I just got a new flute teacher, she is really nice and really good but i have to play a piece for her as an entry exam type thing. I am going to play Bach's Partita in A, IV Bouree Anglaise. In some parts I am having trouble because my tongue cant move as fast as my fingers and it is quite a fast piece. Does anyone have any helpful advice?? Thanks!
In most cases, the teacher just wants to find out what your level of playing is. Play it at a tempo that you can tongue it comfortably. To work up your tonguing speed, use a metronome and set it at a tempo where your tongue can keep up with your fingers. Play it through a 10-20 times at that tempo, then increase the metronome to the next higher speed. Play it at that speed for 10-20 times. If you gradually increase the speed, you'll develop your tonguing speed. Some pieces may require double tonguing. That's where you tongue using T-K-T-K instead of T-T-T-T. If you haven't learned to double tongue yet, see these YouTube video lessons from Nina Perlove: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s3l_zBrJT0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3X_xI2Rto0
When you play it for the teacher, play it at the fastest speed that your tonguing (single or double) can keep up with your fingers and explain to the teacher that you can't tongue as fast as you can play the notes yet, but that you're just starting to learn double tonguing and ask for help - that's what the teacher is there for!
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