![]() ![]() Morlacchi - The Swiss Shepherd (a bit dorky of theme, but folk like it!) Grade 6-7 standard flute repertoire: gypsy-style/Hungarian/ethnic folk-theme flute musicĭonjon - Eight Salon Etudes - especially those like "Les Follets" which is terrific for this style of music and so very attractive to students. (Click on the grade 5&6 video below hear a performance Andersen's Intermezzo at 1:45 minute mark.)Īmirov - Six Pieces the three movements selected here are PERFECT for students who want to sound rough, rollicking, folksy and middle-European! :>)Īnd of course, for grade six and higher I can also suggest the standard repertoire: Grade 6 Overtones: Andersen Intermezzo opus 52 no. Grade 5 Overtones book: Check out the Szervanszky Sonatina Now: Continuing up the grade levels to flute grades 5 and 6: I have chosen those flute pieces that are either in minor/moody modes, have fun and boppy sixteenth note passages, have a strong emotional appeal to teens, or have a folk music style themes. (with lovely photos randomly added from the cameras of my friends and I). įor these short videos, below, I've chosen all the similar style selections from the Grade 4 Overtones book, made fade-out clips so you can hear for yourself. Hear Tanzlied using the grade 4 repertoire video below from Overtones CD. Grade 4 Overtones: Andersen Tanzlied opus 52, bk.2 Here are my flute repertoire picks for an exact match: The five biggest winners for an exact match in style to the Hungarian Serenade by Joncieres are these selections from the new Overtones Flute Repertoire series: ( note: I am not related to the sales of any flute books for any company in any way-I just love these graded flute solo collections! See indexes at bottom of this post.**) Of course it's tricky to know from your email exactly what difficulty level you need without hearing the students, but I'll start with suggestions for grade 4-7 so you can have an idea about the levels I'm using ( a chart of flute levels is here.) So many students go through that "gypsy wanderer and flashy gypsy dance" stage, that I've always felt we should have more repertoire choices for them. I wish there were more!įortunately, there is a great deal of a similar style of music in the new Overtones flute series of repertoire books.Īs I read through this set of eight repertoire books (with flute & piano full parts plus playalong CDs each book is only $18 to $24 each grade) I was struck by how many are in attractively exotic sounding minor keys, are nice and moody/emotional, have the kind of flash and flair and fast staccato sixteenth notes that highschool students typically love. Yes Hungarian style Serenades and other "gypsy-esque" pieces are so popular with teens between 12 and 16. I have found your website to be wonderful and fascinating. Their interest and abilities are admittedly somewhat limited of course. ![]() They would love to play more pieces like this one, but I’m having trouble finding anything appropriate. Specifically, I have a couple of students who have been excited by and excelled at playing the “Hungarian Serenade” by Joncieres (in the Cavally, 24 Short concert Pieces book). I’m a flutist and teacher and just read your blog about the Xmas trios and thought I would ask your advice about repertoire for intermediate level HS students. ![]()
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