Holzschuh Verlag Querflötenschule 1

This two-volume flute method book, ‘Querflötenschule 1’, published by Holzschuh Verlag, is aimed at beginners and those returning to the instrument, for young people and adults in individual or group lessons. With a wide-ranging selection of repertoire, from the Renaissance through to South American folk music and improvisations using new playing techniques, the experienced authors guide learners through well-structured steps towards a solid flute technique.

Contents:

• The embouchure
• Exercises on the headjoint – with tongue thrust
• The left hand
• The right hand
• Both hands – Posture
• The first fingerings: h, a and g
• The f and e fingerings
• Overblowing
• The b fingering
• Legato articulation
• The F sharp fingering
• The c'' fingering
• Breathing
• Staccato articulation
• The d' and d'' fingerings
• G major – chord and scale
• C major – chord and scale
• The fingerings dis'/es' and dis''/es''
• Enharmonic equivalents
• The d''' fingering
• The fingering cis''
• The fingering for G sharp/A flat
• A minor and C minor – scale (harmonic)
• The b/A-sharp fingering – two alternatives
• Warm-up
• D major – scale in triplets
• The D-sharp'''/E-flat''' fingering
• Tenuto/portato articulation – Accent
• E-flat major – Various types of articulation/scale
• The fingering e'''
• Chromatic scale exercises
• A major – Chord and scale
• Appendix
• Note values – Rests – Dots – Triplets – Time signatures
• Structure of the scales – Keyboard
• Circle of Fifths
• Musical terminology
• Transposition and resolution signs
• Alphabetical index of musical pieces
• Fingering chart
• All about the flute and along the flute