Hello everyone!
I encountered a low B (below middle C), in the third movement (rondo) of Mozart's concerto in G, today! I'm wondering, how can one be expected to play that note? The piece is on the syllabus, but surely only people with a B foot joint thingy would be able to play that note?! What am I expected to do? Leave it out; but it's part of the melody and there would be a huge gap!
How many of you have this extension that allows you to play the low B? Maybe everyone has that except me?
A very puzzled Charlotte

There are odd pieces where they pop up, though I must admit it's a bit unreasonable to put them on an exam syllabus! I don't have a B foot, and I don't think many of who regularly potter through viva Flute do (so you're not deprived or anything )

The only practical solution, is to tranpose the phrase featuring the B up an octave, though not knowing the piece, I can't really suggest anything in any further detail!

I guess you're playing from the Barenreiter edition, and that note is in the orchestral tutti. There is no need to play any of the tutti sections; let the piano cover those and come in whre it's labelled 'solo'. That edition drives me mad!

LOL..i can play the B below middle C on my flute without the B foot joint...
it's because my flute is sooooooo flat than the middle C already flatten to B !!

QUOTE (andante_in_c @ Apr 27 2005, 09:59 PM)

I guess you're playing from the Barenreiter edition, and that note is in the orchestral tutti. There is no need to play any of the tutti sections; let the piano cover those and come in whre it's labelled 'solo'.

Oh really, I didn't think of that! So I just leave those sections out? That would shorten it quite drastically, and I actually really like that section.
I'm glad I'm not the only one without a B foot joint!

If you get a chance to look at any of the other editions you'll find that the flute part doesn't contain those sections.

You can put them in if you want to, and put the section with the low B up an octave. I can't remember offhand where it is, as I always get my students to buy the Novello edition. You might find the examiners are expecting you to cut a lengthy tutti section, in the same way you would if it were just a lengthy piano section.