Here’s a book for beginners, with everything you need to start playing the flute! The Young Flute Player has a clear layout, easy-to-read notation and cartoon pictures - perfect for beginners.

There is a wide range of music by composers such as Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Offenbach, Mozart, plus traditional tunes from around the world, and a section of festive music.

To help young players practise, there are FREE YOUTUBE recordings for every piece, as well as piano backing tracks.

The progressive units introduce new material gradually, and exercises and scales are directly related to pieces.

The Young Flute Player also features:

• Easy-to-read fingering charts for every note of the flute
• Photo guides for assembling the flute and cleaning the flute
• Manuscript paper
• Practice charts
• Scales chart
• Theory reference section
• Note recognition games and composition activities

Specifications

• Beginner-Preliminary level
• 68 pages
• 41 exercises (including tone development) and studies
• 38 pieces
• Time signatures 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, C, introduction of 6/8
• Pitch range from E bottom line of staff to A above staff
• Scales – 5 note F Major, 5 note G Major, octave G major, F major, E minor, D minor, F chromatic
• Introduction of tonguing, slurs, ties, staccato, mezzo staccato

About the series: The Young Flute Player Collection

The Young Flute Player collection has EVERYTHING you need to start playing flute!

All books follow a progressive learning structure, and contain technical exercises, performance pieces, fingering charts and more. Book 1 is designed to be a simple introduction to the basics of playing a flute, with Book 2 subsequently developing skills until the end of 2nd grade. Book 3 is the Teacher’s Book of piano accompaniment and duets, whilst Book 4 and Book 5 complement the tutor books with colour coded duets and trios, establishing ensemble playing skills. Book 6 is a tutor book for adult learners and teenage learners.