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I am learning a concerto for a concert in the spring and have to decide whether to memorise or not to memorise! What do you do? If you do memorise, how do you cope with the paranoia that you might forget it?! And how do you go about learning so much music? What techniques do you use? Alternatively, ...

Or check out the album of concertos by Alexa Still... she's great, and it sounds really zippy but yet musical. How are you going about tackling the practice of of the Griffes anyway? I'm about to get started on it and have done a few play-throughs, but I can see how it would be easy to get it 'nearl...

Thanks all - have ordered the sheet music for the hanson, griffes and rivier and will have a play through and see what I think!

All other concerto suggestions still gratefully received...

Hi All, Just thought I would see if anyone out there had any suggestions about choosing a flute concerto... I have been asked to play a concerto with one of the orchestras locally, but they are a happy amateur orchestra that have limited rehearsal time and who aren't so strong at 'passage work' in t...