• 8th notes should be fairly short (relative to piccolo) 16th are long
• emphasize hemiolas
• ornament exact repetitions the 2nd x
• use sequence to build
• time trills carefully
• use upper neighbor only on final cadence
• on final cadences precede downbeat with grace note
• practice long sustained lyrical passages on piccolo to build endurance (also long tones)
• practice clarke #2 with rapid single tonguing to clear up tongue-finger coordination
• play etudes and studies as much as solo material on piccolo
• practice duets 8a
• listen to intonation through resultant tones
• slow movements require slow ornaments
• keep the 2 feeling in the 3rd mvt.
• determine the character of each phrase (it may be in contrasting lyrical style to what preceded) and follow that character through
• keep the corners firm as though you could break a pencil with flesh only
• everything leads to a downbeat
• take care not to overblow or overaccent (everything is magnified on piccolo)
• think light articulations and sound but not thin