The Complete Flute Player (Paperback)

by John Sands (Author) "The beauty of the flute lies in its ability to sing like the human voice, so what better way to learn than through the practice..." (more)
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Product Description
Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 combined into one practical and economical volume.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Wise Publications; Omnibus Ed edition (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711909059
• ISBN-13: 978-0711909052
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #851,160 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great starter book, March 16, 1999

By A Customer

This is a terrific instruction book on how to play the flute. I am relearning how to play the flute after a hiatus of about 12 years. I used a few different flute manuals, but quickly became bored with the same scales and uninteresting tunes. This book gives step-by-step instruction by using popular songs from modern artists including The Beatles, John Denver, etc. It's fun and exciting to quickly find yourself playing a recognizable tune. While scales and drills are always important when learning how to play a musical instrument, it's refreshing to have a book that can help you learn to play using modern music instead of waltzes and polkas.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I suspect that it might help to have some musical background, August 20, 2001

By	D. A. Hosek (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book a couple years ago when I decided that I wanted to teach myself the flute. A couple quick notes: A teacher (or at least a friend who plays flute) will make life much easier for you.

The book is reasonably well illustrated and the musical samples provide enough interest to keep a motivated learner going. I can't speak to whether the instruction on reading music is useful as I came at the book already reading music. I just needed to know how to make notes out of the flute.

I do wish that a comprehensive fingering chart of all 3 octaves were included (there's a 2-octave chart with the 3rd octave scattered through the last two "volumes"), and I think that dynamics are addressed later in the book than they should, but overall it's a great read. my own experiences with the book are documented at don.dream-in-color.net/flute