Mel Bay Indispensable Scales, Exercises, and Etudes for the Developing Flutist
Mizzy McCaskill received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College and her Master's and Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She is a specialist in curriculum design and has written numerous publications concerning folk flutes, the modern Boehm flute, and flute pedagogy. She performs and records as both a flutist and vocalist in folk and classical genres. Flutist and composer Dona Gilliam received her Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA and her masters in Music Composition from the University of Kentucky, Lexington where she also received her Juris Doctorate of Law degree. Dona performs and composes in both folk and classical genres. She is currently Assistant Professor of Music at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. With Mizzy McCaskill, she has co-authored more than two dozen Mel Bay books addressing the flute, tinwhistle, fife, and clarinet.