tonebase Flute is hard at work creating a wealth of insightful courses leading up to the platform release this summer. We wanted to share with you several sneak preview clips featuring renowned flutist Mark Sparks.

About Mark Sparks:

Mark Sparks is an American flutist, teacher, and writer. He is the former Principal Flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and has appeared as soloist and orchestral artist throughout the world. An enthusiastic teacher, many of his students occupy chairs in American orchestras. He is a faculty member of Chicago’s DePaul University, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Mr. Sparks has recorded several solo albums, published arrangements for flute and piano, and writes about flute playing as a Contributing Editor of Flute Talk magazine. He is currently writing several books about orchestral excerpts and flute tone development.

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Be sure to follow our tonebase Flute YouTube Channel because we will be sharing a more in-depth look into an additional course on Expressive Devices. This full course is available to watch on tonebase Flute!

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