Personalized, Supportive Flute Lessons | Online & in Austin, TX
Effortless Flute-Playing Through Self-Awareness
Find freedom from perfectionism, physical tension and frustrating limitations, and enjoy playing and practicing with joy, freedom, and self-trust.
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“Jolene has helped me tremendously to become more self-aware in not only my technique, but also my thought process and how I approach learning new music or music you've already learned. I feel as though I've gained back my confidence that I've previously had and then some.”
— Renzo V., Online Student
I’m Jolene Madewell
I’m a flute teacher in Leander, TX and online, and I teach with a supportive approach, rooted in awareness techniques that promote ease and enhance expression.
I've spent years overcoming, practicing, discovering, researching, and teaching the most common obstacles we face as flutists so I can teach you how to have more breakthroughs.
Struggling to overcome fear, perfectionism, frustration, tension, and self-doubt? Need help with airy sounds, cracking notes, uneven technique, or breathing? Looking to get back into playing for fun but don't know where to start? You're in the right place!
“I wholeheartedly recommend flute lessons with Jolene. I am a semi professional flute player that has been taking online lessons with Jolene on a sporadic basis as well as following her YouTube videos & recordings for many years. I felt a calling to reach out to Jolene because I knew she was a teacher that could help me reconnect my mind, body, heart, & flute together again, when it often feels so fragmented.
I was drawn to her kind, sensitive, empathetic, introspective, thoughtful, self-accepting approach. You can hear this in the narratives she speaks out loud during her own recorded practice sessions. It is clearly the same tone she offers to everyone she works with that makes me feel safe to bring my whole self as a flute player to our lessons. (Not to mention that her own artistry & technical skill are mind blowing & super inspirational). I also love how she weaves in the teachings of many flute players, and adapts them for any challenge at hand.
I could go on about the technical, tone, & musical improvements I experience in my flute playing during our lessons, but to me what is most special is the blend of these effective approaches to teaching flute along with the safety of the space she creates. And how much lighter I feel after each lesson.
I believe this kind of container for learning and refining our musical crafts is so very special, and so very rare. Anyone who has the opportunity to study flute with Jolene in person or online will be incredibly lucky!”
- E.H., online student
Less frustration, more a-ha! moments.
Personalized, supportive flute lessons in Austin / Leander, TX and virtual lessons online to help you learn the awareness techniques that will unlock your most expressive, joyful playing.
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The Effortless Low Register Warm-Up
“I would definitely recommend Jolene to prospective students. She is an extremely patient and kind person and always has a smile on her face. She is always willing to take as many approaches to a problem as needed and is one of the most skilled flute players I know. She has so much dedication to the musical arts and to her students”
— Lia, Austin, TX