Artist Ahead My transverse flute school - Volker Klein

My transverse flute school: The perfect introduction to playing the transverse flute (including audio download)

This book offers you a systematic and well-structured introduction to playing the flute. From the very beginning you will not only find the right flute technique, but step by step you will also develop your sense of rhythm and playing by ear. With the elaborately produced playalongs, you can implement what you have learned with your own large orchestra or band.

Headpiece and large film orchestra? Your own compositions make this possible! Especially for the first time when you only work with the headpiece, you will find a wealth of material in a wide variety of styles here. This provides the fun you need when you still have to concentrate on the right approach. Detailed explanations, graphics and photos as well as a regular “fitness plan” make the work of the student and teacher easier. The selection of pieces goes far beyond the usual repertoire of a “classical” flute school. In addition to the rhythm and technique exercises, you will find specially composed exercise pieces and your appropriate accompanying band: orchestra, blues, tango or salsa band. With foreword by Emmanuel Pahud.

Download material & audio CD

All playbacks, audio examples and exercises are available for download as audio and mp3 files at www.artist-ahead-download.de. An audio CD with all the titles for this book is available at www.artist-ahead.de.

Table of contents

Foreword • How to work with this book • What else you need to play the flute • How does the flute actually work? • Lesson 1: The beginning without a flute • First notes • Meter – meter – rhythm • Full meter – prelude • We play with accompaniment • Semiquavers & depth notes • Dotted rhythm & dynamics • 3 bars • Triplets & high notes • Are you fit? Part 1 • First notes on the whole flute • Lullaby and dance • Slow and fast • Heavy handles • Blues • Are you fit? Part 2 • Advanced notes • Folk music and court music • Aiming high • Scales and syncopations • 6/8 and 3/4 • Even more air: flank breathing • Are you fit? Part 3 • Tango • Music language • Chords and arpeggios • Fast arpeggios • Triads and rhythm • Lots of sharps • Circle of fifths • Chords again • Half tones • Laugh! The Diaphragm Thrust • Entertainment • Are you fit? Part 4 • Minuet again • Finally • Appendix: What happens next • Glossary • Solutions to Are you fit? Part 1-4 • Staff lines • Fingering chart • Metronome plan • Music titles