Publications

Books

Cover of Shedding the Flute: A Practical Method Book for Jazz Doublers by James Brinkmann

Shedding the Flute: A Practical Method Book for Jazz Doublers

Just A Theory Press, 2025

Designed as a practical method book for jazz doublers, Shedding the Flute covers core flute fundamentals alongside listening, transcribing, improvisation, practice routines, and switching from saxophone to flute.

The Scale Page

An adaptable major scale book that grows with the advancing beginner and intermediate flutist. (2017)

Peer-Reviewed Research

Knapp, Erika J.; Brinkmann, James and Liza Calisesi Maidens. “‘See me for who I am’: An exploratory study of undergraduate music major belonging.” Psychology of Music, October 2024.

Articles

“Understanding the Score.” The Flute View, August 2022.

“Intentional Fluting: To Practice or To Play.” The Flute View, June 2020.

“Left Hand Flute Project.” Flute Talk, May 2018.