Amparito Roca

FltnPicc_David · Post by **FltnPicc_David** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:52 am

Has anyone ever played this piece before? There is a flute solo made up of technical and lyrical runs and then finishes off with a round of triplets. It reall isn't that hard for more experienced players but my band director is thinking about taking the solo away from our principal player and giving it to me as a piccolo solo (since im the only one playing piccolo now). I feel the solo is unfit for the piccolo and sounds MUCH better on the flute. And since it's labeled as a flute solo, this might hurt our score at competition if it's played as a piccolo solo.

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:17 pm

Usually at competitions, I have never had an expieriance when the judges had a copy of the score. They all just listened and judged from the performance. I once played a solo on flute (up an octave) when it was originally written for piccolo because it sounded better. Share your thoughts with your director, but also keep in mind that your director is a professional musician. He/she is making their living by creating music of some form. Trust their judgement. they know what they are doing. Their interpretation of the music might not be the same way as yours is, but that is what makes music so interesting. Everyone has their own interp.

Give it a shot. IF it doesnt work then it wont work.

flutepicc06 · Post by **flutepicc06** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:29 pm

Every competition my middle/high school bands played in there were multiple (usually three) judges, all with copies of the score. Of course, that's just so they have an idea of what the music looks like so they can watch rhythms and the like. As Fluteguy said, your band director is an experienced musician, so give his ideas a shot, and if they don't work, they don't work. You might also discuss your concerns with him, as I'm sure he has a good idea of what the judges will be looking for (most band directors act as judges for other groups at some point, and are familiar with the rules and regulations of your particular circuit). Of course in the end the piece of paper on the stand is not music....What you play is, so it does not necessarily have to be exactly what's written down, but it does have to sound good.