(Woodwind). This useful guide to phrasing development includes daily exercises, orchestral excerpts, practice suggestions, composer biographies and a glossary of terms.

(Schott). This useful guide to developing phrasing includes daily exercises, orchestral excerpts, practice suggestions, composer biographies, and a glossary of terms.

Discover How YOU Can Master The Beautiful Art Of Playing The Flute! Be honest now. How many times in life have you desired to take up a new hobby but you just didn't know where or how to start? If you're like most people, you know it's a natural part of life. What's not natural however, is not acting up on these desires. Especially, when there is a simple, easy and comprehensive guide that you can follow and master the activity that will offer you a lifetime of joy! Learn How To Play The Flute...Starting TODAY! No, you do not have to invest in outrageously expensive flute lessons, flute tutors or impossible-to-follow e-books and audio-books. Authors Cynthia Riess and Jason Randall have compiled this Flute Playing Guide in the form of listen-along audio files that will teach how to play and become progressively better as you go through the book. Doesn't get any simpler now, does it? Grasp The Basics And Witness Yourself Evolve From A Beginner To A Master Flute Player! Learning how to play the flute is not the easiest task in the world, we're not going to lie. It requires consistency, dedication and passion which is why you're perfect for it. Start with the flute basics, move on to reading music on a sheet and finally manage to play entire songs on the flute like a professional player without ever taking up flute-learning classes! This guide has been created in such a way that you will have ZERO questions, troubles or doubts while going through it. It aims to arm you with the confidence, skills, tips and tricks that will turn that flute-turning process into a piece of cake! So What Are You Still Waiting For? The Sooner You Click That "Add To Cart" Button, The Sooner You Can Start Playing & Enjoying The Flute!

Landmark book hailed for exceptionally clear, delightfully readable explication of everything acoustically important to music-making. Includes over 300 illustrations. Examples, experiments, and questions conclude each chapter.

Volume I of Playing Outside the Lines is the first of a comprehensive four-part method book series offering beginning to advanced Irish traditional flute instruction for Boehm and simple system flutists in graduated books, chapters, and exercises. Volume I provides foundations for playing within the framework of Irish traditional music and the basis for the remaining three volumes of the series. This four-part series is the first of its kind, containing more than 600 technical exercises, rich and nuanced discussions of Irish flute style and cultural context, previously undocumented techniques, side-by-side explanations for Boehm and simple system flutists (as well as information for musicians transitioning between the two instruments), audio excerpts, simple system flute care and purchasing information, and resources for further study. By the end of the four-part series, Boehm and simple system flutists of any background will have the tools necessary to play Irish music with a deep understanding of the tradition as well as with individual creativity. Brook Ferguson, Principal Flutist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, calls Playing Outside the Lines "an invaluable resource for any flutist." Renowned performer and author Robert Dick says, "Leslie Anne Harrison’s Playing Outside the Lines is a marvelous gift to all interested in Irish music. Her clear and detailed writing is a huge boon to those embracing the traditional Irish flute and is truly enlightening to those (like me) who want to delve into this music while playing the Boehm flute. From tiniest detail to largest form, Leslie Anne Harrison is there every step of the way. Playing Outside the Lines is a major contribution to flute pedagogy." Includes access to online audio.

Mel Bay's First Lessons Flute is an easy method for beginning players of all ages. From the first tones to a full two-octave chromatic scale, this book and downloadable online audio will introduce the beginner progressively to the foundations of flute playing and musicianship. Proper assembly, playing position, and embouchure formation are carefully introduced along with simple songs and rudiments of music. Beginning players are taught a set of basic skills from which they can build performance technique. Lively rhythmic backgrounds on the accompanying online audio will generate student interest from the very beginning. Practice loops will encourage students to learn through repetition. The First Lessons audio is perfect for use with group lessons and for energizing practice sessions from start to finish. Latin and jazz accompaniments make even the simplest exercises an enjoyable musical experience. Assemble your flute, turn onthe First Lessons audio and have fun while you learn to play. and bull; Easy method for beginning players. and bull; Progressive, step-by-step introduction to fundamentals. and bull; Online audio & video available for download

(Music Sales America). This companion to Trevor Wye's series of practice books continues the explanation of playing techniques in greater detail. Topics covered include finding a teacher, practicing, auditioning, performing, repertoire and careers.

The second edition of Susan J. Maclagan’s A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist presents clear and concise definitions of more than 1,600 common flute-related terms that a player of the Boehm-system or Baroque flute may encounter. Fully illustrated with more than 150 images, the entries describe flute types, flute parts; playing techniques; acoustics; articulations; intonation; common ornaments; flute-making and repairs; flute history; flute music books, and many more topics. Unique to the second edition are entries on beatbox techniques and muscles of the face and throat. Entries now also feature bibliographic cross-references for further research. Carefully labeled illustrations for many flute types, parts, mechanisms, and accessories help make definitions easier to visualize. Appendixes provide further information on such subjects as flute classifications, types of flutes and their parts, key and tone hole names, head joint options, orchestra and opera audition excerpts, and biographies of people mentioned in the definitions. Contributed articles include “An Easy Guide to Checking Your Flute Tuning and Scale” by Trevor Wye; “Flute Clutches” by David Shorey; "Early Music on Modern Flute” by Barthold Kuijken; and “Crowns and Stoppers” and “Boehm Flute Scales from 1847 to the Present:The Short Story” by Gary Lewis. Maclagan’s A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist, second edition is an essential reference volume for flutists of all levels and for libraries supporting student, professional, and amateur musicians.

Beginner Jazz Soloing For Flute teaches a creative method for improvisation that's been road-tested at hundreds of workshops.

A collection of technical studies designed for use with either full band or individual practice. The method is divided into eight units, each focusing on a major key and its relative minor key and includes such studies as chorales, scale studies, arpeggio studies, interval studies, rhythm rounds, articulation studies, speed drills and etudes to help reinforce new concepts. An excellent way to prepare students for advanced grade III and most grade IV material.