i may not play the flute well   but i play

mozart

fauré

bach

gluck

handel

beethoven

pessard

goddard

mendelssohn

bolling

i began at ten with the elementary school band

not well   it's true   but earnestly

i carried on beyond my school years   the skill it takes

to play bach's suite no. 2 in b minor for flute and piano is considerable   

the fingerings range from difficult to impossible   (for me)   

the tempos within the suite are

grave   

allegro   

allegro ma non troppo   

andante   

back to

allegro   

moderato   

allegretto   

finally ending in

allegro    

i have learned dexterity   timing   breath control   tongue and lip control    

the flute demands these skills   

skills which serve no purpose beyond the flute   yet   

marketa insists that they do

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