Hi
In a few months I will be auditioning for my county's youth orchestra. I have absolutely no idea what im going to play! Has anyone got any impressive flute pieces (not too hard grade 7 max please) that they could recommend to me? It doesn't really matter what style jazz classical etc or if they are well known or not.
Thankyou lots and lots!!
Anna x
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Hi,
There's loads of stuff you could do. Do you have any grade seven pieces already prepared? When I first started uni I used my grade eight pieces to audition for stuff as it saved me learning new ones, and I already knew my grade eight ones must be good enough since I got good marks in the grade eight exam and for A level where I played the same pieces for my recital.
If not, there are a few things I could recommend. If your audition is long enough to play more than one piece, go for a range of styles, and choose mainly pieces which have a piano accompaniment so that you can show how you fit in with another player. For classical, I'd pick up a copy of the Handel Sonatas book and pick something from there. The first and second movements of the E minor were on grade 7 when I did mine, and the first and second movements of the C major were on grade 6. The A minor is also very nice. You can't go too far wrong with the Prelude from John Rutter's Suite Antique either, which was grade 6. And if you want to show off, go for Russell Stokes Jazz Singles no 4 (I know there's no piano accompaniment, but it's a great piece - it used to be on grade 7 but sounds harder). Although people will tell you the Mozart concertos and the Poulenc Sonata are staple diet for flautists, none of them come up before grade eight so don't be tempted if that's not what you want.
Best of luck,
Helena
There's loads of stuff you could do. Do you have any grade seven pieces already prepared? When I first started uni I used my grade eight pieces to audition for stuff as it saved me learning new ones, and I already knew my grade eight ones must be good enough since I got good marks in the grade eight exam and for A level where I played the same pieces for my recital.
If not, there are a few things I could recommend. If your audition is long enough to play more than one piece, go for a range of styles, and choose mainly pieces which have a piano accompaniment so that you can show how you fit in with another player. For classical, I'd pick up a copy of the Handel Sonatas book and pick something from there. The first and second movements of the E minor were on grade 7 when I did mine, and the first and second movements of the C major were on grade 6. The A minor is also very nice. You can't go too far wrong with the Prelude from John Rutter's Suite Antique either, which was grade 6. And if you want to show off, go for Russell Stokes Jazz Singles no 4 (I know there's no piano accompaniment, but it's a great piece - it used to be on grade 7 but sounds harder). Although people will tell you the Mozart concertos and the Poulenc Sonata are staple diet for flautists, none of them come up before grade eight so don't be tempted if that's not what you want.
Best of luck,
Helena
Try and find something with 2 moods to give a contrast in you abilities of character. not saying play a 20 min sonata with 6 moods but when poeple hear that an individual can play sadly and happily extremely well then that is better than somebody who can play just sadly.
Thanks both!!
I had thought about the Poulenc sonata, as I think, one of the movement appears in the grade 7 syllabus. I have had a quick look at the Russell Stokes piece and that looks good too, and I am just going to see if I can get a preview of the Mozart pieces! Now its just choosing between them all, and finding two contrasting pieces.
Thanks again
Anna
I had thought about the Poulenc sonata, as I think, one of the movement appears in the grade 7 syllabus. I have had a quick look at the Russell Stokes piece and that looks good too, and I am just going to see if I can get a preview of the Mozart pieces! Now its just choosing between them all, and finding two contrasting pieces.
Thanks again
Anna
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