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“I LOVE using your Flute 101.5 method book with my 7th grade student. She is learning so many new things and she loves the challenges and variety. Patricia George and Phyllis Louke have created an awesome teaching tool; just what I’ve been craving to have at my fingertips!”
–Karen McClintock, Flute Teacher
FLUTE 101.5: ENRICHMENT by Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke
A Method and Duet Collection for the Advanced Beginner Flutist
FLUTE 101.5: ENRICHMENT is a flute method and duet collection for the advanced beginner. It is a bridge between any beginning flute or band method book and FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS. It also serves as an enrichment book for flutists advancing through FLUTE 101 or any other method. Teacher and Student Resource Pages include 15 pages of tips on how to use the book, along with practice pages that enhance learning, technical development, and musicianship.
Special features of FLUTE 101.5: ENRICHMENT:
- Photos detailing hand position and stance
- Headjoint warm-up including rhythms and sight-reading in simple meter
- 12 lesson groups, each with three parts
- Lessons cover 12 major scales, arpeggios, and chromatic octaves
- Introduction to vibrato and its development
- Exercises for filling in the subdivision of the beat
- Review of third-octave fingerings up to G3
- Introducing vocalise practice
- Trill exercises for balancing the flute
- Classic etudes for phrasing development
- Introduction to multiphonics for tone development
- Introduction to harmonics for tone development
- Introduction to flutter-tonguing and pitch bends
- Review of the three Bb fingerings, simple and compound meter, dotted rhythms, syncopation
- Introduction to mordents and grace notes
- 17 Duets
- 15 Teacher and Student Resource Pages
- 76 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand. Also available in digital format.
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Finalist in the 2022 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
THE TOP OCTAVE BOOK: Playing With Artistry by Patricia George
Have you ever said, “I love my top octave?” If you are like most flute and piccolo players, the answer is no. THE TOP OCTAVE BOOK is a methodical approach to playing with control and artistry in the third register. With exercises to develop the embouchure, conquer the fingering combinations, and develop control of the air stream, this book culminates with Barret’s 40 Progressive Melodies transposed up an octave, along with phrasing suggestions, to develop artistry and fluidity in the top register.
TOP OCTAVE BOOK includes:
•Headjoint activities to develop the embouchure and control the angle of the air.
•Overtone exercises to train the embouchure for a ringing sound on third-partial notes.
•15 preparatory exercises, based on each note from C3 to D4, using chunking techniques to gain facility and control.
•7 advanced exercises to develop fingering fluency and air control.
•Phrasing tips on building musical interpretation.
•The Barret 40 Progressive Melodies written out 8va, for practice reading music in the ledger lines.
The demands of these melodies develop the ear, the embouchure, lyrical or legato placement of
the fingers, and expressive phrasing.
•Discussion of the top octave fingerings and how they evolved.
THE TOP OCTAVE BOOK is designed for advanced high school, college, and professional
players. 76 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand. Also available in digital format. More info (including sample pages) BUY NOW
THE FLUTE VIBRATO BOOK by Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke
Vibrato is one of the most controversial topics in flute playing. One school of thought maintains it cannot and should not be taught; adding it will appear in the sound once the flutist has found his musical, expressive soul. Another school of thought champions that vibrato can and should be taught once the teacher hears any suggestion of natural vibrato in the student’s tone. Part of the mystique of flute vibrato has been the lack of understanding about how it is produced. Modern technology has now given us the tools to understand vibrato production. Once understood, it becomes clear how to approach the teaching of vibrato. Practicing these vibrato exercises daily and recording your practice frequently will guide your path to artistry. More info (including sample pages) BUY NOW
Honorable Mention in the 2012 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
THE FLUTE SCALE BOOK: A PATH TO ARTISTRY, written by Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke, includes the teacher’s and performer’s dream list of scale studies, and a chapter on what to do with the notes once you have learned them. Also included are Practice Guides with hundreds of rhythms and articulation patterns to practice any group of six or eight notes and Sample Practice Plans that provide an organized curriculum with weekly practice suggestions. THE FLUTE SCALE BOOK: A PATH TO ARTISTRY is designed for a lifetime of use with embouchure development and scale exercises perfect for younger players, and more advanced exercises including audition scales, phrasing studies, major and minor scales, thirds, arpeggios, seventh chords, modal scales, chromatic intervals, tonguing exercises and more, extended to D4 and beyond, to satisfy the needs of professional players. Spiral bound. 144 pages. More info (including sample pages and videos) BUY NOW
FLUTE 101: MASTERING THE BASICS is a uniquely comprehensive teaching resource which, in one book, takes the student through the introductory, beginning, and intermediate curriculum. The innovative lesson plans present, in a clear and logical sequence, songs, duets, and creative activities to develop tone, technique, and musicianship. The pioneering set of teaching and phrasing guides make FLUTE 101: MASTERING THE BASICS a must-have staple of the flute teaching studio, university studio and woodwinds methods classes. Spiral bound. 80 pages. More info (including sample pages) BUY NOW
Winner in the 2013 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS continues the technical, creative, and musical development of intermediate flutists by integrating etudes, solo repertoire, orchestral excerpts, duets, and contemporary techniques in the major and relative minor keys of F, G, B-flat, D, E-flat, A, and C into an innovative curriculum. Lesson plans present, in a clear and logical sequence, activities to develop tone, vibrato, technique, and musicianship. The phrasing guides, practice suggestions, and prelude activities expand on the pedagogical approach used in FLUTE 101, making FLUTE 102 a must-have staple – perfect for use in the private and university studio. Spiral bound. 100 pages. More info (including sample pages)
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FLUTE 102: PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTS includes piano accompaniments for the solo repertoire in Flute 102: Mastering the Basics: The Ash Grove, The Campbells are Coming, La Donna e Mobile by Verdi, Caprice VIII by Stamitz, Humoreske by Antonín Dvořák, Gavotte by Gossec, Minuet from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 by Bizet, Menuet 1 and 2 from Suite in A minor by Telemann, Passepied 1 and 2 from Suite in A minor by Telemann, La Cinquantaine by Gabriel-Marie, Pan Pastorale by Donjon, Andante in C Major by Mozart, Contemporary Technique Solos by Phyllis Avidan Louke and Thom Ritter George, two pieces by Guiseppe Concone, Tambourin by Gossec, Sonata in F by Marcello, Sonata in F Major by Telemann. 48 pages. More info (including sample pages) BUY NOW
Winner in the 2013 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
FLUTE 103: MASTERING THE BASICS continues the technical, creative, and musical development of advanced intermediate flutists by integrating etudes, solo repertoire, duets, and contemporary techniques in the major and relative minor keys of A-flat, E, D-flat, B, and G-flat into an innovative curriculum. Lesson plans present, in a clear and logical sequence, activities to develop tone, vibrato, technique, and musicianship. The phrasing guides, practice suggestions, and prelude activities expand on the pedagogical approach used in FLUTE 102, making FLUTE 103 a must-have staple – perfect for use in the private and university studio. Spiral bound. 92 pages. More info (including sample pages) BUY NOW
FLUTE 103: PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTS includes accompaniments for solo repertoire found in Flute 103: Mastering the Basics: Scherzino by Joachim Andersen, Sonata for Flute and Piano by Donizetti, Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits by Gluck, Sonata in F Major by Handel, Andalouse by Émile Pessard, Little Rogue Gavotte by Popp, and Allegretto by Godard. 36 pages. More info
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Finalist in 2015 NFA Newly Published Music Competition
ADVANCED FLUTE STUDIES: THE ART OF CHUNKING presents the first and only method for flutists to master the process of “chunking” as a pedagogical technique. Through exploration of technical studies, etudes, preludes, cadenzas, and solos, the flutist is introduced to basic through advanced chunking to facilitate reading and tone development. Musical Bon Bons for articulation, intonation, and tone development, are also integrated into the innovative curriculum. Continuing the pedagogical approach used in FLUTE 101, FLUTE 102, and FLUTE 103, THE ART OF CHUNKING introduces a powerful learning strategy, making it a must-have staple – perfect for use in both private and university studios. Spiral bound. 162 pages. More info (including sample pages) BUY NOW
FLUTE MUSIC OF PHYLLIS AVIDAN LOUKE is now available for purchase at Shop Online. Browse our offerings of music for flute and piano, duets, trios, quartets, and flute choir, including music for Flexible Flute Ensemble and innovative music to use in the teaching studio from this award-winning composer. More info
ADVANCED CLARINET STUDIES: THE ART OF CHUNKING by Patricia George, Phyllis Avidan Louke, and Rob Patterson presents the first and only method for clarinetists to master the process of “chunking” as a practice technique. Through exploration of technical studies, etudes, preludes, cadenzas, and orchestral excerpts, the clarinetist is introduced to basic and advanced chunking techniques to facilitate reading and tone development. Exercises for articulation, intonation, dynamics, and tone development are also integrated into the innovative curriculum. introducing a powerful learning strategy, THE ART OF CHUNKING is a must-have staple–perfect for use in both private and university studios. Spiral bound. 150 pages.
Special Features:
- Presents a comprehensive daily warm-up, followed by 48 lessons in major and minor keys.
- Explores the building blocks of music through the study of scales, thirds, arpeggios, and seventh chords.
- Inspires creativity and musical expression with the study of preludes and cadenzas.
- Includes 19 orchestral excerpts with practice suggestions for chunking exploration.
- Fosters the development of tone and articulation.
- Includes exercises to help the clarinetist with specific areas of performance.
- Helps the clarinetist increase agility and familiarity in the altissimo register.
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