Flute Basics: Pupil's Book: New Edition (Basics Series) - Softcover

Sally Adams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057152284X ISBN 13: 9780571522842

Publisher: Faber Music Limited, 2003

Synopsis

Sally Adams’s Flute Basics Series is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in flute education. Comprising pupil’s tutor book, teacher’s book with accompaniment parts and an array of online resources, Flute Basics provides everything you need to get playing.

This 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

· downloadable online audio featuring piano and flute accompaniments to play along with

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 Lanterns

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)

Cowdrey: A Road To Somewhere

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 Waltz

Stage 15: The Earwig Etude

Spooky Moment

All Through The Night

Morley: You Rang-A-Tango

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

About this title

Review

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

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 and 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 illustration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber Music Limited
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 057152284X
• ISBN 13: 9780571522842
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 64