The honor band flutists will perform the Handel Sonata in a minor, movement IV. Listen to the solo in it's entirety in the two videos below.
Movements I & II
Movements III & IV (Start at 1:58 to hear mvmt IV)
I have had several students listen to this performance and describe differences between his performance and theirs. Most replied, "His is faster!" Some eyes got really wide and they would ask, "Do we have to play it that fast?" to which I replied, "You do not need to play faster than you can play well." Yes, we do want to pick the tempo up, but it doesn't do anyone any good if you miss notes all over the place.
Some noticed that he played his notes shorter, cleaner, more sparkly, more energetic, that he did not crack notes, that he sounded happy in his playing. These are great qualities to try to emulate!
I started to ask questions about the composer and about the piece in general and I got blank stares. You could just hear this:
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