About the author
Deanna Mathews Kilbourne is a flutist and writer living in St. Petersburg, Florida. She studied flute at Bradley University, Northern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has taught at Illinois Central College, Knox College, and the University of Illinois, as well as giving private lessons to students of all ages and levels.
Currently she is performing with The South Shore Symphony Orchestra and conducting the Tampa Bay Flute Choir. She writes a blog, www.practicingflutist.com, about flute practice and life as a ‘flutist with a day job.’