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Online Music Lessons with Cornell

Lessons available for:

  • Native Flute
  • Rim-blown (Hopi-style) Flute
  • Bamboo/bansuri Flute
  • Ocarina
  • Recorder

One-on-one and group classes are available either online (through Zoom or Skype) or in-person in the Dallas, Texas USA area.

Whether you have just gotten your first instrument and haven’t played a note, or you’ve been playing for some time and are looking to improve your playing, or you are a seasoned professional, looking for inspiration and guidance in your music, private lessons with a highly respected teacher and performer is just as far away as your computer.

Helping others find life-long joy in creating music is Cornell’s main goal. Lessons are tailored individually for your own aspirations, goals and needs. Cornell’s easy-going style creates a comfortable environment, working at a speed that feels right to you.

Lessons are scheduled for times and dates that are convenient for both the student and teacher. How frequently you have lessons is up to you.

Native American Style Flute

In addition to the standard pentatonic Native flute, Cornell teaches other Native flutes including the rim-blown flutes (e.g. “Hopi” and “Anasazi” style).

We cover many aspects of flute playing and music creation, including:

  • Technique and tonal quality
  • Basic Native flute scale and alternate scales
  • Improvisation and embellishment
  • Composition
  • Musical expression

Bamboo/bansuri flute

Cornell’s instruction on bamboo or bansuri flute is geared towards players of other flutes who want to add skills with side-blown flute. We cover:

  • Embouchure and breath technique for side-blown flutes
  • Tone quality and intonation
  • Ease in playing across the entire range of the flute
  • Western-style music for our instrument
  • Improvisation and embellishment

Ocarina

Ocarina lessons focus on the 12-hole single ocarina or multi-chamber instruments. We work from popular method books. We cover:

  • Basic music reading
  • Technique and tone qualtiy
  • Music from Classical, Folk, Anime, Video Game and Film music

Recorder

Cornell takes a traditional approach to teaching recorder. We work from established method books and our focus is primarily literature from the Baroque and Renaissance periods, but also include music from folk and popular genres. We cover:

  • Proper breath and articulation technique
  • Multiple sizes of recorders, including both C- and F-fingerings
  • Historic performance practice
  • Standard repertoire for our instrument
Cornell Kinderknecht

Cornell Kinderknecht is an award-winning World Flutes performing and recording artist and instructor. He teaches individual music lessons as well as group classes for Native and other world flutes. His classes and lessons are either online (through Zoom or Skype) or in-person in the Dallas, Texas USA area.

Cornell’s students come from many walks of life from all around the world. His skill and expertise combined with his easy-going approach make him in high demand as a presenter at workshops and festivals.

Cornell’s teaching credits include:

  • Zion Canyon Native Flute School
  • Pacific Northwest Flute Gathering (a.k.a. Vashon Island Flute Gathering)
  • Winter Flute Gathering
  • World Flute Society Convention
  • International Native American and World Flutes Convention
  • Flute Haven Native Flute School
  • Potomac Native American Flute Festival
  • Native American Flute Chautauqua in Taos
  • Armadillo Flute Retreat
  • Sweetgrass Flute School
  • United States Ocarina Festival