storytime: 1999 Atlanta NFA Convention Memories

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/06/06

Join me as I remember being Program Chair for the last Atlanta convention back in 1999. Carolyn Nussbaum is my guest.

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00:09:07

PorterFlute wrote a book! S8 Ep.1

PorterFlute Pod ·

2025/05/07

This book is the heart and soul of my teaching, performing, and healing journey; all distilled into pages I hope you’ll find inspiring, empowering, and deeply human.

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00:07:25

S7 Ep. 9 Go Blue Flutes! Meet the newest studio members

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/07/31

Meet Olivia, Kaitlyn, Nathan, Kaliopi, Alan, Grace and Alexis. These are students who I really connected with in so many ways and I invited to be with me for their degrees at UMICH SMTD. I'm so happy to see their lives unfold. They are distinctive and very much themselves. Go Blue Flutes!

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00:26:37

S7 Ep. 8 Ask Amy: Ten Answers about Peak Performance...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/07/24

I answer these 10 questions:How do you deal with adrenaline during performance? Do you get sweaty hands during a performance and what are some remedies? What are some remedies for excess spit during performance? Do you have any pre-performance rituals? How should I warm up before a performance - Flute warmups, mind and body work? How do I stop overthinking or hyper-fixating on perfection? How do you keep up momentum when you’re close to a performance but exhausted? In what ways can you

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00:47:59

S7 Ep. 7 "Being Where Your Feet Are" The Blissful...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/07/17

Alison Young is The Blissful Hiker, former professional flutist "The solo, female, middle-aged, titanium-reinforced, neurological-movement-disorder-manager, cancer-thriver and long-distance-backpacker, Blissful Hiker.With over 12,000 miles logged as a backpacker on six continents and a background as a world class professional musician and nationally syndicated radio host, Alison Young offers a unique perspective with engaging programs that connect us with the natural world and ultimately help

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00:19:53

S7 Ep. 6 100th Episode: The Future of Elementary...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/07/10

It's my 100th Episode so, in the spirit of moving us forward in our flute pedagogy, I'm asking how best I can serve our flute community. What is the future of elementary classical flute music? What will music students be playing when this generation of students are teaching? PorterFlute Pod producers Isabella Carucci and Ella Hursh are flutists creating the Flute Pedagogy Project and I asked them to be the co-hosts of this special anniversary podcast. Happy 100th episode! I'm so grateful

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00:43:15

S7 Ep. 5 A New Life in Radio - Meet Adam Eccleston,...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/07/03

Adam Eccleston talks all about his "wild and interesting journey as a musician, educator, radio host and a slew of other wonderful things..." and we share a lot of laughs.I met Adam at ARIA Summer Academy 15 years ago ? at Mt. Holyoke College and he really had an impression on me. We've managed to keep in touch - I heard him on WQXR Radio in NYC and I just had to have him with me in the pod.

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00:47:45

S7 Ep. 4 Go Blue Flutes! Exit Interviews 2024

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/06/26

This podcast features interviews with the newly minted Dr. Brandon Lepage whose DMA dissertation Queer Excellence through Musical Activism is one that propels us forward. His recitals surrounded the subjects of Flint, Michigan: Repertoire and Gun Violence: and LGBTQ+ representation in "flexible" instrumentation in chamber music for intermediate players . Also featured is Alexis Phinney, our new Graduate Student Instructor for 2024-25. She is the assistant for My Breathing Buddy studies and

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00:44:49

S7 Ep.3 Storytime: Meet Noniko Hsu, Digital Media...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/06/19

Meet Noniko, my UMICH SMTD alum I deem "My Disney Princess" destined for a life in film and music. She's a digital media specialist on the high seas, bringing her music to the expeditions to Antarctica. Listen in and learn about her path from Taiwan to Antarctica after I met her at age 15.

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00:48:12

S7 Ep. 2 Remembering Leonard Bernstein: A Tanglewood...

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/06/12

We loved our time as Fellows at Tanglewood! Alison Young (The Blissful Hiker) and Regina Helcher Yost (Charleston Symphony) are my guests in the pod as we remember the inspiring spirit of Leonard Bernstein from our time working with him in 1987. He has left an indelible impression upon our music making - and yes, we'll weigh in on Bradley Cooper and the movie, "Maestro"

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00:14:06

S7 Ep. 1 Performance Therapy: The Illusion of Ease

PorterFlute Pod ·

2024/06/05

How do others make it look so easy in their career and on stage? I delve into some of the reasons that might be behind some of that look of ease.Welcome new producers Isabella Carucci and Ella Hursh into the Pod from the UMICH SMTD Flute Studio. And check out the new video format!

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00:23:48

S6 Ep. 12 It's A Wrap! 2023 Audience Insights

PorterFlute Pod ·

2023/12/20

It's 2023 in review. The top 7 Episodes, our stats from Spotify, YouTube and Amazon as well the Meta data. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for your listenership.

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00:32:40

S6 Ep 11 My Grab Bag of Life

PorterFlute Pod ·

2023/12/13

I have always had this idea that I’d go into my grab bag of advice– actually two grab bags I have - and this episode is called My Grab Bag of Life. I recorded it in case you hear something that helps. Word of caution – it will be random. Some life things some flutey things and you'll hear about Sarah.I chose some Christmas Nativity music – this time my arrangement all played by me – of Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium

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00:25:26

S6 EP 10 A Musician's Winter Break. Yin or Yang?

PorterFlute Pod ·

2023/12/06

Last season I didn’t do a podcast during the holidays so I thought I’d end this season with advice for getting through it all. So I chose the most obvious of titles. – A Musician’s Winter Break. Yin? Or Yang? Yin being restorative and yang being filled with power. Both will be productive, believe me.

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00:20:51

S6 Ep 9 What's Up Amy?

PorterFlute Pod ·

2023/11/29

Lots of things are up - so I'll update you! Go Blue Flutes, where I'm playing next and some new recordings being released in 2024.

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