This is officially the first episode of the podcast where I got to sit down and talk with someone I have not personally met! I discovered Robin through her YouTube page when I was searching for certain flute techniques while writing Approaching Cyrrhus. After subscribing to her channel, I started following her on other social media and saw the frequency with which she posts content. So much of what she does it dedicated and in service to composers, and I could not think of a better reason to have her on.

Some of the things we discuss:

Creating long-term music projects for YouTube.

52 Weeks of Flute and 365 Days of Flute as a resource for composers.

“The biggest thing composers don’t get is performer feedback...”

Ralph Lewis’s “YouTube piece that uses the algorithm”

Things composers need to stop doing.

“Contemporary techniques for Composers” and “Contemporary Techniques 101.”

How to reach out to Robin and what NOT to say.

The validity of having a career on the internet.

When it comes to improvisation, “practice being uncomfortable.”