Do you want to play piccolo in an orchestra? You should start working on the solos in the book Orchestral Excerpts for Piccolo, even if you don’t have an audition yet. The excerpts can be tricky, so you need as much practice as you can get. Then, you can be better prepared when an audition …
Imagine you have a big piccolo solo, and you know you execute all of the correct fingerings. But one of the notes sounds a half or whole step lower. You know: you have water bubbles in your piccolo. It’s annoying, but it can happen to any piccolo player. A water bubble can clog one of …
What are the best piccolo accessories? You should consider a few items to add to your piccolo or flute case. I’ve collected these items over the years, and some are more useful than others. But they all come in handy in at least a few scenarios. Before we get into the gear, this post contains …
