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Dr. John's publications
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Flute secrets
History
Intonation
Memorization
Music Dictionaries online
Multiphonics, etc.
Online scores
Practicing & teaching resources
Program notes
Theory
Writing cadenzas

Excerpts

American Federation of Musicians' list of taped excerpts for flute
Tod Brody's list of Flute and Piccolo excerpts
Considering a Career in Music?
Orchestral Musicians' CD-ROM Library: Complete orchestral parts on CD
Practicing excerpts: by Patricia George
Dr. Edward Lacy's tips for taking orchestral auditions
Peter Lloyd's Recommended Repertoire
Tevor Wye's Top of the Pops Orchestral Excerpts

History

Dolmetsch online: Scroll down the page past the theory links to get to discussions of music from the 16th to the 20th century

Multiphonics, etc.

ABCs of Extended Techniques: Susan Maclagan offers an overview of an NFA masterclass
Extended techniques: Repertoire List compiled by Phyllis Louke
Extended Techniques Resource Page: conceived and developed by: Robin Mason Horne
Multiphonics: by Robert Dick
New Sounds for flute: Glissandi, Micro intervals, Multiphonics and more
The Virtual Boehm Flute: Click on any combination of keys and see what sounds you can make

Online scores

Andersen Etudes Online: Download your free copy of Andersen Etudes
Flute duets - by Scarlatti, among others: Thanks to Matthew Taylor
International Music Score Library Project: a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge.
The Musick Cabinet: A great collection of works arranged mostly for flute duet.
Sibley Music Library - search by composer name: Eastman School of Music

Practicing & Teaching Resources

101 Uses for Scales: by Mary C.J. Byrne, Ph.D., Victoria (Canada) Conservatory of Music
Accompaniments for Taffanel & Gaubert excercise #4 (mp3 format): available at mm. at 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120 in 16ths. Thanks to Matthew Taylor who says, "There is also one at 160bpm if your an absolute show off smarty bum."
Alternate flute fingerings: Fourth octave
Altès's alternate fingerings for fast passages
Alto and Bass Flute Repertoire Catalogue: from Chris Potter, D.M.A.
Andersen Etudes, opus 15: English translations of the Italian expressive subtitles from Barbara Hopkins
Andersen oeuvre online: all in .pdf format!
Andersen sequence: Kincaid's sequence for studying Andersen's etudes
Articulation links: provided by Jen Cluff; From Andrea Rose
Baroque style: Thoughts from Rachel Brown & Daniel Pyle
Jeanne Baxtresser's lessons learned: Notes from a masterclass taken by Susan Maclagan
C# trill uses
Celtic Music for Flute: compiled by Jennifer Cluff
Characteristics of Musical Keys: Yale University. The article "contains a selection of information from the Internet about the emotion or mood associated with musical keys. It is not complete nor does it include information found only in print sources."
Circle of fifths graphic
Density 21.5 by Varèse: by Robert Dick
Diaphragm to throat vibrato: by Richard D. Billington
Robert Dick videos: Sliding life blues - with his glissando headjoint
Downloadable .pdf files: from Helen Bledsoe - Studies for piccolo flexibility, Exercise after Taffanel-Gaubert circle of fifths, and more
Ear Training Software
Errata in Trevor Wye's practice books
Essential Flute Repertoire: Not a completely complete listing, but a great start.
Extended Techniques: Susan Maclagan offers an overview of an NFA masterclass
Finger position corrector: From Expanded Musical Concepts - they also publish obbligati for hymns and carols and transcriptions of works by Dvorak, Cui and others
Fish are jumpin' cadenza tips: by Robert Dick
Flute and Piccolo Fingerings: Basic flute fingering chart, Fingerings above C4, Alternate flute fingerings and more.
Flute book from scratch - by Andrea La Rose: Begins with how to get a good sound from just your headjoint.
Flute Books: A list from Victoria Jicha (Wheaton College Conservatory) and Larry Krantz
Flute Fingerings for old-style flutes: Fingering for the (tenor) renaissance flute, one-key flutes, trill chart for one-key flutes, Altès' chart of fingerings to facilitate execution and alter pitch (notes sensible) on the Boehm flute, and more.
Flute fingerings on the web: Graphic images of flute fingerings courtesy of Google
Flute flash cards: with note names, fingerings and notation from Matthew Taylor.
Flute Spa with Patricia George: FLUTE list posting by Susan Maclagan (used with permission)
Flute Secrets: FLUTE list postings on articulation, hand position, etc. that I've collected over the years
Flute Teaching Tips: from Larry Krantz — More Than... 101 Uses for Scales, by Mary C.J. Byrne ; Changing Flute Embouchures by Patricia George; Scale Practice Routine by James Galway and more.
Flute Techniques: From Peter Lloyd: stance, breathing, articulation and more.
Flute tunes: Tunes & midi files for beginner & intermediate flutists
Free online tunes to print out: http://www.musicaviva.com/tunebook/; www.8notes.com; Jennifer Cluff's collection of free music sites; Werner Icking Music Archive - The Sheet Music Archive contains free, ready-to-print sheet music, most in .pdf format.; Galli flute method (.pdf file) - thanks to Roberto Tuninetti. Good beginning method book. To quote Mr. Tuninetti "Each exercise
has 3 parts: a prelude in form of scale, a second movement of broken arpeggios, and the third of progressions. The articulations are limited to dot and slur like a "morse telegraph" languaje, there are not long jumps between notes, and the low register was used with great care.; Giovanni Lees - Italian language site of this pianist/composer with midi & pdf files available of his compositions for flute(s) and piano; Mark Perry's New Flute Music - PDF format available free for downloading; Online music scores - These links include only sites with scores that may be downloaded free ofcharge.; The Royal Library - Copenhagen, Denmark - amazing collection of .pdf files, all free for the downloading
Galway videos: Taffanel - Grand Fantasy on themes from Mignon; Widor - Suite for flute and piano, op. 34, no. 1
Patricia George: Getting to the second octave; Visual representations of vibrato using xray
Harmonic Roll: a video demonstrating Bill McBirnie's tone exercise. The exercise itself is available here.
The Ideas Network of Wiconsin Public Radio: The ideas network of Wisconsin has compiled a tremendous resource for music (and other teachers). The music section contains 214 entries on many aspects of music instruction.
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP): IMSLP attempts to create a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge. Scores in .pdf format.
Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series: Builds in carrying a tune and keepibg a steady beat concurrently with traditional "executive skills" such as embochure, posture, hand position, and articulation with the aid of a student take-home CD. JR note - It does have the "Band book" drawback of having only flat keys (at least in the flute books).
Karg-Elert Caprices: By Patricia George
Klezmer vs. Sephardic music: by Adrianne Greenbaum
Improving Technique with T&G and Hugues (a.k.a. chunking): By Patricia George
Keeping Those Kids Practicing!: Kathy Engell
Learning Berio's Sequenza: by Robert Dick
Manuscript paper: .pdf file Adobe Acrobat Reader required (there's a link on the page to get it).
Museum of the Humanities: Music Conservatory: links, to quote the website, that will enable the reader to "[i]mprove your performance, both in the classroom and the practice room, with links to current research on music history, composition and theory, or get the facts on your favorite composers from classical music's household names to the current electronica trend-setters."
MusicStaff.com: Enables parents, students and musicians to find music teachers, music schools and music lessons anywhere in the United States by zip code.
Music Dictionary - downloadable to PDA: Absoluteworld.com; Pocketgear.com
Music Dictionary Online: "explains words and terms found in musical scores, in books and on web sites, in notes on CDs or concert programmes."
My accompanist: Download accompaniments played by Melody Lord. "A very high quality professional & musical accompaniment that can be used for a variety of performing situations, or for at home learning."
"Of the Standard of Taste": originally published in 1757 by David Hume (1711-1776), one of the most important of the British empiricists, philosophers.
Online Metronome: For those of you looking for a free metronome & having a computer hookup in your practice room.; Here's another one from fluteland.com
Online music scores: These links include only sites with scores that may be downloaded free of charge.
Piccolo: Auxiliary piccolo fingerings - from John Krell; Piccolo intonation exercises
PIPES: from Steven Peters
Playing with recordings: Variable pitch CD player from Music minus one; Transcribe - an assistant for working out a piece of music from a recording, including the ability to slow down the music without changing its pitch
Positive Reinforcement: A self-instructional exercise: teaches the concept of positive reinforcement
The Practicespot.com: An excellent resource including a "Scales Board Game" and more
Practice components: by flutist/composer Peter J. Bacchus, flute professor at the Barcelona Conservatory
Practice time: by Trishia Craig (GBFA Gazette article)
Practicing above C4: by Shelley Collins
Practicing scales & arpeggios: by Wissam Boustany
Practicing Tips and Stuff: Angela's Flute Page - the main page is hard to read but the practicing page is good.
REAL FLUTE video project: a comprehensive online resource by flutist Nina Perlove
The Repertoire Catalogue for Piccolo, Alto Flute and Bass Flute: Compiled by Peter van Munster, the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
Repertoire suggestions from Jen Cluff: Everything from Baroque to extended techniques.
Rhythm Help
Rockstro online: In the 19th century Richard Rockstro devised an alternative way of holding the flute. Here are two links to online versions of part of his book A treatise on the flute; Rockstro on holding the flute; Rockstro on tone
Scale routine: Five note pattern from Sir James Galway
Schubert's Trockne Blumen translation
Sheet music available for free: modern editions of a lot of music from the 17th and 18th century, in .pdf format from Johan Tufvesson.
Sight reading: by Betty Stone
A Six-Week Repeating Technique and Tone Hot-Up Scheme: from Trevor Wye
S.M.A.R.T. practicing
Summer Practicing: from Jennifer Cluff
Taffanel & Gaubert - John Wion's approach to practicing
Teaching the Adult Student
Teaching trills: by Nathan Zalman
Technique help!: by Robert J. Billington
Tension in the hands: a wholistic approach: by Jonathan Brahms
Tips for flute: from Diane Boyd Schultz, Associate Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University: The "Art" in articulation, Piccolo FAQ, and more.
Tips for the Preparation of Contemporary Flute Music: by Helen Bledsoe (available in English and German)
Tone Development by Singing While Playing: by Nicola Mazzanti
Tone development through listening (printed).: Sir James Galway - see his discussion of them in Intonation.html, Part Two
A tuner to run on your computer
Trill fingerings: 1st through 4th octaves for flute and piccolo
Vibrato: From John Wion
The Woodwind Fingering Guide: Recorder, Charanga, Shakuhachi, and more
Writing cadenzas

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Theory

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