The Young Flute Player is the best book I have come across for absolute beginners … effortlessly it builds the student into a confident, fluent flautist.
Christine
All of my students who started the year with your books are doing amazingly.
Bravo and thank you!
Shaun
STUDENT BOOK 1
Get off to a great start on flute with The Young Flute Player books!
For over 35 years The Young Flute Player has been successfully guiding beginner flutists as they start their musical journey.
Students are led step by step through clearly presented material and lots of different activities, AND there are FREE recordings and backing tracks to support learning.
Book 1 with the blue cover is for children, with fun pictures, or Book 6 with the purple cover is especially designed for adult and teenage flute learners.
So launch into flute success NOW with The Young Flute Player!
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What's the secret of our success?
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Confidence – built through progressive units
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Engagement – clear presentation and fun activities
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Age appropriate – blue book for beginner children, purple book for beginner teens & adults
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Ease – everything you need, lots of extras as well as the music!
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Support – free recordings & backing tracks, free graduation certificates
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Results – see all the testimonials from many teachers who love using these books with their students!
The Young Flute Player features:
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Easy-to-read fingering charts for every note of the flute
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Progressive units which introduce new material gradually
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Exercises and scales are directly related to pieces
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Photo guides for assembling the flute and cleaning the flute
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Free recordings & backing tracks
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Manuscript paper
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Practice charts
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Theory reference section
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Note recognition games and composition activities
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Graduation Certificate - FREE download here
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The best book for flute beginners, with everything you need to start playing the flute!
SPECIFICATIONS
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Beginner-Preliminary level
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68 pages
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41 exercises (including tone development) and studies
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38 pieces
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Time signatures 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, C, introduction of 6/8
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Pitch range from E bottom line of staff to A above staff
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Scales – 5 note F Major, 5 note G Major, octave G major, F major,
E minor, D minor, F chromatic -
Introduction of tonguing, slurs, ties, staccato, mezzo staccato
