The creators of Luna???s Magic Flute and Flute at Play Blaz Pucihar and Ana Kavcic Pucihar have created a new colourful project for young Flute beginners The Fluting Stars. The Fluting Stars 1 and Fluting Stars 2 are inventive beautifully illustrated Flute-method books for young Flute beginners and their teachers complete with free engaging downloadable accompaniment tracks. Young Flute beginners are invited to learn the fundamentals of flute playing and chamber music through: More than 50 traditional folk songs from Europe and the United States of America.More than 65 original pieces in a variety of musical styles from baroque to cha-cha. Chamber music in duets trios quartets and even with percussion. Music theory as an exciting adventure. The Fluting Stars method books cover the fundamentals of flute playing with carefully structured step-by-step instructions. They are divided into 10 Key Leaps large instructional units with seven focus areas: 1. The Fluting Star Magazine presents new material. 2. Treasure Chest of Sparkly Tones establishes beautiful tone production. 3. Ear Detective develops aural awareness. 4. Notes in a Minute build music-literacy skills. 5. Finger Fitness establishes fundamentals of Flute finger technique. 6. Stellar Student creates young music-theory enthusiasts. 7. Cherry on Top offers musical challenges and performance pieces.

The DVD edition of this hugely popular series of tutors gets you even closer to your instrument with a set of real music lessons right there on your screen! A New Tune A Day features the same logical gentle pace andkeen attention to detail that made earlier editions so hugely popular and successful. Clear explanatory diagrams and photographs help guide you through the lessons and achieve the very best in tone technique and posture. Theselection of music is fresh and exciting including duets and rounds to inspire the student and ensure that those vital practice hours are never boring!The book includes:Advice on your instrument and the equipmentyou will needInstructions for effective technique and comfortable playingExplanatory pages on reading and understanding musicTests to check your own progress and comprehensionThe accompanying audio CD featuresa virtuoso performance and backing track for each pieces as well as recorded examples to support the lessons.The DVD features lessons on:Basic techniquesPutting the instrument togetherPostureLookingafter your instrumentBasic music notationHow to approach your first piece

Continuing in the tradition of previous publications in the Classics series: Classic Solos and Classic Duets, Mary Karen Clardy has selected 24 of the most significant standard études from Carl Joachim Andersen's op. 21, 30, 33, 37 and 41, Antoine Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier's Studies and Ernesto Köhler's Romantic Études op. 66. Performance notes, composers' biographies and a glossary of terms are included providing helpful historical background to the pieces. An optional second flute part has been composed for each étude providing opportunities for the teacher or another player to support and reinforce phrasing, rhythm, tone quality, intonation and style. These parts may be downloaded for free from our website. The second flute parts have been recorded on the CD to provide supportive accompaniments for playing along - an invaluable aid in daily practice. Andersen, Carl Joachim: C Major: Op. 37/1 Andersen, Carl Joachim: A Minor: Op. 37/2 Köhler, Ernesto: G Major: Romantic Etudes/2 Köhler, Ernesto: E Minor: Octaves (Romantic Etudes/9) Andersen, Carl Joachim: D Major: Op. 37/5 Andersen, Carl Joachim: B Minor: Op. 37/6 Köhler, Ernesto: A Major: Cantabile Moderne (Romantic Etudes/16) Köhler, Ernesto: F# Minor: Dance of the Insects (Romantic Etudes/19) Köhler, Ernesto: E Major: Russian Dance (Romantic Etudes/25) Andersen, Carl Joachim: C# Minor: Op. 30/10 Berbiguier, Antoine Benoit Tranquille: B Major: No. 15 Andersen, Carl Joachim: G# Minor: Op. 33/12 Andersen, Carl Joachim: Gb Major: Op. 21/13 Andersen, Carl Joachim: Eb Minor: Op. 37/26 Andersen, Carl Joachim: Db Major: Op. 33/15 Berbiguier Antoine Benoit : Bb Minor: No. 12 Andersen, Carl Joachim: Ab Major: Op. 33/17 Andersen, Carl Joachim: F Minor: Op. 41/18 Andersen, Carl Joachim: Eb Major: Op. 30/19 Berbiguier, Antoine Benoit: C Minor: No. 8 Andersen, Carl Joachim: Bb Major: Op. 41/13 Köhler, Ernesto: G Minor: At the Well (Romantic Etudes/6) Köhler, Ernesto: F Major: Consolation (Romantic Etudes/4) Berbiguier, Antoine Benoit: D Minor: No. 4

14 Middle-Grade Duets From The Last Four Centuries. With so many young flautists in the musical world today it is only natural to pair them up and give them some wonderful duets to play. It's amazing what 'big” music, these two small instruments can cope with - indeed, in the eighteenth century the flute duet was almost the gramophone record of the time as countless operatic arias were brought to the public in arrangements for this pairing. This book draws on some of those miniaturizations, from Mozart's and Weber's operas, coupled with earlier music from Telemann and Boismortier and rounded off with more modern pieces from Richard Rodney Bennett and a (specially written) piece by Holzeis-Augustin which introduces some contemporary music techniques. All these duets are great fun and well within the reach of intermediate players. Intermediate-level compositions and arrangements of music from Telemann and Mozart to Richard Rodney Bennett Includes a lively composition by Maria Holzeis-Augustin All duets are suitable as concert pieces and for competitions/ Recueil / 2 Flûtes Traversières

One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales arpeggios technical studies studies for musicianship articulation studies solos duets and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.

An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards of advanced instrumental study. Thespecially designed units provide a a complete pedagogy:• Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course• Melodic Interpretation Including20+ contest level duets in each book• Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included• Articulation Studies Specialized for each instrument• Exercises in Fingering(woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)• Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have been taught with Rubank methods – join the tradition!