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Tonguing

Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1 Double Tonguing – Beginning, Page 54-55
Foundation to Flute Playing  Double Tonguing – Page 89
Selected Studies, H. Voxman   Double Tonguing – Pages 60-61     
40 New Studies, Louis Hugues Double Tonguing – Pages 19-20, 47-48
Donojn Etudes  Double Tonguing, Page 20-21
Rubank Intermediate MethodTriple Tonguing, Page 39
Rubank Advanced Method, Vol. 1Triple Tonguing, Page 46
Foundation to Flute Playing Triple Tonguing, Page 91

Rhythm

SYNCOPATION

Rubank Elementary MethodLesson 26, Page 27
Rubank Intermediate Method Page 14
Foundation to Flute PlayingPage 25

TRIPLETS

Rubank Elementary MethodLesson 25, Page 26

TRILLS/ ORNAMENTS

Rubank Elementary MethodTrills – Lesson 25, Page 26
Rubank Intermediate MethodTrills – Page 41
Foundation to Flute PlayingTrills – Page 65
Rubank Advanced Method, Vol. 1Trills – Page 60;  trill ending, Page 63
Foundation to Flute Playing Grace Notes, Page 63
Rubank Intermediate Method Single, Double, Triple Grace Notes – Page 30-31
Rubank Advanced Method, Vol. 1Long and short grace notes/ Appoggiatura, Page 61
Foundation to Flute Playing   Preparation for Turns, Page 59
Turns Page 61
Rubank Intermediate MethodTurns – Page 38
Rubank Advanced Method, Vol. 1Turns – Page 64-65  
Rubank Advanced Method, Vol. 1Mordents – long, short, inverted, Page 62-63

COUNTING

Essential Elements: A Comprehensive Band Method: Flute, Book 1Good introduction to counting throughout the book
Rubank Elementary Method Many examples covering the introduction to all beginning counting.
Foundation to Flute PlayingTriplets, Page 51

FINGER TECHNIQUE

Foundation to Flute Playing   Ernest Wagner Foundation to Flute Playing   Ernest Wagner 
Rubank Intermediate MethodDaily Studies for the Development of Technique, Page 7
Rubank Advanced Method, Vol. 1Exercises in Fingering, Page 57, includes foot joint
Block, Ernie  The Pinkie PolkaCopied from Flute Talk Magazine/ March 1990
J. Donojn: Rossignolet (The Nightingale) Quick repeated notes

THEORY

Beginner: Essential Elements: a comprehensive Band Method: Flute, Book 1Visual for introduction of intervals, Page 18
Foundation to Flute PlayingIntervals: 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths, octaves; quarter notes, slurred; Page 79
All: Bona Rhythmical Studies7 Different Clef Signs, Pages 2-6

TONE

Foundation to Flute PlayingEmbouchure Exercises, Page 81
Tone Development Through Extended TechniquesHarmonics
Whisper Tones

EXTENDED TECHNIQUES

Tone Development Through Extended TechniquesThroat Tuning, Natural Harmonics, Bending, Whisper Tones

ACCURACY

Advanced: Casterede 12 EtudesPlay III with out mistakes

ACCIDENTALS

Advanced: Casterede 12 EtudesXII

SCALES

Foundation to Flute PlayingExcellent juxtaposition of major and relative minor scales, Page 69-70
Introduction to chromatic scale, Page 53
Selected Studies, H. VoxmanMajor and Minor scales, scales in thirds and arpeggios with articulation suggestions, Pages 65-76
Fifty Melodic Studies by J. Demeressman, Marcel MoyseIntroduction to arpeggio etude, Pages 20-21
Chromatic Scales: use “Flight of the Bumble Bee”N. Rimsky-Korsakov