Flute Tips from Paris by Patricia Nagle, professor of flute at the École Normale de Musique –Alfred Cortot de Paris offers advice to flutists who wish to enter a career as a performer. Although times have changed for musicians wishing to major in performance, the Academy is a proponent of a balanced lifestyle: using your creative core skills to obtain an excellent-paying job to sustain your creative aspirations. Patricia’s tips are eternal in their significance and long-term career objectives.