Who Makes the Flute Swab?

Elizabeth DuBois McCarthy has spent her adult life in Nova Scotia. Born and raised in Indiana, she began flute at age nine. She studied with Donald Peck, Joseph Mariano, Aurele Nicolet, Marcel Moyse & Geoffrey Gilbert.

Beth holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York) and a Master's Degree from Emporia State University (Emporia, Kansas).

She has played Principal Flute in the Winnipeg Symphony (Manitoba) and the Atlantic Symphony (Nova Scotia). She was the founding president of the Atlantic Flute Society.

Her students range from young (Suzuki Method) to adult and from beginner to advanced. She is Instructor of Flute at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Beth encourages her students to pursue the highest standard possible. She believes the Flute Swab allows them to support this pursuit by helping them to keep their flutes in top form.