Browse Helen's Workshop Schedule

Here is a listing of Helen's Workshop schedule. If you like, you can view only the next 6 months (soonest first), only the years 2009, 2008, or 2007, or return to the complete list.

Date Place & Time Workshop Information
Apr 2 Manhattan, New York City Perform Confidently from Inside Out - All day workshop
Jan 10 to Jan 13 Ventura, California Limited number of private sessions available.
Jan 19 University of North Carolina Wellness Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mental Visualization for Peak Performance. For athletes, public speakers, performers in the arts.
Jan 23 Oakville Suzuki Association, Toronto, Canada Workshop for children and teens, mixed instruments
Jan 24 Canadian Flute Association, Toronto, Canada Perform Confidently from Inside Out workshop
Jan 26 University of North Carolina Wellness Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mental Visualization for Peak Performance. For athletes, public speakers, performers in the arts
Feb 24 to Feb 26 Baltimore, MD Limited number of private sessions available
Mar 22 Yale University School of Music, New Haven, Connecticut Workshop for voice, opera, early music, and piano departments.
Mar 24 to Mar 25 Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts Residency: Presentations, workshops, group drop-in sessions, private sessions
Apr 28 University of North Carolina Wellness Center at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, NC , 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Positive Self-Talk: How to REALLY Do it!
Jun 26 to Jul 3 Wildacres Flute Retreat Little Switzerland, North Carolina One week residential workshop for teens, young adults, adults of all levels. Private sessions.
Aug 11 Anaheim, CA Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Pre-NFA Convention Workshop. Details TBA.
Aug 12 to Aug 15 Anaheim, CA National Flute Association Convention Private sessions
Aug 12 National Flute Association Convention, Anaheim, California Presentation: Do They Think I'm No Good? Freeing Yourself from Fear of Judgment
Aug 13 National Flute Association Convention Anaheim, California Mind Power: The Art of Concentration
Sep 27 to Oct 8 Escuela Nacional de Música (National School of Music) Tegucigalpa, Honduras Festival of Honduras: Classes in performance confidence for all ages.
Oct 13 University of North Carolina Wellness Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Positive Self-Talk: How to REALLY Do It!
Oct 14 University Mall, Chapel Hill, North Carolina How to Speak and Perform Confidently in Public
Oct 22 to Oct 24 Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan Integrating Flute, Spirit, Mind and Body, with Rhonda Larson and Lea Pearson
Nov 6 to Nov 7 Wilmington, Delaware, Flute Pro Shop Performance Anxiety from Inside Out. Workshop for all musicians, speakers, actors, dancers
Nov 15 University of North Carolina Wellness Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Mental Visualization for Peak Performance
Jan 23 to Jan 24 University of California at Davis, Davis, California University of California at Davis Flute Festival

Workshops:

  •  - Performance Anxiety: Talking to Yourself Means You're Sane and Confident!
  •  - Performance Anxiety: Hallucinating Means You're in Control of Your Performances!

Private Sessions

Feb 21 to Feb 22 Reston, Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Workshop, Private Sessions
Mar 7 Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Flute Society - Performance Anxiety from Inside Out workshop
Mar 14 to Mar 15 Seattle, Washington, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Private Sessions
Mar 15 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Flute Society Convention, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Performance Anxiety from Inside Out
May 5 to May 26 University of North Carolina Wellness Center at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Four week class for speakers, musicians, dancers, salespeople, actors. Classes on Tuesday evenings, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Jun 20 to Jun 27 Little Switzerland, North Carolina, Wildacres Flute Retreat One week residential workshop for teens, young adults, adults of all levels. Private sessions
Jul 15 to Jul 16 Kansas City, MO Private sessions - evenings only
Aug 12 New York City, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Pre-NFA Convention Workshop. Pre-registration is required. Online registration is available using this form.
Aug 13 to Aug 16 New York, NY National Flute Association Convention - Presentation/Workshop, Topic: The Flutist's Best Friends: Persistence and Resilience
Aug 13 to Aug 16 New York, NY National Flute Association Convention - Private Sessions.
Aug 21 to Aug 22 Santa Fe, NM Private sessions
Aug 27 to Aug 28 Santa Fe, NM Private sessions
Oct 8 Henderson State University, Arkansas Performance Anxiety workshop
Nov 7 Evanston, Illinois Chicago Flute Club Flute Festival: Performance Anxiety from Inside Out
Nov 7 Evanston, Illinois Chicago Flute Club Flute Festival: Private sessions
Nov 14 Raleigh Area Flute Association Flute Fair, Raleigh, North Carolina The Flutist's Best Friends: Persistence and Resilience
Dec 4 Winston Salem, NC, North Carolina School of the Arts Masterclass on Performance Anxiety
Feb 3 Diamond Bar (Los Angeles), California, Diamond Bar Performing Arts High School, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Performance Anxiety from Inside Out for Teens
Feb 4 The Colburn School Music Conservatory, Los Angeles, California Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Workshop for Flute Studio of Jim Walker
Feb 21 University of Maryland Sigma Alpha Iota Performance Health Lecture Series, College Park, Maryland Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Presentation for musicians, actors, dancers.
Mar 4 Nassau Centre, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Workshop for Musicians and Dancers
Mar 14 Seattle, Washington, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Radiant Performance: More Concentration, More Confidence, Private Studio of Bonnie Blanchard
Mar 19 North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Performance Anxiety Workshop for Music Department
Apr 1 University of North Carolina Wellness Center at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Four week class for speakers, musicians, dancers, salespeople, actors. Classes held during the weeks of April 1, 8, 15, and 22.
Apr 24 92nd Street Y, New York, New York Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Two-hour evening class
Apr 24 to Apr 25 New York City Private sessions
Apr 29 Helen's Studio, Chapel Hll, North Carolina Private Workshop for musicians and speakers. Sessions held April 29, May 6, 13, and 27.
Jun 21 to Jun 28 Little Switzerland, North Carolina, Wildacres Flute Retreat One week residential workshop for teens, young adults, adults of all levels, private sessions
Jul 10 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsion International Native American Flute Convention, Workshop and private sessions
Jul 19 to Jul 24 Finger Lake Flute Institute Canandaigua, New York (near Rochester) Radiant Performance: More Concentration, More Confidence, Week-long residential workshop, Private sessions
Aug 6 Kansas City, Missouri, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Performance Anxiety from Inside Out, pre-NFA Convention full-day workshop Pre-registration required,Cost $125.
Contact Helen at this email address. Location near to convention center
Aug 7 to Aug 10 Kansas City, Missouri, National Flute Association National Convention. Presentation: Peak Performance Through Mental Visualization. Presentation: Returning to the Flute as an Adult.

Helen will be available for private sessions throughout the convention. Contact Helen at this email address to pre-schedule private sessions. Sessions may also be scheduled while at the convention.
Aug 21 to Aug 24 Manchester, England, British Flute Society International Convention Performance Anxiety Workshop and Advanced Performance Anxiety Workshop, Private sessions
Sep 9 University of North Carolina Wellness Center at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Four week class for speakers, musicians, dancers, salespeople, actors. Sessions during the weeks of Sept 9, 16, 23, and 30.
Nov 8 Albuquerque, New Mexico Private Sessions
Nov 9 Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5:00 pm - 2:00 pm Albuquerque Flute Society
Jan 18 University of North Carolina Wellness Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Four week class for musicians, speakers, dancers, actors
Jan 20 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Symanski Voice Studios Middle and high school vocal students, adult students, and their teachers
Feb 3 Ottawa, Illinois, Isenhower Flute Studio All-day workshop Performance Anxiety from Inside Out. 75 private flute students, band and chorus members, Middle school and high school
Feb 5 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois Presentation for flute studio of Dr. Jonathan Keeble, Undergraduate and graduate students; private sessions
Feb 22 to Feb 24 Baltimore, Maryland Private sessions
Mar 11 North Carolina Symphony and Raleigh Area Flute Association, Raleigh, North Carolina Half day workshop for all instruments
Mar 25 to Mar 28 Santa Fe, New Mexico Private sessions
May 4 to May 6 Washington, D.C. Private sessions
May 30 University of North Carolina Wellness Center at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Four week class for speakers, musicians, dancers, salespeople, actors. Sessions held for the weeks of May 30, June 6, and June 20.
Jun 23 to Jun 30 Little Switzerland, North Carolina, Wildacres Flute Retreat One week residential workshop for teens, young adults, adults of all levels; private sessions
Jul 7 Symanski Voice Studio All-day workshop, Regional vocalists and voice students
Aug 8 Albuquerque, New Mexico near NFA convention site The Whole Musician: Performance Anxiety from Inside Out, Full day workshop (one day before NFA convention)
Aug 9 to Aug 12 Albuquerque, New Mexico, National Flute Association national convention Presentation: Performance Anxiety from Inside Out. Private sessions
Sep 4 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana Presentation to School of Music. Workshop for Flute Studio of Dr. Patti Adams
Sep 5 to Sep 7 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Presentation to School of Music. Workshop for flute studio of Dr. Katherine Kemler, undergraduate and graduate students, private sessions
Oct 14 Palo Alto, CA, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Performance Anxiety from Inside Out Workshop
Oct 14 to Oct 16 San Francisco, CA Private sessions
Oct 24 to Oct 25 Conway, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina University Department of Music One-hour performance and concentration classes
Oct 25 University of North Carolina Wellness Center at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Performance Anxiety from Inside Out. Four week class for speakers, musicians, dancers, salespeople, actors. Classes held the weeks of Oct. 25, Nov. 1, and Nov. 15.
Nov 3 Greater Portland Flute Society Portland, Oregon Performance Anxiety from Inside Out (morning workshop). Radiant Performance: More Concentration, More Confidence (afternoon workshop). Open to all musicians.
Dec 5 Prato (near Florence), Italy, Municipal Music School, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Performance Anxiety from Inside Out