Trevor Wye’s famous Practice Books for the Flute are invaluable to players of every grade and have received worldwide acclaim selling over 1 million copies in total. Each book concentrates on individual facets of Flute technique in concise detail. This revised edition has updated diagrams clearer musical notation and improved overall design.This latest volume in the bestselling series was regarded highly by The Flutist Quarterly: 'a concise no-nonsense collection of exercises that when practised diligently will yield excellent results' while the writing 'makes this feel like a gift to his devoted students.'Book 6 is invaluablefor both amateur and would-be professional players. It builds on knowledge gained in the earlier books whilst also breaking new ground. Tone posture technique articulation the top register breathing and intonation are all covered in depth.

for Flute-Il est parfois difficile d?être à la hauteur rythmiquement parlant. Pour vous aider à développer le sens du rythme Jan van Hulten a écrit un certain nombre de pièces charmantes axées sur les chiffrages de mesure et le rythme.Au fil de votre progression les pièces deviennent de plus en plus difficiles. Si les débuts restent simples et sont centrés sur l?utilisation de la plus petite valeur de note c?est-à dire la croche les doubles-croches triolets et mesures irrégulières sont rapidement introduits. Vers la fin tous les rythmes sont réunis dans plusieurs exercices. Impossible de les oublier !Pour compléter votre travail chaque pièce dispose d?un accompagnement sur compactdisc confié à un combo live. Le support sonore est idéal pour vous aider à garder le tempo car c?est bien de la conception du rythme dont il est question dans cet ouvrage.

A Dozen A Day books have long been the favourite pre-practice technical exercises for young pianists. Now these classic warm-up exercises are available for flute too! Complete with audio backing tracks on the included CD A Dozen A Day for Flute helps develop and maintain good fingering and breathing technique the basis for all good playing.Suddenly flute practice has become more rewarding... and a lot more enjoyable!

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Flute is written by internationally acclaimed author and instructor Andrew D. Gordon. This product is an exhaustive guide to the various phrases or ?riffs? that make up Blues flute playing both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. This book is ideal for most levels of musicianship from the beginner/intermediate student who is interested in understanding and playing the Blues to more advanced players that need new ideas to help stimulate their creativity. It is also useful as a tool for improving one?s sight reading abilities with the examples being in many different keys and rhythms. The 12 barBlues progression and the Blues scale are also explained. Included with this book are audio files with each example recorded twice. The first version of each example has the flute playing along with a rhythm section and the second version just has the rhythm section playing so that the flautist can play along. 

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon of The Super Groovers have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. After releasing their first CD Supergroovin which received world wide airplay they recognized a need in the music publishing business for a series of books on contemporary improvising within the 'Smooth Jazz' genre. Andrew composed and recorded all the rhythm tracks used in thisbook. In their opinion the melodies were so catchy they couldn't resist developing them into completed songs. Mainline Connection Villefranche?sur-Mer and You're The Only One In My Life are a few featured on their second CD Mainline Connection. The smooth jazz grooves in this 50 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including RandB Jazz Funk Top 40 Rock Gospel Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz. Popular artists in this genre include The Super Groovers David Sanborn Eric Marienthal Kenny G David Benoit Dave Koz Tom Scott Gerald Albright Candy Dulfer Wilton Felder Boney James Chris Botti Chuck Mangione Sade George Benson Peter White Lee Ritenour Earl Klugh Larry Carlton Jeff Lorber Brian Culbertson George Duke Paul Hardcastle Joe Sample Spyro Gyra Pat Metheny Four Play The Yellow Jackets and The Rippingtons. We suggest that you become acquainted with as many of these artists as possible. On each of the 20 tracks the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea (example or riff) is played first by the Flute with the groove followed by just the rhythm section groove without the Flute. The 1st example is usually the easiest the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult. Versions for each groove are available as midi files or extended MP3 files where the rhythm tracks for each groove are recorded for approximately 2

480 Exercices pour Flûte-Published in 1933 Gammes et Arpèges by the French flautist and composer Marcel Moyse (1889-1984) follows on from Exercices Journaliers (1922) and proposes a set of 480 exercises for intermediate flautists. A table at the beginning organises the work setting 12 exercises per period of 30 minutes and three types of exercises can be found: major scales minor scales and arpeggios of three to four notes. Considered as a maestro by some musicians Marcel Moyse has composed many Flute methods and exercise books also published by Alphonse Leduc such as Mécanisme-Chromatisme (1927) and De la Sonorité(1934). His methods are widely used and recognised worldwide.

Up-to-date selections to complement the famous A Tune A Day tutors. Includes 'Neighbours' and 'Eight Days A Week' Melody line with chord symbols.

A series of five workbooks providing short technical exercises to develop the pupil's control of tone breathing and fingers. They are intended to supplement the usual simple diet of scales study and pieces. An approachable way to achieve a broader technique. The emphasis in this book is on double tonguing.Grade: 5-8+

INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP LEARNINGAll of these pieces for young clarinettists in their earliest stages of learning can be performed as a solo or in unison with others. Some have an optional 2nd part and may also serve as ensemble material.MIXED ENSEMBLE OPTIONWhilst written specifically for the clarinet and addressing the challenges beginner clarinettists would encounter a special section is included of four pieces which are 'key friendly' for beginners on most instruments and are therefore ideal pieces for mixed instrumental groups. These same four pieces will appear in subsequent books for other instruments in the Debut series.For the Teacher …- Sheetmusic for selected piano accompaniments can be DOWNLOADED FOR FREE - just follow the web link provided in the pupil's book!- If preferred the accompaniments of all of the 12 pieces can be purchased in one printed and bound volume

Philip Sparke?s Starter Studies is the first volume of a progressive series of study books that takes the young wind player from beginner to accomplished musician.This collection of 65 studies offers a choice of starting note to suit individual tastes and carefully introduces new musical elements, such as articulation, dynamics and key signatures in a structured progression to speed the learning process.