Schott Music Querflötenschule 1

Schott Music Transverse Flute School 1 at a glance

Schott Music Transverse FluteSchool 1 is a modern textbook for anyone who wants to learn to play the transverse flute from scratch. Designed for young people and adults, the book systematically and comprehensibly teaches the basic playing techniques and music theory.

In addition to a well-founded introduction to embouchure, breathing and posture, the school contains numerous easy pieces that motivate and reinforce what has been learned in a practical way. Stylistically versatile, the exercises promote the joy of making music from the very beginning.

The textbook is supplemented by extensive online material for download, which offers audio tracks and other content to support the learning process. The textbook is therefore the perfect companion for getting started in the world of the flute - whether in private lessons or self-study.

Contents:

• Preface
• The most important parts of the flute
• The embouchure
• Head notes
• The embouchure
• Overblowing on the headjoint
• Assembling the flute
• The posture
• How to hold the flute
• Breathing
• Understanding fingering patterns
• The notes b, a and g
• Note values and rests
• After playing (care of the instrument)
• New notes. f and e
• The transverse flute: a profile
• High and low?
• Eighth notes
• New note: b
• Accidentals / accidentals
• New note: c
• The upbeat
• Dotting: the dotted rhythm
• Practicing correctly
• A new fingering for the b
• New note: d
• Playing through two octaves
• F major scale and triad
• The play-in page
• New note: f sharp
• G major scale and triad
• New note: g sharp/as
• Major and minor
• A minor scale and triad
• New note: c sharp/des
• D major scale and triad
• Swing/Ternary playing
• New notes: c' and c sharp'/des'
• New note: d''
• D major over two octaves
• Three Klezmer pieces
• Music theory
• Fingering chart
• List of pieces and songs