Description
Practice Book for the Piccolo
Practice Book for the Piccolo
Editors: Trevor Wye & Patricia Morris
Publisher: Novello
About
An invaluable and comprehensive collection of exercises and techniques to better your piccolo playing. Designed to help the flautist transfer the playing techniques of the flute to the piccolo, the book provides a step-by-step approach to piccolo technique through a series of technical exercises. Included in the book, is an extensive provision of orchestral extracts enabling serious students to gain a detailed insight into the orchestral repertoire.
Contents
Preface Introduction
Middle register: Tone & Intonation Loud playing
Low register: Tone Daily practice Intonation
Tone colour Intonation Cork Position Tone Colour Vibrato
Articulation Low Register
General articulation (Single tonguing, Double tonguing, Triple tonguing)
Flutter tonguing, Repeated notes
Tunes at the top Loud
Playing Quiet Playing
Nuances in general
Special fingerings
Some well-known tunes to play Grace notes
Notes to look at Harmonic Fingerings Tchaik. 4
Piccolo Duets
Coda A workout routine Auditions
A list of very probable audition pieces
Buying a piccolo Further repertoire
A list of chamber works containing piccolo
Further repertoire
A list of chamber works containing piccolo
A list of piccolo solos
Index
Acknowledgments
Trevor Wye
Trevor Wye, a British flautist born in 1935, is a professional flautist, teacher, author, and editor. He is known for his technical and repertoire books for the flute, particularly the widely popular “Practice Books for Flute” series, which has been translated into eleven languages. Additionally, he founded the British Flute Society and established the International Summer School for Flute.
Wye began learning the flute at the age of 15 and received private instruction from renowned flautists Geoffrey Gilbert and Marcel Moyse. He worked as a freelance chamber and orchestral player in London for many years and has recorded numerous solo performances. He also served as a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music in London and taught at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester for 21 years, where he focused on flute teaching, chamber music coaching, and conducting the RNCM Wind Band.
Wye continues to travel around the world, offering masterclasses in Europe, the USA, and Japan. His contributions to flute education and music have been highly regarded, and he remains actively involved in sharing his expertise and passion for the flute.
Patricia Morris
Patricia started as a piccolo player in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and later freelanced with major symphony orchestras in England, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra as Principal Piccolo.
In addition to performing, Patricia is passionate about teaching and conducts masterclasses at various conservatoires and courses across Europe. She has authored The Piccolo Study Book and collaborated with Trevor Wye on the Orchestral Study Books for Flute, Alto Flute, and Piccolo.
Driven by her interest in the impact of bodily tensions on musical performance, Patricia trained as a Feldenkrais practitioner. She helps musicians overcome habitual patterns that hinder their playing. Patricia has served as the Feldenkrais practitioner at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin since 2001.
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