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Review of The Flute Lesson Handbook |
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The Flute Lesson Handbook, 2001, Ecoutez Publishing "This is a marvelous print resource both for students and private flute teachers. Conceived as an adjunct to a wide array of flute methods, this work helps structure flute practice towards effective learning and development over time, and would be suitable for beginning students through pre-college levels. "Included are a wide variety of ideas on how to organize practice sessions and how to guide progress as a performer. In addition to carefully organized and practical assignment sheets, this handbook contains a series of checklists and goal sheets to help you in focusing a student's attention on essential elements of flute care, scales, and chord material to be mastered, music theory, warm-ups, and practical anatomy. The book also contains whimsical material such as "Poems to Ponder", cartoons, motivational games, "Pointers for Parents", and "Wish Lists" for music, recordings and accessories. "There is also assistance for more serious matters such as repertoire lists, an essay on "Why We Need Music", questions for self-analysis and diagnosis of playing, Internet links for flute study and practice, and a check-out sheet for teachers who lend music and recordings to their students. The heart of this handbook, though, is the collection of assignment sheets, which are designed to direct the student's attention and help them monitor their progress on a weekly basis. (I especially like the "WOW" - the Word of the Week - to reinforce new vocabulary, concepts, or elements of playing to focus on for the next lesson.)" —The Flute Network, Vol. 18, No. 6 |
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