Month: October 2020
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5 Inspirational Solo Flute Pieces Fit for a Recital
If you are already starting to plan your end-of-year recital, add the wow factor with one of these brilliant contemporary pieces for solo flute. These will add that extra dimension to your programme planning and make for a recital to remember! Lora Al-Ahmad: Two Skazkas for Solo Flute It’s easy to see why this piece…
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Saint-Saëns Romance: practice tips
The Romance by Camille Saint-Saëns is one of my absolute favourite pieces – full of warmth and charm and not without its challenges. I recently did a warm-up video for the British Flute Society‘s Warm up Wednesday series and used some simple warm-up exercises centred around this piece. So, here is a blog to give…
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Escaping the Exam Syllabus – Five Lovely Flute Albums to Explore Around Grade 5
Albums can be a fantastic way of exploring new pieces. Whether you choose the works of one composer or decide that a wider selection of styles is more appropriate, there’s plenty to entice us away from the syllabus. Here is my pick of albums around Grade 5 level. Unbeaten Tracks for Flute and Piano (edited…