Foundation to Flute Playing: An Elementary Method (Dover Books On Music: Instruction) - Softcover

Wagner, Ernest Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048685390X ISBN 13: 9780486853901

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2024

Synopsis

This timeless instructional book combines foundational techniques with engaging exercises to foster technical skill and artistic expression. It's the ultimate guide for flutists at any stage of their musical journey.

Ernest Frederick Wagner's Foundation to Flute Playing is a thorough guide for flutists of all levels. It features technique drills, challenging short pieces, and lessons on fingering, rhythm, tuning, scale studies, articulate tonguing exercises, staccato practices, and embouchure strengthening exercises to enhance agility and precision, helping musicians achieve technical excellence and musical mastery.
 

• Comprehensive fingering charts and detailed lessons to master flute techniques from the ground up.
• Offers technique drills and musically challenging short pieces to help learners progress from medium-easy exercises to more complex compositions.
• Includes a variety of exercises, such as scale studies, tonguing drills, and rhythm training to strengthen agility and precision.
• Provides a detailed guide on fundamental adjustments and care for the instrument.
• Designed to cater to beginners and advanced players, providing a flexible learning resource.
• Structured progression of exercises that build confidence and competence step by step.

Whether you’re learning the basics or refining advanced techniques, Foundation to Flute Playing delivers everything you need to achieve excellence and enjoy the artistry of music. It’s a must-have for any flutist seeking to amplify their potential!
 

About this title

From the Back Cover

Ernest Frederick Wagner's Foundation to Flute Playing is an exceptional instructional guide that caters to the needs of both novice and seasoned flutists.
This comprehensive book offers technique drills and musically challenging short pieces to help learners progress from medium-easy exercises to more complex compositions. The book provides a detailed guide on fundamental adjustments and care for the instrument and meticulously outlines lessons on fingering, rhythm, and tuning. Various lessons, including scale studies, articulate tonguing exercises, syncopation rhythms, staccato practices, and embouchure strengthening exercises, will help train agility and precision. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced flutist, this book is designed to help you achieve technical excellence and musical mastery.
 

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048685390X
• ISBN 13: 9780486853901
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128