Kathryn Blocki

Publications

• Flute Zoo (8 book series) (Winner of 2023 National Flute Association Newly Pub. Music Award)
• Blocki Flute Method (7 books) (Winner of National Flute Association Newly Pub. Music Award)
• Planning to Play in Tune (Glowing review in NFA Journal)
• Syrinx Rhythmic Teaching Ed.
• Harmonics for a Beautiful Tone
• Pneumo Pro Band Exercises

Inventions

• Pneumo Pro® Wind Director (NAMM “Best Tools for Schools" award winner.)
• Flute Flex Pro positioning tool (2023 NAMM “Best Tools for Schools” award winner.) co-creator with Belgium flutist Ludwig Depaw
• KinderFlute®: Founder, curriculum development, and teacher training/certification program.

Teaching

• Private flute teacher: 1979 – present
  • 95% of students have excelled at local, state, national and/or international competitions.
• Goshen College 1994-1998
  • (Flute, Flute choir and developed Aural Skills curriculum)
• KinderFlute Teacher Trainer: 2010-present
• Sample Student Performance

Education

• BM Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music Bloomington, IN
• MM Arizona State University (Graduate Assistant: taught undergraduate flute students.)
• Teachers:
  •  Bernard Goldberg (Pitts. Symphony)
  •  James Pellerite (Phil. Orch. and IU Bloomington)
  •  Samuel Baron (Julliard)
  •  Eric Hoover (ASU)

Journals/Magazine Articles 

• Dutch “Fluit” magazine
• German “Flöte Aktuell” journal
• Babel International Flute (Director of Education)
• SBO (School Band and Orchestra)
• NFA Pedagogy Anthology Vol. 2
• The Flute Examiner

Professional Performances 

• Fort Wayne Philharmonic (flute/piccolo)
• Chautauqua Festival Orchestra (flute/piccolo)
• American Wind Symphony (flute/piccolo)
• Many chamber music concerts and recitals

Guest Clinician  

• National Flute Association (almost annually) (most recent 2024)
• Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic
• Taiwan-KinderFlute teacher training
• The Netherlands-KinderFlute training
• Australia Flute Conference
• Belgium Flute Teacher Training Classes
• Canadian Flute Conference
• Ontario Music Educators Conference
• Ohio Music Educators Conference
• Tennessee Music Educators Assoc. State Convention
• Texas Music Educators Conference (most recent 2025)
• Canadian Flute Conference
• Ontario Music Educators Conference
• Ohio Music Educators Conference
• Babel Flute International Conference
• Greenville, SC: Flute as Inspiration and Praise Masterclass (Taught afternoon masterclasses for 8 years.)
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Penn State University (most recent 2024)
• Yearly US KinderFlute Teacher Training Classes

Clinic and Seminar Topics (sampling)  

• Beginner Tone Production
• Planning to Play in Tune
• Yes, Your Flute Section CAN Play in Tune
• The Inclusive Studio: Tools for Teaching Diverse Learners
• Expand Your Palette: Vibrant Rep. for Colorful Concerts
• A Stress-Free Approach to Teaching the Rhythmically Challenged
• Innovative Instruction=Terrific Tone (Even in a Beginner’s First Lesson)
• Teaching Rhythm: Scope and Sequence
• Games for the Learning Flute
• Harmonics for a Beautiful High Register
• Balancing the Flute for Excellent Tone and Technique
• Creative Composing for Kids
• Breathing Games for Wind Player
• Teaching Syrinx with Musical Expression AND Rhythmic Integrity
• Syrinx: Inspiration, Integrity, and Interpretation

Videos and Music Tracks

• Over 50 instructional videos on YouTube
• Accompaniment tracks for Blocki Flute Books 1 and 2
• Accompaniment tracks for Flute Zoos Books 1-3, Duet, and Solo book.

Commissions

• A Perfect Day for Flute Quintet (Gay Kahonen)
• Casey at Bat (Diane Whitacre)
• The Shoemaker’s Dream (Diane Whitacre) (Collaboration with artist to create a picture book with CD of narration, flute and piano.)

Volunteer and Charity Work 

• Teach free and reduced rate lessons to foster children and lower-income students. (This varies between10 and 20% of current teaching load.)
• Provide free Pneumo Pros to orphans and teachers in low-income countries.
• NFA committee work.

National Flute Association Pedagogy Committee 

• Evaluate and assign levels to all published flute solos, etudes, and method books.
• Committee publication of Selected Solo and Studies Guide
• Evaluate and assign levels to all published flute quartets. This guide is available as a PDF on the NFA website.

Business Blocki Flute LLC 

• Owner retail and wholesale business: 2002 to present.
• Manage sales of approximately 20,000 books and inventions each year.
• Export to North America, Asia, Europe and Australia
• Manage five full and part employees.