Flute Haven - Facilitators

Clint Goss

Clint Goss, Ph.D. is a trained music facilitator and performer on world flutes and instruments. Clint and his wife, Vera, have facilitated energetic and inspirational Native Flute workshops since 2003. They bring out the potential in all participants, regardless of their level of musical experience.

Clint performs on the Native American Flute, Indian Bansuri, African Kalimba, Slovakian Fujara and Koncovka, Indian Shruti box, Swiss Hang, and a variety of world percussion instruments. He has performed and recorded on five continents, and his collection of over 240 world flutes is a source for many of the organic and eclectic sounds he brings to the mix.

In 2006, Clint released “SpiritGrass” with bluegrass artist Eric Miller, which was a finalist in the 2007 International Acoustic Music Awards. Many more CD productions have followed on the Manifest Spirit label, with a heavy emphasis on music enrichment and education.

Clint holds a certificate in music facilitation from the Music for People organization and actively facilitates music workshops for Native Flute players as well as general music workshops.

Based on research into the origins and history of the Native American Flute, Clint developed the web site Flutopedia.com, which provides expansive resources for players, makers, and researchers of the Native American flute. From that research, he and Vera developed the Origins concept: an event that blurs the line between artists and audience and invites everyone to contribute to the music and share their musical voice. Together, the group explores the earliest forms of human musicality and creates music from before a time when music became over-civilized.

www.ClintGoss.com • www.Flutopedia.com • www.NativeFluteSchool.com •
www.ManifestSpirit.com • www.NAFTracks.com

Cornell Kinderknecht

Cornell is an award-nominated recording artist and performer on flutes and other woodwind instruments from around the world, including Native American flute, bansuri flute from India, ocarina, recorder and bamboo flutes.

Cornell's sessions at Flute Haven focus on core flute playing techniques, expressiveness, ornamentation, and performance.

Cornell received a music degree in woodwind performance from Kansas State University where he studied modern oboe, bassoon, and historic woodwinds with Sara Funkhouser. He has studied recorder in workshop and masterclass settings with Han Tol, Joris von Goethe, Saskia Coolen, and Frances Blaker.

Cornell's recordings include Nightfall (2008), Returning Home (2005), Equilibrium (2008), and Ziba (2008).

He is a member of Impending Bloom Floating Ensemble (world music), Trio Giocoso, the Wireless Consort Recorder Ensemble, DFW Artists Care, Dallas Fort Worth International Community Alliance, the Dallas Recorder Society, and Heart of the Cedar Native American Flute Circle. He is also on the board of directors of Earth Rhythms.

Cornell regularly performs as a solo artist, playing original works on woodwind instruments from cultures around the world. Instruments that Cornell performs on include recorder, Native American style flute, Indian bansuri, bamboo flute, ocarina, Irish flute and whistle, oboe, and English horn.

www.Cornellk.com

Ron Kravitz

Ron is the creator of Music in the Moment improvisational workshops for everyone, is producer of Underground At Ron's, his house concert series that showcases the talents of local, regional & national artists from a variety of creative domains, facilitates Vocal Groove Improvisations and is also long time percussionist for the Group Motion dance improvisation workshop in Philadelphia.

At Flute Haven, Ron coaches players on integrating their own natural inner rhythm into their music. His workshops give players an opportunity to jam with rhythm instruments in ensembles and jam sessions.

He can be contacted at ron@MusicInTheMoment.com.

www.MusicInTheMoment.com

Eric Miller

Music improvisation specialist, Dr. Eric Miller, is a researcher, consultant, published author, certified biofeedback therapist and board-certified music therapist. Dr. Miller has instructed Music Therapy classes at the Naropa Institute, Hahnemann University, Bryn Mawr College, Montgomery County Community College and has served as adjunct faculty in the Immaculata University Music Therapy Department since 2000.

In 2011, Eric published “Bio-Guided Music Therapy”, exploring the clinical integration of music and biofeedback.

Eric's focus at Flute Haven centers on playing in harmony with other flutes and with string instruments. He also serves as recording engineer for the recording program.

Eric plays the mandolin, guitar, bass, banjo, sitar, harmonica and various percussion instruments, and has played in musical groups of many different styles, including rock, blues, jazz, reggae, bluegrass and country. He may be reached at Eric@Musicforpeople.org.

www.SpiritGrass.com

Lynn Miller

Lynn provides a supportive atmosphere for opening your natural voice. Through fun vocal warm-ups and improvisation structures, she assists in freeing inhibitions and broadening expression with the goal of "singing through your flute".

Lynn is a trained music facilitator, music therapist, and is on the staff of Music for People, a four-year training program in music improvisation.

In 2008, Lynn released Mystic Song, an exploration of world music that draws on the flavors of tradition from around the globe.

She facilitates vocal improvisation groups in France, Switzerland, Italy and the U.S.

www.LynnMiller.org

Vera Shanov

In a room full of flute players, Vera provides counterpoint, be it percussion and rhythm or poetry for flute accompaniment. Coming from a marketing background, she brings a perspective of “knowing your audience” and encourages flute players to expand their musical repertoire of styles so that they can serve a wider audience.

Flute Haven - Presenters

Frank Henninger

Frank is an accomplished performer on the Native American flute, drone flute, harmony drone flute, ocarina and didgeridoo, performing as "Ravenwolf." He has had dozens of performances to date, including church services, medicine wheel ceremonies, weddings, accompanying didgeridoo performers at sound healing concerts, solstice events, private dinners and flute circle gatherings.

Frank's focus at Flute Haven is on Novice instruction, drone flutes, and hosting flute circles.

“Playing the native flute is the channeling of the human breath into the sound of Spirit.”

www.FrankHenninger.com

Ron Volkman

Ron began his music career in Chicago 35 years ago as a professional trombone player, playing for many well-known performers and occasionally touring the country. More recently, he was drawn to the sounds of the Australian Didgeridoo and Native American Flute and was compelled to begin playing these beautiful instruments.

Ron's sessions at Flute Haven focus on breath control and development, and exploring the styles used on various instruments at his command.

During the past year, he has been a regular performer at ceremonies, weddings, and improv groups. He is a regular member of Rati Bhava Band, a local Kirtan group, where he combines the sounds of the Native American Flute with this Eastern tradition. Ron takes great joy in sharing this journey with others, and believes that everyone is a musician and can find the joy in sharing even a single note with others.