Teacher
Abbie teaches the flute at the Royal Academy of Music, working in their junior, primary and outreach departments, and is currently teaching at Trinity Laban, deputising for Anna Pope. She has been the Flute Professor for Dartmouth College Foreign Study Program and has previously taught at Junior Guildhall and specialist music institution The Purcell School.
Known for her innovative and passionate approach to teaching, she has been a Guest Artist at numerous flute festivals, events and music courses, working with thousands of flute players of all ages and standards. Her enthusiastic and creative teaching style has earned her an international reputation, with her workshops being scheduled at flute events across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and Australia.
A passionate supporter of flute children’s charity Flutewise, Abbie has assisted Liz Goodwin (Founder) since 2005 on their numerous events and residential courses across the UK, Croatia and Slovenia. She was the Director of the Junior Day at the Australian Flute Festival 2015-19, designing and running a varied programme of activities for young people of all standards, and has worked on summer courses for the Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has also been a Guest Artist/Tutor at Interlochen Center for the Arts Flute Camp (Michigan, U.S) and has been a resident tutor for Flute School London adult courses for over ten years.
She is excited to be a guest Artist/Tutor on the Muzon International Institute Summer Course 2025.
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Abbie is the creator of eFlute, a global learning platform for adults founded during the pandemic. She regards it as her proudest achievement.
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eFlute
eFlute is a big, friendly and supportive online flute community, offering online tuition, courses, events, and much more!
Home of the infamous eFlute Festival, Abbie’s mission was to bring flute players together during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, and she organised a huge pioneering online event. Putting it together in just 2 weeks (pulling many all-nighters!), the festival was a great success; running for a sold-out month, employing over 40 renowned guest artists and scheduling over 60 concerts, workshops and masterclasses for players of every age and standard from all over the world. Numerous international soloists and orchestral principals welcomed attendees into their living rooms for intimate and informal Q&A’s, lessons and performances. There was also an online Solo Flute Competition with numerous categories, as well as a final gala concert raising over £1,000 for NHS Charities Together and Help Musicians UK.
The informal atmosphere combined with the uniqueness of the global situation made this event incredibly special but ‘of its time’, so the original festival can never be replicated. However, smaller-scale versions have taken place in 2022 and 2024, with plans underway for 2026 - and each one still strives to recreate some of the magic. Guests have included Emmanuel Pahud, Emily Beynon, Ian Anderson, Gareth Davies, Michael Cox and many, many more.
Abbie is supported in this event by fellow flautist Janna Hüneke and together they run The eFlute Academy, an ongoing weekly programme for adult learners, now in its 4th year. Their informal group classes are specifically designed to be as interactive as possible and cater for all budgets and levels. Free taster sessions are available to anyone who might want to try it - please click the link below to register interest:
