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Post by petite joueuse on Sept 12, 2006 13:16:46 GMT
Just bought a new flute for daughter, who had out-grown her Yamaha 211.
We went to Windstruments in Bingley...and listened to daughter trying a range of flutes. When she eventually (!) narrowed it down to 2 flutes (a Miyazawa and a Mateki), they then brought out a range of headpieces for her to try. She even got to try a solid platinum head (but my husband and his wallet were looking pretty sick by then, so she dutifully rejected it!).
Finally went for a Miyazawa with a silver headpiece, lined with 14carat!!!!
It does (even to my uneducated ears) make a beautiful sound, and daughter is ecstatic.
Anyone know how to get it insured? I'm assuming it is covered under our house insurance (but I really should check). With the growing number of instruments in our household, maybe I should get music specific insurance?
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Post by ange on Sept 12, 2006 13:28:14 GMT
i know there is an instrument insurer but i can't remember who they are - phone Just Flutes in Croyden on 020 8662 8400 - they'll certainly know xx
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Post by kflute on Sept 12, 2006 18:56:54 GMT
Ok, have just got my insurance stuff out to help you!!!!
Most people, including myself, use Allianz Cornhill. They are specailist musical instrument insurers, and they took over British Reserve (or whatever they were called!!!)
They are very good, and their number is 0870 2400 303
Don't rely on house insurance. They generally only have a certain amount you can claim up to for a single item and this may not cover the value of it. Also, it may not cover it for being in school etc
Hope this helps
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Post by petite joueuse on Sept 12, 2006 19:59:40 GMT
Thanks for the helpful replies!!
I've managed to trace Allianz Cornhill on the web and it looks as if I can even take out a policy instantly online too!
Brilliant! Sorted!
Now...next problem is pieces for Grade 6. Her teacher gave her the syllabus...but it means nothing to me (and not a lot to my daughter!). Any pieces people can recommend?
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 12, 2006 20:04:44 GMT
I'm not the best person to give you recommendations, kflute will later! But I will give it a go. List A: I like the Gluck, and the Hummel. List B: Godard Allegretto is popular. Twinkle Toes is good but it has plenty of high notes and a hard section in Db major. Rutter Prelude is liked by lots, again I think that's quite high. List C: I'm getting my pupil to do the Telemann A minor Fantasia 1st and 4th movements. Don't really like any other studies  . |
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Post by petite joueuse on Sept 12, 2006 20:13:19 GMT
Thanks! That's a great start. Trouble is...having just broken every piggy bank we own to buy this lovely flute, I don't want to start buying oodles of music if she then ends up not liking the music and chooses something else. I might see if I can borrow some of these pieces from the library so we can have a go. Daughter is also handicapped by her accompanist (me!) - I don't want anything too off-the-planet!
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Post by princessmoose on Sept 12, 2006 20:14:58 GMT
I have to accompany mine too! So the piano part is important too!
Gluck piano, for you might be ok, for me it's quite hard, but I might get it with practice. Godard piano part looks reasonably ok, so although mine is learning Twinkle Toes at the moment, I might teach her the Godard and get her to do that instead.
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Post by ange on Sept 13, 2006 13:54:58 GMT
i'm teaching a grade 6 at the moment, she's working on the Handel sonata in A minor, Gaubert Madrigal and the Telemann Fansasia no 2 - these were her choices as they were the ones she felt most comfortable playing, and the ones she felt she could perform best - i have to say though, they wouldn't have been my choice. angie  |
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Post by meepmeep on Sept 13, 2006 16:58:15 GMT
The Stokes study is fun! I also like the Gaubert, and the JS Bach.
Loads of nice pieces on List B - off the top of my head I think I've quite liked all the ones I have tried....
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Post by neilclarinet on Sept 13, 2006 20:48:46 GMT
I did grade 6 flute last year (on the 211) and did Telemann, Gaubert, and Study 60. All nice pieces, and of course Telemann is good on the recorder as well.
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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 3, 2006 19:20:39 GMT
Well it looks like the Gaubert and the Telemann. Still debating the 3rd piece....
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 3, 2006 21:35:54 GMT
So the piano part is important too! I second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth that, albeit for different reasons to Nat. ;D Seriously, shouldn't your daughter's teacher be making piece recommendations? |
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Post by princessmoose on Oct 3, 2006 21:36:56 GMT
So the piano part is important too! I second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth that, albeit for different reasons to Nat. ;D Seriously, shouldn't your daughter's teacher be making piece recommendations? Different reasons?! My reason is that it needs to be playable! What is yours? |
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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 3, 2006 21:42:03 GMT
Good point, Steve. And if Daughter really DID fancy a piece that was beyond me, I do know of pianists I could call on to stand in for me.
However, you may remember me asking for your help on the Venezuelan Jazz piece she did for a recorder exam - we battled with that one, and we won!
I think the flute Teacher wants my daughter to latch on to something she really likes - she's given us lots of pieces to try out - and a friendly poster on here was VERY helpful!
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 3, 2006 21:48:03 GMT
I second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth that, albeit for different reasons to Nat. ;D Different reasons?! My reason is that it needs to be playable! What is yours? Hehe. You asked for this. I want them to be interesting. You only want them to be playable. Playability doesn't worry me ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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