First Flute! Method Book 1
The first book in our First Flute! series, this is the follow up to the Tiny Toots book for younger students (ages 5-7) and the perfect place to start for students ages 8+.
The First Flute! series has been created with the younger beginner in mind, with the goal of creating musical, confident flutists comfortable playing in a range of keys (not just Bb major!).
The music in the series has been chosen with a focus on enjoyable melodies and solid pedagogical value, starting with easy children's songs and moving on to beautiful folk melodies from the Irish, French, Canadian, English, Scottish & Appalachian traditions along with lovely classical melodies. Lyrics are included with many of the songs, so the students can sing before learning to play them on flute. From Irish polkas to the music that inspired Vaughan Williams, there are so many delicious tunes and pieces in this book!
Large fonts and colour-coded notes are designed to make music notation easier to process for our younger flute students. Notes are introduced one at a time, with mini exercises at the beginning of each section designed to address the technical challenges of the pieces that follow. Introductory playback and melody recognition segments are included throughout the book, as are rhythm challenges and guided composition exercises. Notation is also included to make use of the Pneumo Pro to facilitate octave switches and harmonics for those teachers who use these tools in your lessons.
Starting with B-A-G, Book 1 is a perfect fit for students 8-12 with little to no experience in flute playing. Younger students and those needing a lot of repetition with their first notes should start with the Tiny Toots books.
The range of notes used in the book also fits the piccolo perfectly, so if you have a new piccolo player looking to build skills, this is a great place to start!
This download includes a PDF file with book covers, beginner scales, a blank fingering chart and the full 80-page (40 pgs double sided) flute method.
Interested in this book with solfège syllables instead of letter names? Email us to request a copy!
The First Flute! series has been created with the younger beginner in mind, with the goal of creating musical, confident flutists comfortable playing in a range of keys (not just Bb major!).
The music in the series has been chosen with a focus on enjoyable melodies and solid pedagogical value, starting with easy children's songs and moving on to beautiful folk melodies from the Irish, French, Canadian, English, Scottish & Appalachian traditions along with lovely classical melodies. Lyrics are included with many of the songs, so the students can sing before learning to play them on flute. From Irish polkas to the music that inspired Vaughan Williams, there are so many delicious tunes and pieces in this book!
Large fonts and colour-coded notes are designed to make music notation easier to process for our younger flute students. Notes are introduced one at a time, with mini exercises at the beginning of each section designed to address the technical challenges of the pieces that follow. Introductory playback and melody recognition segments are included throughout the book, as are rhythm challenges and guided composition exercises. Notation is also included to make use of the Pneumo Pro to facilitate octave switches and harmonics for those teachers who use these tools in your lessons.
Starting with B-A-G, Book 1 is a perfect fit for students 8-12 with little to no experience in flute playing. Younger students and those needing a lot of repetition with their first notes should start with the Tiny Toots books.
The range of notes used in the book also fits the piccolo perfectly, so if you have a new piccolo player looking to build skills, this is a great place to start!
This download includes a PDF file with book covers, beginner scales, a blank fingering chart and the full 80-page (40 pgs double sided) flute method.
Interested in this book with solfège syllables instead of letter names? Email us to request a copy!
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