FLUTE TIME

 

TONE/EMBOUCHURE

  • De la Sonorite ex 1 and 3
  • Vibrato stuff
  • Harmonics
  • Intervals 3rds,4ths,5ths,octaves
  • Galway Good Start Warm-ups


SCALES

  • Major and Minor Scales 2 octaves, slurred and tongued
  • Extended Major Scales,sixteenth notes mm.100
  • Major and Minor Arpeggios 2 octaves, slurred and tongued
  • Marquarre Daily Exercises # 1, memorized
  • Taffanel - Gaubert ex.#4 majors, memorized
  • Taffanel-Gaubert Exercise #12, memorized
  • 3 octave Chromatic scale, slurred and tongued

 

ETUDE BOOKS

  • Melodious and Progressive Studies bk 1 & 2 Southern Music
  • Selected Studies Rubank
  • Advanced Method bk I & 2 Rubank
  • Modern Flutist Southern Music

PRACTICE
  • I. Warm-up Free time to do what works well for you; i.e., Scales, tone study, melodies transposed
  • II. SCALES & TECHNICAL EXERCISES (1/4 of your time)
  • III. Etudes
  • IV. Solo repertoire
  • V. Orchestral Excerpts
  • VI. School Ensemble assignments
  • Do 40-50 minutes and take a 10 minute break to avoid fatigue and injury. You can easily fill 2 hours.
    Take note of your problems as you play. Between practice sessions think and relax. Avoid mindless repetition.

 

AUDITIONS
  • All State/All Northwest - Recorded audition due end of September
  • College - Seniors, on going audition preparation,
  • Connie Fritz Concerto Competition - recorded audition due October 6, 2008; live performance November 17, 2008
  • OMTA - Competition October 25, 2008 at Lewis and Clark; sign up by September 9, 2008
  • All City - Live Audition 2nd week of January 2009
  • Wiscarson Concerto competition - Recorded Audition due March 6, 2009; Live audition April 4, 2009
  • NFA High School Solo Competition tapes due March 1
  • District IV Solo and Ensemble - High School,March 7, 2009
  • Salem Keizer middle School Solo and Ensemble - March 21, 2009
  • Recital- Weathers Music, Bach Room. May 22, 2009, 4:00-6:00
  • Youth Symphony auditions- June 2009