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Practice Corner

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

Intonation

Difference Tones
by John Rosen
How to check your flute scale
from Trevor Wye
Interval calculator
Computer program that produces tones to tune against
Intonation
Sir James Galway
Intonation and intuitive learning
Wissam Boustany
The Intonation of the Modern Flute
by Trevor Wye
Korg tuners
Google list
Tuning and Intonation
from flutehistory.com
Tuning software
http://www.gishareware.com/Tuner.html - Free shareware version
http://los.dtcurrie.net/projects/ - for Mac users (free)
Using a tuner to help with intonation
by Andrea La Rose

Memorization

On Memorizing
by Jamey Andreas, guitarist
Sir James Galway's suggstions on memorization
Wissam Boustany on Memorization
Memorizing your piece
More memorization tips

Music Dictionaries Online

British vs. American Musical Terms
Dolmetsch Online Music Dictionary
Essentials of Music, Glossary
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary

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
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Program notes

For Dr. John's program notes, see my recital page
notes in .pdf format, which requires Adobe Acrobat reader
Composer of the Month
Nebraska Pubilc Radio - see esp. Bach)
The Concert Programmes Project Online Database
from the International Association of Music Libraries
Dramonline.org
Used the advanced search function to find liner notes.
Immaculata Symphony
Orchestral literature
Musicsack.com
If you're having a hard time tracking down info, this site not only gives birth & death dates where available, but also lists reference works (sometimes with page numbers!) where informtion can be found. I find that searching for last name only helps.
Sierra Chamber Socity
Program notes by Joseph Way

Theory

Dolmetsch online
A comprehensive list ot topics from Staff, Cleff & Pitch Notation to Counterpoint
Gary Ewer's Easy Music Theory
From clefs to secondary dominants. You'll need to scroll down past the sales pitch to get to the free lessons
Musictheory.net
Macromedia Flash Player 6.0r65 or higher is required to view the content. Lessons from staves to neopolitan chords, quizzes (Ricci calls them trainers) on identifiying notes, keys, intervals, etc., and "utilities" like chord calculators (you pick the key & the root & it displays the chord on a keyboard)
Popular Music Analysis bibliography
If you are interested in the theoretical analyis of popular music. Link on the page is to a word processing document.
Quick fact sheet
A .pdf file from The Texas Music Project. Their main page has links to a Tips for Flute page, courtesy of Dr. Christina Guenther, among other things.

Writing cadenzas

Fish are Jumpin' cadenza tips
This FLUTE listserv posting specifically about the FAJ cadenza also includes general tips for cadenza creation
Lars Asbjørnsen
Also has examples of his own cadenzas
Peter Lloyd
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