Whether you are preparing for an audition or developing your musical voice in an orchestra, there are a myriad of new ideas on every page that are sure to inspire, inform, and invigorate your flute playing.

—Hannah Hammel Maser
    Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Flutists will find focused, tactical solutions to some of the most daunting challenges in the repertoire. Applying Joshua Smith’s exercises and annotations has a remarkably freeing impact on the performer.

—Madeline Lucas Tolliver
    Dean of Performance and Production Operations,
    Manhattan School of Music

The Audition Method for Flute, Volume 1 is for aspiring and established flutists looking to win orchestral auditions. This book can be used throughout the entire process of preparing for an audition, including at the audition itself.

In this volume, Joshua Smith, principal flute of The Cleveland Orchestra, provides standard flute audition excerpts from the early 20th century in three versions: the Original Part as it appears in the actual score with original markings, an Annotated Part that includes instructions written into the part to aid preparation, and an Audition Part. All annotations are carefully made in blue ink for ease of reading.

Each excerpt comes with a written guide that includes primary and secondary points of interest when preparing for an audition. A number of practice exercises are also provided with suggested methods for overcoming specific challenges in each excerpt.

The Audition Method for Flute, Volume 1 is an invaluable aid that will transform and improve the entire audition experience.

Repertoire (Early 20th Century): Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun • Debussy: La Mer • Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 • Prokofiev: Classical Symphony • Stravinsky: Le Chant du Rossignol • Stravinsky: Firebird Suite

Firmly established as one of the world’s great orchestral flutists, Joshua Smith is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. He was appointed as principal flute of The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO) at age twenty, joining the ensemble in 1990. He can be heard on more than a hundred recordings with the TCO and has performed extensively in both the United States and abroad.