- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation; Pap/Com edition (Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0634033271
- ISBN-13: 978-0634033278
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,245,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
As an adult coming to the flute for the first time, I was recommended this book by my local music shop. It comes with a CD. The important parts are dealt with first - how to put together and care for your flute, which will save you expensive mistakes. It then launches into the fingering note by note, with easy to follow diagrams; and teaches you music theory and notation at the same time. I can't comment on how effective that is, since I already read music, but it seems a gentle intro to what can be a daunting subject. The rest of the book is taken up with many little snippets of well-known tunes (and if you've learnt to play other instruments with books you'll be thoroughly sick of most of these by now!).
The CD is not bad; each note is sounded for you and there is backing music to each track to help you keep time. I would have preferred it without, but it does make you feel you're actually playing rather than just tooting, which is very encouraging if you don't have a teacher. The commentary is not repeated in the book, so it's well worth a listen for extra tips.
For me, the book falls down on what I think may be the most important thing - there simply isn't enough about breathing techniques and I am having difficulty covering both the upper and lower registers properly because of this. I suspect this is better taught in person by a teacher, but a quick search on the internet revealed quite a few tricks to try out. It's a pity this book lacks that, or I'd have given it five stars. All in all, for the small amount it costs, it's probably a good start to learning, but I feel it's something you could get through very quickly. There is a second volume available for more advanced playing.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
good fingering info
25 Nov 2003
Nice introduction, good information on the necessary fingering, and all you need to set up and get started for the first time. Also works well as a low level refresher.
This is not a lot of help for the beginer, unfortunately
15 Sep 2002
Good side: CD tracks
Weak sides: method is poorly developed, fingering charts are hardly visible , there are very few exercises.
It's good as a reference, but it's definitely not a N1 guide to study flute for a beginer.
One interesting detail: this book has no author !
Weak sides: method is poorly developed, fingering charts are hardly visible , there are very few exercises.
It's good as a reference, but it's definitely not a N1 guide to study flute for a beginer.
One interesting detail: this book has no author !
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