Hi, I was hoping you'd be able to answer my questions:

I am taking my Grade 6 Flute exam in a few weeks.
I wanted to know:
- When doing the scales, is it in even notes (not long tonic)?
- When you do slurred scales, when do you need to tongue - eg is it the first note of each octave, or not at all?

My flute teacher wasn't very sure when I asked her, cos she specialises in sax.

Many Thanks!

Hi SG violin & flute,
as far as I can say from memory:

- the scales are to be played in even notes (quavers) exept the last note that is to be played as crotchet.
- when playing slurred you should play four notes in one slurr and then start with a tongued one.

It is described in "scales and arpeggios for flute" and I will look it up tonight when I am at home again to make it sure (if not someone else does it during today).

Actually, this isn't quite right. The scales are slurred all the way through - unless you need a breath at the top (as Andante in C said in your other thread in the Teachers' forum). I took my Grade 6 flute last term, and this is what I was taught to do by a teacher specialising in flute.

By the way, which pieces are you playing?

Hi!
Okay thanks for your help!

I'm doing:
A1, Allegro by Hasse
B5, Pour invoquer Pan by Debussy
C1, Con Brio by Russell Stokes

What did you play?

I played Pepusch's Largo and Allegro (A2), John McLeod's Berceuse (B2) and Drout's Study in C# minor (C5). Hope your preparation is going okay, and good luck for your exam. Let us know how you get on!

Awesome!
I love Berceuse!
Thank you