Teaching Notes

This busy, ‘fun fair’ ride of a study in A minor, is as much about looking forward, as it is about the complexities of playing the flute. With a constant and swiftly moving triplet theme, the performer has to negotiate plunging arpeggios, lengthy passages in the bottom octave and interval leaps with added articulation. Everything is passing by rather too quickly! Rare are the moments to take a breath or to take stock of what is happening! Therefore, in order to maintain……