1st of 3 -- Bois Gavotte - The Hard Part - 60-118 bpm - slowest

Play along in unison or in duet. The two hardest measures of the Boismortier Gavotte in D (one of them) repeat many times, each time a little faster.

As the tempo increases, problems may appear which you can "repair" seconds later. When you reach a speed where you begin to stumble, just grab the cursor, slide it back to where the music is easier, take a break, and play forward from there. A long break, like 24 hours, may be the most effective.

Play without blowing, and you can practice late at night. As the flute keys hammer down, you can often hear the note they are playing echo down the tube. Tongue the notes silently to get the tongue to synchronize with the fingers.

If this exercise is done once a day for warm-up at the beginning of your practice, you can note down the tempo you reach each day and watch your progress.

This is the first of three "hard part" videos in the A016 series. When you can play this music easily, look for video #2.

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[rossman181]

its in 2 over 2

[dofaan]

i think you are playing these as sixteenth notes instead of eighth notes

[Linuxica]

It's great!

Thanks, I play violin and I self-taught so your videos can help me a lot to learn to read music :)