Items with an asterisk (*) are exceptional teaching aids.
BOOKS
Circular Breathing for the Flutist
- Robert Dick; Multiple Breath Music Company; 1987;
- Introduction has very valuable information about this skill
- Includes pictures of Robert doing circular breathing
- Exercises by the author included
- Page 34 lists additional standard etudes useful for practice of circular breathing
- Discussion of use in orchestral literature
- Discussion of use as an extended technique
- YouTube: Helen Bledsoe Circular Breathing Step-by-Step
- YouTube: Jasmine Choi Performs Ian Clark’s Great Train Race with Circular Breathing
- Advanced
Flute & Piccolo Note Speller
Fred Weber; Belwin Mills Publishing Company
- Written lessons for learning fingerings and music notation
- Stories written with words made from note names
- Tests
- Excellent one page first Glossary
Foundations for Superior Performance: Warm-Ups & Technique for Band: Flute
Richard Williams & Jeff King; Kejos Music Company;
- Excellent fingering chart; B – D4 *
- Articulation visual teaching aid, Page 3 *
- Circle of Fifths, Page 41*
- One Octave Scales & Arpeggios – also includes Chromatic scale *
- Full Range Scales : In All Major Key Signatures – includes B foot in exercises *
- Major Arpeggios & Inversions *
- Scale and Chord Related Theory – shows construction of a scale*
- Major and Minor Scales
- Introduction to Intervals
Foundation to Flute Playing: An Elementary Method
Ernest F. Wagner; Carl Fischer, Inc.; 1943;
There are introductory exercises for almost all aspects of playing the flute in this book. It can be an excellent reference for teaching. See the TECHNIQUES portion of this book for some specific pages that are most helpful.
Illustrated Method for Flute
Sheridon Stokes and Richard Condon, Trio Associates; Published 1981
- Description of the parts of the flute
- Assembling the flute
- Balancing the Flute
- Position of Hands and Arms
- Posture
- Breathing and Breath Control
- Exercises for Breath Control
- Embouchure
- Dynamics, Range and Intonation
- The Throat and Vibrato
- The Tongue
- A Word About Practice
Learning the Piccolo
Clement Barone; Armstrong Edu-Tainment Publishing Companies; 1975;
- Selected etudes with specific piccolo related instruction
My Complete Story of the Flute
Leonardo De Lorenzo; The Citadel Press, Inc.; New York; 1951;
Practical Hints on Playing the Flute
Richard Hahn in collaboration with James D. Ployhar; Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., 1983
- Playing Position *
- Embouchure and Tone *
- Fingering Techniques *
- Vibrato *
Principles de la flute traversiere
Jacques Hotteterre le Romain; Paris; 1707
The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers, 2nd edition
Nancy Toff; Oxford University Press; 1996
The Other Flute: Tone Development Through Extended Techniques Volume 1
Robert Dick; Multiple Breath Music Company; 1978
MAGAZINES
Flute Talk – Student prices offered for this monthly, informative magazine
Flutist Quarterly – Published by the National Flute Association for members
CATALOGUES
Music in Motion – The Music Education and Gift Catalog for All Ages
HISTORICAL FLUTES
Dayton C. Miller Collection
The most important and inclusive collection of flutes. It is housed in the Library of Congress, Music Division Washington, D.C., USA. The Miller Flute Collection contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and nonwestern examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
LENDING LIBRARY:
National Flute Association– You need to be a member.
CDs
CD Sheet Music Flute Solos: Printable
CD Sheet Music Flute Etudes: Printable
CLASSES IN FLUTE REPAIR
Jonathon A. Landell, Master Flute Maker, holds his classes through the Vermont Guild of Flute Making in Richmond, Vermont. You can also sign up for a build your own flute class!
DIRECTORY OF SUMMER MASTERCLASSES, CAMPS AND FESTIVALS
The Flute Talk web site is a good place to start. Competitions are listed by state for the U.S. and then by country for Europe. More information is available through the National Flute Association website for members
FLUTE REPAIR KIT
MUSIC MEDIC: Music Medic
JEWELRY
MUSIC FOR YOUR EYES: Music for Your Eyes
Handcrafted jewelry created with silver cast flute and clarinet keys, bassoon reeds, ivory piano keys or violin bow hair.
NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION
The Library of Congress has created the National Recording Preservation Plan. Its efforts are to preserve and provide access to historic recordings. National Recording Preservation Plan
Library of Congress Resources – Access to many of the library’s rich resources.