Flute Methods Certificate Program


Improve every aspect of your musicality, from your tone, dexterity, and dynamics, to your sight-reading and improvisational skills. Whether you're preparing for auditions or looking to strengthen your performance skills, this online certificate program will help you become a more versatile and confident flutist.

interlochen online flute methods certificate program

Taught by a world-class flutist and educator, the Flute Methods certificate program consists of three four-week courses designed for adults and teens. The program can be completed at a pace that works for you and offers a unique opportunity to delve deeper into your craft while showcasing your achievements with a credential from Interlochen—an impressive addition to your résumé, college application, or LinkedIn profile.  

For students under 18, the Flute Methods certificate program is also an engaging way to earn high school credit. It’s ideal for students looking to challenge themselves beyond their school curriculum or to supplement their homeschool studies.

The following three flute courses make up the certificate program, and must be taken in sequential order:

music iconFlute Methods 1

✔ Apply specific techniques to achieve a clear and resonant tone, paying attention to clarity, pitch accuracy, and expressive phrasing     
✔ Identify common challenges related to intonation and apply strategies to address these challenge     
✔ Develop the ability to improvise and incorporate creative elements into your performances     
✔ Create practice routines that balance technical development with self-care    

music iconFlute Methods 2

✔ Improve your tone, intonation, and dynamic range
✔ Master major, minor, chromatic, and whole-tone scales, as well as major, minor, diminished, and augmented chord arpeggios in all twelve keys
✔ Refine articulation skills, including staccato, staccatissimo, accent, marcato, and tenuto
✔ Develop improvisational skills through an understanding chord tone theory, guide tones, and chord changes

music iconFlute Methods 3

✔ Achieve diverse tone colors, maintain flexibility across the flute's full range, and improve high register playing
✔ Play rapid scales, arpeggios, and trills with precision and control
✔ Develop effective strategies for sight-reading complex rhythms, maintaining tempo, and performing from memory with confidence
✔ Improvise using motivic development concepts, including repetition, alteration, transformation, and variation

Learn and save: Students who enroll in the certificate program will receive a discounted rate by registering for all three online creative writing classes as a package. 

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learn iconCertificate programs comprise three four-week courses, providing deeper training in an artistic discipline or area of study. Students who enroll in a certificate program will receive a discounted rate by registering for all three courses as a package.

Each Interlochen Online course is designed to be inspiring and flexible with weekly learning units that combine video segments and guided instruction that you can complete on your own schedule. Combined with that learning is an optional weekly hour-long video class meeting, where you can learn from you instructor and interact with fellow students in real-time. You will also interact regularly with your instructor and peers through messaging inside the learning environment, including receiving personalized feedback on your work from your instructor.

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Upon completion of the program, you will receive a physical certificate and a shareable digital certificate. Certificates for students under 18 are accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS); high school-age students will also receive an official transcript to share with their current school for consideration for high school credit.

Flute Methods Certificate Program

Tuition

$897  $799

Ages

Teens: Grades 6-12

Adult Learners: 18+

Meet the Faculty

Sheila del Bosque

Instructor of Flute

Questions? Speak with an Advisor.

Email: online@interlochen.org 

Phone: 231.276.5990 

You can also schedule an appointment.

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