Schott Music Querflöte spielen - mein schönstes Hobby 1 - Lehrbuch

The flute enriches a wide range of musical genres with its expressive tones. Whether melancholic, cheerful, or dreamlike—its gentle sound resonates deeply and captivates listeners of all ages.

Querflöte spielen – mein schönstes Hobby 1 is the revised and updated edition of the well-established method book. Improved with valuable suggestions from educators and enriched with new content, this edition provides an even more effective and engaging approach to learning the flute.

Key updates include:

• Revised and modernized texts
• Greater emphasis on sheet music
• Additional exercises and études
• Earlier introduction of overblowing

With this method, beginners of all ages can achieve faster progress and are guided step-by-step into the world of flute playing with solid, didactic structure. No prior musical knowledge is required, as the necessary theory is introduced clearly and applied directly in practice.

The book is accompanied by downloadable audio tracks, which support independent practice and make learning more enjoyable. Some of the pieces even feature piano accompaniment to provide a fuller, more inspiring sound experience.

Contents:

• List of music pieces
• Preface
• fingering of the flute
• The embouchure
• First exercises with the headjoint
• The posture
• The first notes: b'-a'-g'
• The breathing
• Experiencing the breathing
• The flute
• New notes f'-e'-b'
• Rhythmic
• Own ideas
• A new tone: c''
• Info: The slur (legato)
• Info: The slur
• Of foreign lands and flutes: The flute in East Asia
• Own ideas
• A new note: f#'
• Info: Eighth notes
• Improvisation for clapping
• The overblown notes: e''-f''-g''-a''
• Playing by ear
• A new note: g#' (as')
• Info: The dotted quarter note
• New notes: d' and es'
• Journey into the past: The transverse flute in the Middle Ages
• Improvisation for two
• Journey into the past: The transverse flute in the Renaissance
• The flute in jazz
• Improvisation
• New notes: d'' and es''
• The "new" flute
• Modern music
• New tones: b'' and c'''
• Info: The major scale
• Of foreign lands and flutes: The flute in Central and South America
• Info: Dynamics
• Collected playing exercises
• Info: note values and rests
• Fingering chart
• Small lexicon