Flute Evolution

Everything you hear that's wrong is on purpose. I recorded this for our students, with mistakes hidden inside, and their job was to catch every one.
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Listen closely. Wrong note? Rushed rhythm? Intonation creeping? A dynamic that never arrived? I left several in here, and some are sneaky... but anything is fair game.
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Drop what you caught in the comments. Want the answer key? Tell us what you heard and let us know you wanna know the answers, and we'll send it your way!
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Here's how the series works: Every new Mistake Monday lives inside our Flute Evolution first. They only go public a year later. So what you're hearing today is at least one year old, and there's a whole vault of newer ones... And we go over techniques to break down the fix, not just the mistake.
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Week Three: 🎼 "Две гитары" (Two Guitars) ✏️ Ivan Vasiliev (1810–1870)
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Mistake Monday from June 16th, 2025. A "new one" is released from the archive every week.

Our summer recital is tomorrow! One more highlight from our last recital before we jump in...

Evan performed Enescu's Cantabile et Presto. He is an exceptionally clean, precise player. In this performance, not only did he play with brilliant accuracy, but he also let his music deep inside come through that was so beautiful to witness. The musicality! Watching it all come together was something else entirely.

Evan, flute
Sophia C., piano

🎼 Cantabile et presto
✏️ Georges Enescu

Very little is known about Dr. Paul Koepke or this lovely piece from him. He was a composer, organist, and professor of music at North Carolina Central University. His works were mainly published by Rubank and are now known today mainly for pedagogical and festival performances.

Bergamask is a bite-sized piece that features striking contrasts throughout, utilizing different themes and registers of the flute, while remaining accessible to flute learners. Enjoy!

🎼 Bergamask
✏️ Paul Koepke (1918–2000), edited by Himie Voxman (1912–2011)

Accompaniment track from Concert and Contest Collection for C Flute.

Our next studio recital is less than a week away. Here's another highlight from our last one.

Carolyn performed Gary Schocker's "Regrets and Resolutions," and there's something extra special about this one. She actually studied with Gary, so this piece carries a personal weight in her playing.

What I watched her work through over the course of preparing this piece was real. The technical passages and double tonguing were a great challenge at first. But she kept after it, found a sparkle and a new energy in her sound, and delivered something she could be so proud of. That kind of growth doesn't happen by accident.

Carolyn, flute
Piano accompaniment pre-recorded

🎼 Regrets and Resolutions
✏️ Gary Schocker

Everything you hear that's wrong is on purpose. I recorded this for our students, with mistakes hidden inside, and their job was to catch every one.
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Listen closely. Wrong note? Rushed rhythm? Intonation creeping? A dynamic that never arrived? I left several in here, and some are sneaky... but anything is fair game.
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Drop what you caught in the comments. Want the answer key? Tell us what you heard and let us know you wanna know the answers, and we'll send it your way!
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Here's how the series works: Every new Mistake Monday lives inside our Flute Evolution community first. They only go public a year later. So what you're hearing today is at least one year old, and there's a whole vault of newer ones... And we go over techniques to break down the fix, not just the mistake.
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Week Two: 🎼 "Andante et Scherzo" ✏️ Louis Ganne (1862–1923)
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Mistake Monday from June 9th, 2025. A "new one" is released from the archive every week.

It is unfortunate that for years, this work was misattributed to Franz Joseph Haydn. The true identity behind the music was Roman Hoffstetter, a Benedictine monk who not only composed in his free time but also greatly admired the work of Haydn. Originally for string quartet, this charming piece has often been arranged for various instrumental configurations, including flute quartet and flute & piano.

Even though "Serenade" was written for string quartet, it seems ever so fitting for the flute. Each phrase is so beautifully simple yet enjoyable, with gentle and buoyant articulations. Repeats are not taken for this recording. Enjoy!

🎼 String Quartet in F major, Op. 3, No. 5 (Hob. III:17)
✏️ Roman Hoffstetter (1742–1815) (formerly attributed to Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732–1809), edited by Himie Voxman (1912–2011)

Accompaniment track from Concert and Contest Collection for C Flute.

We're kicking off the summer with our studio recital coming in a couple of weekends. Before we dive in, I want to look back at what our students brought to the stage during the early spring.

Here's Gavin performing a standard from the French conservatoire 🇫🇷 repertoire, which often demands two completely different personalities from the same musician. Gavin is naturally a passionate, strong player, but what I love about this highlight is the moment he finds a sensitive, intimate sound as well. Watching him discover that softness and commit to it was one of my favorite moments for him during our work together on this piece.

That contrast is what makes a flutist compelling to listen to: not just power, not just precision, but range. Enjoy some contrast from two excerpts from this beautiful music!

Gavin, flute
Sophia C., piano.

🎼 Prélude et Scherzo
✏️ Henri Büsser (1872–1973)

Everything you hear that's wrong is on purpose. I recorded this for our students, with mistakes hidden inside, and their job was to catch every one.
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Listen closely. Wrong note? Rushed rhythm? Intonation creeping? A dynamic that never arrived? I left several in here, and some are sneaky... but anything is fair game.
⠀
Drop what you caught in the comments. Want the answer key? Tell us what you heard and let us know you wanna know the answers, and we'll send it your way!
⠀
Here's how the series works: Every new Mistake Monday lives inside our Flute Evolution community first. They only go public a year later. So what you're hearing today is at least one year old, and there's a whole vault of newer ones... And we go over techniques to break down the fix, not just the mistake.
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Week One: 🎼 "Gavotte" ✏️ François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829)
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Mistake Monday from June 2nd, 2025. A "new one" is released from the archive every week.

Despite this piece being well known among violinists, flutists, and other instrumentalists, "Gavotte" was never a standalone piece. This "Gavotte, pas de deux" from the opera, Rosine, ou L'épouse abandonnée, RH 357 (1786), was adapted and popularized by Warner Bros. and the Suzuki Method.

This piece is wonderful as a cute, manageable solo, but it's also great for teaching staccato articulation and phrasing. Articulations are standardized in this edition from Voxman, which is not consistent, and dimenuendos replace crescendos that approach the ends of phrases to be more tasteful. Enjoy!

🎼 "Gavotte"
✏️ François-Joseph Gossec (1734–1829), edited by Himie Voxman (1912–2011)

Accompaniment track from Concert and Contest Collection for C Flute.