Good Afternoon, Amazing Flutists and Families —
WOWOWOWOWOW, what a fab first rehearsal! I am truly impressed with everyone’s sight-reading ability as well as how well you focused. TUTTI BRAVI!!
Please note that the new arrangement of Simple Gifts is on the music downloads page. Please note the following part assignments.
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Picc 1
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Picc 2
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Fl 1
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Fl 2
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Fl 3
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Haeun (and Flute 1)
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Kayla (and Flute 2)
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Matilde, Se-Hun, Melody, Sophia, Shiho, Elizabeth
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Matthew, Shuhan, Samantha Ma, Caitlin, Ryonosuke, Aurelia
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Jasmine, Si-yu/Yoyo, Donald, Kerui, Isabella, Royee
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Fl 4
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Alto
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Bass
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Andrew, Pia, Ruoting/Sophia,
Angela, Elle, Shanni, Aiden
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Annabel, Adrian C., Suri, Kaylee
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George, Ember, Sahana, Sneha on bass; Arshia, Akshara and Samantha Z on regular flute
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Remember that we’ll be making sure you have your music organizer, tuner and contact mic all ready to go.
Also, be sure to mark your calendars for our October 11 retreat!
Keep on fluting,
Dr. Merrie
INFO/MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS FALL
This Fall, we’ll be essentially preparing 3 concerts: Benaroya (on stage), Lobby Music (before the concert at Benaroya) and our Holiday Caroling Tour. I cannot wait to get started rehearsing all of this exciting music!
Since we will have so many pieces that we’ll need to have at our disposal at all rehearsals, please be sure to purchase the music organizer below, or something similar. Please note that these are different than the conventional plastic sleeves that many students already own: these have plastic to hold the music in place, around the edges only, so musicians can still make markings directly on the music without having to remove it, saving us all valuable rehearsal time.
If you are new to Flute Choir or Flute Orchestra this season: Please note that each flutist will need a tuner and a contact microphone for rehearsal. I have embedded links to some reasonably-priced options, but feel free to purchase anything similar. For both, the cost is @ $39 and can be used over the span of your flutist’s career. (No need to purchase if you already have them.) These tools are vital to our work both during ensemble rehearsal and for individual practice. And while many of us (myself included) rely on a tuner app on our phones, phones are not equipped with the necessary input to connect a contact microphone.
