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| practise time |
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Beginners (RCM I-IV): 15-30 minutes per day, or as long as it takes to get things right. Intermediate I (RCM VI): 45-60 minutes per day, or as long as it takes to get things right. Intermediate II (RCM VIII-IX): 60-90 minutes per day, or as long as it takes to get things right. Advanced (RCM X-ARCT): As long as it takes. |
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| how to practise |
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Practising is different from playing through. Practising involves the following steps: 1. Identify the problems in the technique, study or piece. :: where are the "blips"? are you having trouble with sound? expression? rhythm? 2. Isolate the problem. :: take the problem passage out of the piece and work on JUST that section. 3. Integrate the solution. :: when the problem has been fixed, put it back into the piece/study/technical passage. Your session should involve a minimum of 90% practise (dealing specifically with problems) and a maximum of 10% playing through. |
| what to practise |
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A typical breakdown of an effective 60-minute practise session might be: 15 minutes TONE 7 minutes TECHNIQUE 7 minutes STUDIES 15 minutes REPERTOIRE 10 minutes ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS or ADDITIONAL REPERTOIRE 6 minutes PLAYING FOR FUN If you find you are
having a more difficult time with one area than another, you can
redistribute time as necessary. |
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| recommended technique |
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| practise planner & resources |
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to download a .pdf of the Practise Planner. |
| repairs |
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Your flute should be checked over for leaks and other problems by a repair person at least once a year. Music Aid is located at 311 Horton St in London. Call ahead to reserve a repair time (repairs@musicaid.com, 519-433-3343). |
| recommended recordings & flutists |
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Here are a few artists/albums to get you started. Classical: Jean-Pierre
Rampal, Alexa Still, James Galway (Music for my Little Friends, etc.),
Various (The
Best Flute Album in the World ... Ever!), Emmanuel Pahud, Sharon
Bezaly (Whirling Dance, Bridge Across the Pyrenees, etc.), Timothy
Hutchins, Marten Root (baroque), Ransom Wilson, Paula Robison, William
Bennett, Julius Baker, Emily Beynon, Tadue Coelho, Michel Debost,
Geoffrey Gilbert, William Kincaid, Aurele Nicolet, Nestor Torres,
Wissam Boustany, Rachel Brown (baroque)
Traditional: Matt Molloy, Kevin Crawford, Chris Norman, Harry Bradley, June Ní Chormaic (MacCormack), Jean-Michel Veillon (Breton), Brian Finnegan, Catherine McEvoy, Michael McGoldrick, Mike Rafferty, Desi Wilkinson, Peter Horan, Aoife Granville, P.J. Crotty, Nicholas Williams, Nuala Kennedy and many others. For more ideas, take a look at the Wooden Flute Obsession cds. |
| flute makers |
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For information on buying a flute, visit J.L. Smith's page here or Mark Shepherd's page here. Disclaimer: We have not personally tried every flute listed below. These makers appear on this list because their instruments had a solid reputation in the flute community at the time this page was created. Student Flutes Azumi Gemeinhardt Jupiter Pearl Trevor James Yamaha 211SII Intermediate Flutes Altus 807 Amadeus Azumi DiMedici Jupiter 711 Sankyo Sonare Yamaha 300, 400 series (secondhand or older instruments with no "A" in the serial number) Professional Flutes Brannen Burkart Haynes Miyazawa Muramatsu Powell Sankyo Headjoints Abell Burkart Drelinger J.R. Lafin Mancke Sheridan Williams |
While
every student requires a different amount of
practise time to achieve his/her goals, the following is a list of
recommended practice session lengths.
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