Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 44: “Competition Repertoire Guides with Jake Fridkis” (57:22) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Jake Fridkis who is the principal flutist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. We talk about specific repertoire requirements for NFA and TFS competitions that are approaching. Repertoire includes Telemann’s Fantasie in A Major, Büsser’s Prélude et Scherzo, and Coleman’s Danza de la Mariposa! Finally, Jake gives some general tips to successfully prepare for a flute competition.    Episode 44 – Main Points: 0:28 – William S. Haynes Co. Website 1:40 – Repertoire requirements for NFA & TFS competitions. See links below. 2:19 – General suggestions for competition preparation. 3:06 – “If I was looking at the piece...the first thing I’d be focused on is how can I get all of this stuff on the page into my performance?” – Jake 4:08 – “If you go into any flute competition trying to improve your flute playing, as your first goal, you can’t lose!” – Jake 5:17 – “You don’t have control over the o