Very First Flute Book

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From a light-hearted history of the instrument to all practical aspects of playing, Trevor Wye makes learning the flute a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Discover how to spend less time practising, learn how to breath properly, control pitch and play from memory, and find out how to stay cool in a concert. A must for all young flautists.

Table of Contents:

1. Preface and Teacher’s Preface
2. What To Practise First
3. Flute History One: How It All Started
4. Section One: Tone
5. Section Two: Further Tone Work
6. Flute History Two: After the Bone
7. Confidence
8. How Are You Doing So Far?
9. Flute History Three: That Baroque stuff
10. Musical Twiddling: How to Ornament Baroque Music
11. Section Three: Articulation
12. Musical Twiddling: Trills and Mordents
13. Section Four: Technique
14. Section Five: Advanced Skills
15. Flute History Four: The New Flutes
16. Trevor’s Alphabet of Useful Marks of Expression

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