No comments about Rubank Elementary Method: Flute or Piccolo, Revised Edition.

No comments about Treasury of Flute Music: In Progressive Order for Beginning Flutists.

No comments about Disney Movie Hits: Flute.

2 comments about Foundation to Flute Playing: An Elementary Method.

1. ...This is a great book to use with beginners & all the way thru high school & even college & adult. It starts very basic, but doesn't move as fast as other method books do, & it's big enough to include exercises on many different levels. It includes scales & arpeggio studies, sections in articulation, rhythms, technical & embouchure exercises, songs to work on sound & musicality with, & advanced etudes by Wagner. Of course it doesn't include accompanied solos or anything, but it has just about all the basic things a progressing flutist needs to work on. The only other thing missing is duets. If you like the way method books like Rubank focus mainly on one or 2 key signatures per page or 2, then you will feel comfortable using this. I personally prefer books like that so that students don't get confused with too many key changes from one exercise to another. Though it's not the definitive method book to teach with or play out of, it is a highly recommended addition.



2. I have been using this book in my teaching for over 10 years. If followed Lesson by Lesson and not skipped around on it gives an exceptional workout for the student. Each lesson works on the topic at hand using various finger patterns and techniques to enable the student to attain the skills needed to complete the lesson and become a better player. It is not really geared toward the younger players but is for someone who has had 1-2 years of band in school. It mainly focuses on sharp keys,where most band methods only touch on these. However, flat keys are also used throughout the book. The book progresses from medium easy to very difficult and my students who work diligently in this book are usually in the top three chairs of their band program.
   An excellent teaching method.

No comments about Native American Flute Songs - Showing Finger Positions- 5 Hole Flute (Native American Flute Songs -, volume 1).

No comments about Making the Native American Flute - Comprehensive Detail (Making the Native American Flute, volume 1).

No comments about Berbiguier Eighteen Exercises or Etudes for Flute.

3 comments about Mel Bay Sacred Solos for the Flute, Vol. 1 (Book/CD Set).

1. I have been looking for this type of music and I am enjoying practicing so much that I have to make an effort to stop playing and get other things done!



2. We give Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 of this Series a 5-star rating!! These books were recommended to us when my daughter was an aspiring 9th grade flutist. She is now a Flute Performance major at University and both of these books are kept as important elements of her musical library. The music is great for weddings, as well as funerals; church specials, as well as concert pieces. We recommend both volumes (although book ONE is the fav! :)



3. I recently played some of these solos for my cousin's wedding. I thought the arrangements were decent although I wish they were more advanced. This would be ideal for a beginner or intermediate flute player. The cd accompaniment that comes with it is not great at all. It is very square and doesn't allow for much freedom or rubato. It isn't a real piano playing either. It is a MIDI recording. I would suggest playing with a pianist.

No comments about Yamaha Band Student: Flute, Book 1.

No comments about Trevor Wye: A Beginner's Book for Flute, Part 1.