Study No. 6 – Trailer

BREATHING and PHRASING STUDY from OP. 13, No. 6

Jacques-François Gallay (1795-1864)

I have to confess that when I was young, playing slow melodies on the flute held little in the way of interest to me. As is so often the case with youthful drive, my predominant aim was to be able to play tunes such as the Flight of the Bumblebee, as quickly as I possibly could and preferably at a tempo quicker than anyone else before…..