⭐️Set #3 is anticipated for 2026, 2030, & 2034⭐️

Are you a Missouri flutist getting ready for an All-State or All-Suburban/All-District audition? 

In the past, I recorded a series of free videos with tips & tricks for each excerpt.

However, in 2026, the Missouri Bandmasters Association announced all-new repertoire. (You can download the sheet music for free here!)

I currently have no plans to record new videos for the new excerpts.

That said, while helping one of my students, I discovered that the way the excerpts were identified in the packet made it hard to find videos.

So — now that I’ve done a lot of legwork — let me help you here!

Étude 1 is Ernesto Köhler, 25 Romantische Etüden im modernen Stil (Twenty-Five Romantic Études in the Modern Style), Op. 66, No. 19, “Dance of the Insects / Muckentanz / Danse des mouches.” The All-State excerpt starts right at the beginning and represents the first 30 seconds of the étude. I like this video.

Étude 2 is Joachim Andersen, Sept Morceaux de Salon (Seven Salon Pieces), Op. 52, Heft 2, Mvt 3 – Idylle. Note the original has a substantial piano intro, so don’t get fooled while you’re looking at videos! I like this one. (If you listen closely, you’ll notice the All-State transcription has a mistake – the first note of measure 11 should be a D#, not an F# (check out the IMSLP score from 1893). I’d probably play it the way All-State thinks it goes, just for the purposes of the audition, though.)

Étude 3 is Joachim Andersen again (sidebar, note the proper spelling of his name!), this time Op. 5, Ballade et Danse des Sylphes. It’s the big finale of a longer piece; I’ve cued up this video for you.

Étude 4 is Friedrich Kuhlau, Six Divertissements, Op. 68, #6. The All-State excerpt takes the last 27 measures, transposes them down a half-step, and adds all manner of slurs. So you won’t be able to play along with a video, but at least this one is cued up for you and can serve as a starting point! Note in the original it’s marked “con molto fuoco” (literally, “with great fire”), so bring that furious energy to your playing!

And that should do it. I hope that these titles and links will help you find resources to prepare! Then, after the audition, I hope you can use these breadcrumbs as a jumping-off point to explore more flute music. It’s when you put these smaller bits in their bigger context that you can really see the richness of the music that connects us to other flutists!