All-Northwest hopefuls, audition excerpts for the Wind Symphony are out and so are my demonstration videos! Wyoming flutists. see if your school qualifies here and read on for some helpful tips on preparing.
I've recorded the entire audition page with the metronome on so that you can also practice along with me. Good luck to you all this September, and keep in touch if you'd like some individual help at nriner@uwyo.edu. ; )
Exercise 1 / Chromatic scale: be sure to keep your sound even and full from bottom to top. Keep fingers very clean so that they all work together as a rhythmical team, with no stray movements between notes. Hold the top note for the full two beats indicated with beauty and a shimmer of vibrato!
Exercise 2: Note the wide variety of articulations in this etude, and be sure each indication--staccato, accent, legato, and slur--sound clearly different from each other. There is not a lot of dynamic contrast here, but it is a good opportunity to display your tapering skills at the ends of phrases, where indicated!
Exercise 3: Now we have much more consistent articulation markings and a wider variety of dynamics. Staccato means short and light, but not clipped and dead, so be sure you're only articulating lightly at the front of the note, not also stopping the end ("tah", not "tut"). Map out your dynamics so that you know exactly where on the head joint you will blow each for f, mf, mp, and p.
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