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
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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 14, 2009
- Recital- Weathers Music, Bach Room. May 29, 2009, 4:00-6:00
- Youth Symphony auditions- June 2009
