Flute Basics: Pupil's Book NEW EDITION: A Method for Individual and Group Learning: Pupil's Book (Basics Series) - Softcover

Sally Adams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571520014 ISBN 13: 9780571520015

Publisher: Faber Music Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Sally Adams s Flute Basics series is widely regarded as the leading method for beginner flautists and their teachers. This new edition of Flute Basics (Pupil s book) offers a fresh design, clear technical drawings, fun illustrations, new activities, pull-out fingering chart and of course all of the great tunes featured in the original Flute Basics. Starting at absolute beginner level anD progressing to about Grade 2, it contains: a wide range of repertoire, including original pieces and well-loved favourites from every genre warm ups and fun original exercises invaluable fact files, quizzes and technical advice covering notation, general musicianship and care of the instrument helpful fingering diagrams and rhythm boxes duets throughout ideal for group teaching pull-out fingering chart to pin on your wall. Contents: A Head Start: Twinkle Twinkle Little Sputnik; Head Joint Harlequin; Pavane (Faure); Head-Joint Hobo; Stage 1: Goose And Gander; Bread And Butter; Girls And Boys And Grandma; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart); Aria; Stage 2: A Musical Box; Hebrew Melody; Midnight Tango; Icacato; Compact Chorale; Stage 3: Mysterious Madrigal; March Of The Marsupials; Au Clair De La Lune; Celtic Lament; Stage 4: Warm-Up; When The Saints Go Marching In; Blue Boogie; Under A-Rest; Jingle Bells; Stage 5: There s No Escape; Wallie s Waltz; Lotus Flower; Stage 6: Figaro s Tune (Mozart); Play It Again Bob!; Arabian Nights; Stage 7: Warm-Up; Spooks; Suo-Gan; A Tuna Day; Strangers In The Night; Stage 8: This Way And That; Crooked Calypso; The Song Of The Volga Boatmen; Harem Dance; Stage 9: Seedy Blues; All Tied Up; Daisy Bell; Chinese Lantern; Stage 10: I Like Bread And Butter; Blue Riff; The Roamin Gnomes; Clown Dance; Stage 11: Warm-Up; The First Nowell; Concert Pieces: Awake My Love (Brahms); Strawberries And Cream (Harris); A Road To Somewhere (Cowdrey); Free As A Bird (Wedgwood); Stage 12: Easy Does It; Shortnin Bread; From Neasden With Love; Stage 13: Feelin Funky; Feelin Fine; Great F ort Required; Quelle Est C est Odeur Agreeable?; Rest Assured; The Can Can (Offenbach); Jazzmin s Waltz; Stage 14: Gorgeous George; Groovin Grannies; Gymnastic Gerbils; Slane; Minuet From Alcina (Handel); Wistful Walt; Stage 15: The Earwig Etude; Spooky Moment; All Through The Night; You Rang-A-Tango (Morley); Stage 16: The Energetic Eccentric; The Elegant Elephant; The Envious Envelope; Scarborough Fair; King Tut s Tap-Dancing Team; Fur Elise (Beethoven:); Stage 17: The Adventurous Acrobat; The Animated Apeman; The Angelic Apricot; Rondo From Horn Concerto No.4 (Mozart); Stage 18: Rumpty Tumpty; Theme From The Archers (Wood); Gymnopedie; When Alan Met Sally; Stage 19: Gout: Playtime Rag; Emily s Half-Term Blues; Stage 20: Greensleeves; Theme From Blackadder (Goodall); Jack s Maggot; Concert Pieces: Spanish Lullaby (Cowdrey:); Menuett; No3. From Four Irish Dances; La Foret Argentee.

About this title

Review

This is an excellent first tutor book, full of great advice, imaginative presentation and creative exercises --Flutewise

Synopsis

"Flute Basics" is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in flute education, Sally Adams. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2. There are 22 stages, each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers, traditional tunes and fun, original exercises, 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique, 'factfiles' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship, helpful, clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustrations. An accompaniment CD is available separately (0-571-52153-3) which contains all the accompaniments to all the pieces as well as providing additional parts for the duets and trios. Alternatively, there is also a Book/CD edition (0-571-52284-X).

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571520014
• ISBN 13: 9780571520015
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64