The Audition Method for Flute - Volume 1

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_x000D_ Whether you are preparing for an audition or developing your musical voice in an orchestra, there are a myriad of new ideas on every page that are sure to inspire, inform, and invigorate your flute playing._x000D_ _x000D_ —Hannah Hammel Maser_x000D_     Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony Orchestra_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Flutists will find focused, tactical solutions to some of the most daunting challenges in the repertoire. Applying Joshua Smith’s exercises and annotations has a remarkably freeing impact on the performer._x000D_ _x000D_ —Madeline Lucas Tolliver_x000D_     Dean of Performance and Production Operations,_x000D_     Manhattan School of Music_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_  _x000D_ _x000D_ The Audition Method for Flute, Volume 1 is for aspiring and established flutists looking to win orchestral auditions. This book can be used throughout the entire process of preparing for an audition, including at the audition itself._x000D_ _x000D_ In this volume, Joshua Smith, principal flute of The Cleveland Orchestra, provides standard flute audition excerpts from the early 20th century in three versions: the Original Part as it appears in the actual score with original markings, an Annotated Part that includes instructions written into the part to aid preparation, and an Audition Part. All annotations are carefully made in blue ink for ease of reading._x000D_ _x000D_ Each excerpt comes with a written guide that includes primary and secondary points of interest when preparing for an audition. A number of practice exercises are also provided with suggested methods for overcoming specific challenges in each excerpt._x000D_ _x000D_ The Audition Method for Flute, Volume 1 is an invaluable aid that will transform and improve the entire audition experience._x000D_ _x000D_ Repertoire (Early 20th Century):_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun _x000D_ Debussy: La Mer, mvts. I and III_x000D_ Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, Opening and Solo_x000D_ Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, mvts. II and IV_x000D_ Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol _x000D_ Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Firmly established as one of the world’s great orchestral flutists, Joshua Smith is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. He was appointed as principal flute of The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO) at age twenty, joining the ensemble in 1990. He can be heard on more than a hundred recordings with the TCO and has performed extensively in both the United States and abroad.