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It's been really great to perform weekly for over a decade now. I've definitely accumulated a lot of performance experience over that time! Also, a rare steady gig for a performer.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

Thanks! Yes, it's available on my website: alysehokamp.com/product/hardy-tous-les-garcons-et-les-filles-flute-band/

Thank you for listening! :)

Thanks so much! You're right, I was a music major. I started ballet when I was 4, so I was actually a dancer before a musician. I was just thinking I hadn't made a talking video for a while... Recently I've been writing on my blog instead, it's easier for me (alysehokamp.com)

We do have a similar vibe (and hairdo :-P)

@@alysehokamp I was referring to the voice. Haha. But come to think of it. You are absolutely right. :) What vibe! (And hairdo, hehe.) All the best, Francoise. Ooops. Alyse, I mean . Haha.

I know! I meant the style of the vocals lol@@ronaldo_ofalia

Thank you :)

I agree, the lyrics are so simple but touching

Thank you for your always kind comments on my music. I really appreciate it!

Thank you!

There are some parallels between reading and write music, and reading and writing code.

My sister-in-law had piano & organ degree from Tennessee & she was church organist for years. She also played with local bars as a "pick up" piano & keyboard player after posting her name w/ local club acts. *HER BIGGEST SUCCESS WAS NON-MUSIC THOUGH.... BEING A VETERAN PIANO PLAYER, SHE HAD A TYPING SPEED OF 100+ WPM. SHE WAS AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO START.* Like Alyse, she had some finance knowledge from personal planning & fiancial "futures" taught by her father... She started working in a company's as Exec Secty in purchasing and materials management, then became Asst Budget Dir. for a larger corporation & still plays occasionally for local bar bands as keyboard player.

Also "Fur Alyse", like my sister-in-law being an "extra" keyboardist for bar bands.... Alyse needs to check out the CELTIC MUSIC bands around, HAVING A FLUTE-PICCOLO-PENNY WHISTLE BACKGROUND IS A BIG DEAL IN CELTIC MUSIC

Glad you enjoyed it! It's always a balance to maintain artistic integrity and financial security, and at different stages of life, one may be more important than the other. But yes, figuring out how to keep going without burning out is crucial for a long term career in music!

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@@alysehokamp I can’t help but sing, too. “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso, notte e giorno d'intorno girando. Delle belle turbando il riposo, Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor...” (The Count) haha. Merry Christmas!

@@ronaldo_ofalia it's so catchy!

@@alysehokamp Yes. All the best, Alyse.

Definitely agree with you on the beauty of simplicity. When I heard this aria, I thought it sounded like one of the slow movements of a flute concerto, but then I realized it's not... but it has some similarity to Adagio Religioso (K. 622)

Thanks! It was/is a long and slow process. Stressful at first! I'm by no means a virtuoso, but I can play some hymns, which is all most churches really need.

@@alysehokamp that’s really cool! I bet your brain grew hahaha ✅💪

@@AMARINS Definitely feels like a major brain stretch to play organ!

@@alysehokamp Alyse, you need to check out the CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL (Irish or Scottish-themed) bands around you, HAVING A FLUTE-PICCOLO-PENNY WHISTLE BACKGROUND IS A BIG DEAL IN CELTIC MUSIC. My sister-in-law had piano & organ degree from Tennessee & she was church organist for years. She also played with local bars as a "pick up" piano & keyboard player after posting her name w/ local club acts. *HER BIGGEST SUCCESS WAS NON-MUSIC THOUGH.... BEING A VETERAN PIANO PLAYER, SHE HAD A TYPING SPEED OF 100+ WPM. SHE WAS AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO START.* She had some finance knowledge from personal planning & fiancial "futures" taught by her father... She started working as Exec Secty for one company, and then became Asst Budget Dir. for a larger corporation. She still plays occasionally for local bar bands as keyboard player.

Thank you!

Thanks! We did it at our home studio with in ear monitors :)

Thank you!

Hi Jonathan, I'm sorry I missed your question, but I'm glad you were able to find the duet on my website. Have you had a chance to play it? Let me know what you think!

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@@alysehokamp Hi Alyse. I enjoyed your Bach arrangements, and I chose to perform your arrangement of Siciliano last weekend in a recital with my flute teacher. th-cam.com/video/vsg3mdS-aN0/w-d-xo.html

Thanks! It is so fun to play duets with good friends :)

Hi! Thanks for watching :)

Hi, thanks for your comment, but this is far from a dirge song! I learned a lot from taking my now 29 total auditions. It was always a choice I was making, and frankly, a lot cheaper than a lot of advanced music degrees. What ended up happening was I developed the skills I needed to start subbing in a professional orchestra. Every audition I took I learned what I could do better, and though it was challenging, I honestly enjoyed the process (which is why I did so many).

@@alysehokamp That's great that you see it that way. I could never have done it with consistent failure to get the position for six years. That's great that you learn and are happy with it, but it requires that commitment to improvement that I don't think many can afford to do. It probably takes a lot of practice time that could be spent making more money. I'm sure you want to conquer this and advance and I wish you luck

Hi! Thanks for your comment. Congratulations on your sub position! I'm not so far from you, I'm in Denton :)

There's definitely something very satisfying about singing! Thanks for your kind comments.

Best of luck on your auditions!!

Thanks so much for listening :)

Thanks! I hope someday I can play the whole opera...

Thanks! Yes it's such a nice moment :)

Of course! The entire fantasie is included in the duet in its original form, I just add the flute 2 part and some extra parts in the solo part during the interludes :)

@@alysehokamp Can’t wait haha.

give up

@@Pr0d3gi got it 😞

It all depends on your situation. If it’s your undying passion in life, you are confident you can survive and thrive in the music industry, and you are skilled among your contemporaries, you can make it!! Of course luck and time is very important in music, but as a guitarist many gigs and students exist (who wouldn’t want to learn guitar?!?) and if you are well known/respected then you can make a good living.

I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner- but I really can't answer this for you. The answer is somewhere inside of you- if you stay with the question, the answer will come to you.

Ahh it's so pretty I love this aria

@@alysehokamp One of the most beautiful.

Maybe some schools maybe have more of a specific piccolo requirement, but somehow I managed to get through my university with very little experience. I do like playing the piccolo, and I think you're right that it needs special instruction, as it is a different instrument with very different tendencies than the flute.

My plan is to arrange basically my whole recital for flute ensembles :-D let's see if I get through it all...

@@alysehokamp That will be great. Of course you can do it. Best wishes.