It's not an issue among professional musicians, he says, and men occupy first flute roles in leading orchestras like the New York Philharmonic.

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Schedule six years' worth of dental checkups on your Palm VII while sitting in an airport lounge, or a first flute lesson from the den, at midnight, after coming home from the symphony.

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