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Vincent Cortvrint
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
10 min.

Learn with Vincent how to play with the piccolo the excerpts from the second and the fourth movements of the Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz.

Lesson index:

0.00 Welcome!
0.20 The Second Movement, “Un Bal”
1.10 How to play the excerpt from “Un Bal”
2.12 How you can change from the Animato
2.56 The fortissimo: why to keep a round and warm sound
3.38 The Fourth Movement, “La Dance du Sabbat”
3.46 The glissando: three ways to do it
5.32 The Hex Dances: a very sharp articulation
7.18 Trick #1: practice without trills
7.55 Trick #2: which key to use to get more stability
8.46 Play the fortissimo without forcing
9.05 The E flat

Vincent Cortvrint
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique