Paul Taffanel Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino
(Solo of the Month January & February 2024)

Prelude Counting 
Counting in 9/8 and 12/8 can be tricky.  Check out the images below to see ways you might count the beats, or divide the measures.  Then practice along with the video tutorial. 

Practicing mm 29-39 of Andante Pastoral. 
Practice your arpeggios! 
Watch the video and practice flute with me.
This video references the Taffanel et Gaubert 17 Grand Daily Exercises. 
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Group Practice 1 (January 2025)
​Join Dr. Matthew Allison and the Solo of the Month community for a group practice of "Andante Pastoral" from Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino by Paul Taffanel.  This session covers a gentle, mindful warm up - both technical, with a focus on the g-minor scale, and tonal, slowing down harmonics and discovering how they can truly assist flute tone and intervals. 

Group Practice 2 (February 2025)
​Join Dr. Matthew Allison and the Solo of the Month community for a group practice of "Scherzettino" from Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino by Paul Taffanel.   This session covers double tonguing and applying the skill to the nimble passages of the faster movement. 
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