John Samuel Roper's Flute Studio

Flute Week 2026 was so much fun! We had such an awesome, engaged, and supportive group of fluties this year! From escape rooms to embracing improv, everybody crushed it!

We are so thankful to the village that made Flute Week happen!
🙏🏻 Thank you to Flute Center for being our event sponsor! Your support makes Flute Week possible.
🙏🏻 Thank you to Keith Howard for giving us all a reminder that flute can be free and fun!
🙏🏻 Thank you to Dorion Burkett for an awesome flute repair and maintenance class.
🙏🏻 Thank you to for sponsorship Dorion!
🙏🏻 Thank you and namaste to Harper cash for two incredible and musician-focused yoga sessions
🙏🏻 Thank you to the amazing Jennifer Parker-Harley for sharing so much insight on proper warm-ups and efficient practicing.
🙏🏻 Thank you to Saint Paul’s for their steadfast support in allowing us to make their church out Flute Week home.
🙏🏻 Thank you to Rebecca Kuehl for sharing your expertise in Alexander Technique and so much more!
🙏🏻 Thank you to all the fluties and Flute Fam who make my job so rewarding!

See you next year!! 🎵🕵🏻‍♂️🎇🙌🏽🧘🏼‍♂️

May is for celebrating our studio seniors! This week we’re sending props to Liam Monk! Liam will be attending Clemson and majoring in Engineering. He is also a recipient of the Palmetto Scholars scholarship.

Congratulations, Liam!! We are SO proud of you!! 🧑🏼‍💻🌉

May is for celebrating our studio seniors! This week we’re sending props to Hannah Nield! Hannah will be attending Clemson and majoring in Elementary Education.

Congratulations, Hannah!! We are SO proud of you!! 🍎👩‍🏫

May is for celebrating our studio seniors! First up is Shilah Pittman. Shilah will be attending USC Honors College to study Neuroscience. Her scholarships include the USC Merit Scholarship, the STEM Scholarship, and the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship.

Congratulations, Shilah!! We are SO proud of you!! 🧠👩🏼‍⚕️🩻

Bravo to these amazing flutists of the !! How lucky am I to teach such awesome young people?!

Special props to on a truly spectacular performance of the Hue Fantasie!! 🔥🔥

FLUTE WEEK GUEST ARTIST 🚨 🚨🚨
We are thrilled to have Dr. Parker-Harley joining us for Flute Week 2026! 🥳🙌🏽🎵

Jennifer Parker-Harley is a flutist and teacher on the faculty at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, She brings her experience as an orchestral flutist (Columbus Symphony, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, Chautauqua Symphony), recitalist and chamber musician to her studio at USC.  In addition to maintaining a deep commitment to the standard repertoire, Jennifer has a keen interest in contemporary music. She has premiered or commissioned numerous pieces that feature the flute in solo and chamber settings, including new works for flute and bassoon with her husband, bassoonist Michael Harley (www.michaelharleybassoon.com).  For several years, she has been exploring music for flute inspired by literature, particularly poetry and short stories.  Her CD with pianist Lydia Brown and actress Robyn Hunt, Words and Music ((Titanic label), includes masterworks by Debussy, Schubert and Reinecke, and incorporates readings of the poetry that inspired each piece.  Jennifer is also a beginning improviser, in jazz and other genres.  Both improvisation and the experience of being a student again continue to inform her teaching.
 
 As a pedagogue, Jennifer has an interest in helping her students develop a mindful approach to music-making and has presented classes in mindfulness meditation at the UofSC School of Music. She has also worked closely with psychologist Todd Kays to develop a teaching approach that helps students address the mental and emotional aspects of performing and practicing. Find out more at www.jenniferparkerharley.com!

I hope everyone has a fantastic time making music this weekend!! TWENTY SIX Studio Regionistas?? Holy smokes. 🙏🏻💨💨

Proud of these kiddos on surviving the craziest All-State auditions yet!!

Junior Band
1st chair, Emilia Blackman
7th chair, Liza Anderson
1st Alternate, Maeve Clifford

Clinic Band
7th chair, Pepper Baney
2nd Alternate, Violet Ekvall

Senior Band
1st chair, Shilah Pittman
1st Alternate, Liam Monk

Region list coming soon! 🤓🎵🔥

Gearing up for yet ANOTHER weekend of Region solos.