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FLUTE BAND METHOD Created by Michael W. Krier

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BEGINNING BAND METHOD BOOK

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FLUTE FINGERING CHART THE NEXT STEP

Enharmonics are notes that are the

same pitch but written differently.

Example below G# = Ab same sound

written differently.

ENHARMONICS

G# = Ab

A# = Bb

C# = Db

D# = Eb

F# = Gb

G# = Ab

FINGERINGS

= KEYS YOU WILL NOT PRESS

FIRST

FINGER

MIDDLE

FINGER

RING

FINGER PINKY

THUMB

FIRST

FINGER

MIDDLE

FINGER RING

FINGER PINKY

LEFT

RIGHT

C C#/Db D

FLUTE FINGERING CHART THE NEXT STEP

D#/Eb E F

F#/Gb G G#/Ab

A A#/Bb B

C C#/Db D

FLUTE FINGERING CHART THE NEXT STEP

D#/Eb E F

F#/Gb G G#/Ab

A A#/Bb B

C C#/Db D

D#/Eb E F

F#/Gb G G#/Ab

A A#/Bb

FLUTE FINGERING CHART THE NEXT STEP

Concert Pitch! When your director says

Concert F you will play the note F!

When your director uses the word

concert in front of a note it is a fast an

easy way to get the whole group playing

the same note.

3

2

1

4

This is a fingering chart! It shows

you the combination of keys to

press to get a certain note.

FLUTE 1 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

F

Concert F1

Concert F2

Concert F3

Concert F4

Let us take our Concert F

into some musical

exercises. Remember to

count.

F

FLUTE 2 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

Concert Eb1

Concert Eb2

Concert Eb3

Concert Eb4

FLUTE 3 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

New Note

Concert Eb!

Eb

Concert D1

Concert D2

Concert D3

Concert D4

FLUTE 4 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

New Note

Concert D!

D

Concert C1

Concert C2

Concert C3

Concert C4

New Note

Concert C!

FLUTE 5 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

C

Concert Bb1

Concert Bb2

Concert Bb3

Concert Bb4

FLUTE 6 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

New Note

Concert Bb! Bb

FLUTE 7 THE NEXT STEP— Musical Melodies

MUSICAL MELODIES

WAY UP

WAY DOWN

ROLLING SHEEP

LADY RHODIE

GOOD KING W

HILLY

FLUTE 8 THE NEXT STEP — Musical Melodies

RHYTHM CONFUSION

BIRD HOPS

HOT CROSS CAKES

TAPPIN FROG

FLUTE 9 THE NEXT STEP — Musical Melodies

CONCERT G

CONCERT G SKILLS

LEAPING BUZZING BEE

A new note! Go to the

Mobile Fingering Chart and

match this G with the same

octave G on the fingering

chart. Then color in the

fingering.

FLUTE 10 THE NEXT STEP — Concert G

G

CAMPTOWN RACES

DRIZZILING

LIGHT DANCE

BRIDGES OF LONDON

FLUTE 11 THE NEXT STEP — Concert G

CONCERT A

CONCERT A SKILLS

MIKE FINN

WORKING

DOODLING

A new note! Go to the

Mobile Fingering Chart and

match this A with the same

octave A on the fingering

chart. Then color in the

fingering.

A

FLUTE 12 THE NEXT STEP — Concert A

THE DOT The Dot adds half the value of the note its attached to.

In the example below the Half Note equals 2, the dot

adds half of the notes value which equals one. When

you put the two together the dotted half note equals

three.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

FLUTE 13 THE NEXT STEP — The Dot

CONCERT Ab

SKIPPING BEE BUZZ

NAME-O

BOILING CABBAGE

FLUTE 14 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Ab

A new note! Go to the

Mobile Fingering Chart and

match this Ab with the same

octave Ab on the

fingering chart. Then color in

the fingering.

Ab

SAKURA

WALTZ

CONCERT Ab SKILLS LOW OCTAVE

CONCERT Ab LOW OCTAVE

FLUTE 15 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Ab Low Octave

A new note! Go to the

Mobile Fingering Chart and

match this Ab with the same

octave Ab on the

fingering chart. Then color in

the fingering.

Ab

FLUTE 16 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Prep

CONCERT PREP

WARM-UP 1

WARM-UP 2

FIVE NOTE CHORALE

FLUTE 17 THE NEXT STEP— Full Band Warm-Ups

JOYFUL

MACDONALD

THOSE SAINTS

FLUTE 18 THE NEXT STEP— Two Part Songs

JINGLE BELLS

FLUTE 19 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Piece

FLUTE 20 THE NEXT STEP

FLUTE 21 THE NEXT STEP

NEW NOTE 2.0

FRESH BLOCK NOTES

CEREMONIAL

WALLABY

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS STEP UP

FLUTE 22 THE NEXT STEP— New Note 2.0

HIGH HORIZONS

STEP DOWN HORIZONS

HOT BUN

GENTLY ROW

DOWN HILL

FLUTE 23 THE NEXT STEP— New Note 2.0

FLUTE 24 THE NEXT STEP

WARM-UP 1

WARM-UP 2

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— WARM-UPS

WARM-UP 3

WARM-UP 4

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— WARM-UPS

FLUTE 25 THE NEXT STEP— Musical Melodies

MUSICAL MELODIES

Accidental: A Flat (b) or Sharp (#)

that is NOT in the Key Signature.

Let’s draw an example below!

Accidental Rule: An Accidental lasts throughout a measure

unless cancelled by another accidental or a barline. Let’s

draw and example below.

TO BE OR NOT TO BE FLAT 1

TO BE OR NOT TO BE FLAT 4

TO BE OR NOT TO BE FLAT 3

TO BE OR NOT TO BE FLAT 2

FLUTE 26 THE NEXT STEP— Accidentals

FLUTE 27 THE NEXT STEP—Dotted Quarter Note

= 2 Beats

= 2 Beats

A New Rhythm! A Dotted Quarter

Eighth Note. The dotted quarter

equals 1.5 beats. The dot adds half

the value of the quarter note to it.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

DOTTED QUARTER EIGHTH

RONDE

CROSSING OVER

ALLOUTTE

DOTTED DOT

FLUTE 28 THE NEXT STEP— Dotted Quarter Note

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

SMOOTH SONG

SCARBOROUGH FAIR

ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

FLUTE 29 THE NEXT STEP— Dotted Quarter Note

VOLUNTARY

ODE TO JOY

KNOCKING DOORS

FLUTE 30 THE NEXT STEP— Dotted Quarter Note

FLUTE 31 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Quarter Eighth

=

=

=

=

Syncopation means stressing

weak beats. Weak beats include

( + e a ) and sometimes 2 & 4.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

EIGHTH QUARTER EIGHTH

OPEN THE DOOR

SYNCOPATION FUN

SAMBA-LELE

HILL AND GULLY RIDER

FLUTE 32 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Quarter Eighth

SLEEPING PRINCESS

GRAND OLD FLAG

YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS

THE GOAT MARCH

FLUTE 33 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Quarter Eighth

FLUTE 34 THE NEXT STEP

CONCERT PREP

8 COUNT BLOCK NOTE

ARTICULATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF TENUTO—

CHARACTERISTICS OF STACATTO—

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACCENT—

CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOCK NOTE—

1

2

3

4

5

6

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— Musicality Warm-Ups

DYNAMICS

CRESCENDO—

DECRESCENDO—

FORTE-PIANO—

1

2

3

4

5

TENDENCIES OF A CRESCENDO—

TENDENCIES OF A DECRESCENDO—

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— Musicality Warm-Ups

FLUTE 35 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Prep

TWEETS A LEAPING

DANCE OF THE FOX

TWISTING FISH

FLUTE 36 THE NEXT STEP— Different Duets

TWO DOVES

WESTLAND WALTZ

FLUTE 37 THE NEXT STEP— Different Duets

A BACH CHORALE

FLUTE 38 THE NEXT STEP— Chorale

FLUTE 39 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

SCALE STUDY

CONCERT Bb SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 40 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Bb SCALE

CONCERT Ab SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 41 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Ab SCALE

CONCERT F SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 42 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT F SCALE

CONCERT G SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 43 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT G SCALE

CONCERT C SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 44 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT C SCALE

CONCERT Db SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 45 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Db SCALE

CONCERT Eb SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

FLUTE 46 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

ARPEGGIO STUDY ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Eb SCALE

Concert Bb Scale—(Bb Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Eb Scale—(Eb Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Ab Scale—(Ab Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Db Scale—(Db Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert G Scale—(G Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert C Scale—(C Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert F Scale—(F Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

Concert Bb Scale—(Bb Scale)

Concert Ab Scale—(Ab Scale)

Concert Db Scale—(Db Scale)

Concert G Scale—(G Scale)

Concert F Scale—(F Scale)

Concert Eb Scale—(Eb Scale)

Concert C Scale—(C Scale)

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

WARM-UP 1

WARM-UP 2

WARM-UP 3

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— Warm-Ups

WARM-UP 4

WARM-UP 4A

WARM-UP 5

WARM-UP 5A

FLUTE Mobile THE NEXT STEP— Warm-Ups

FLUTE 47 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Rest

EIGHTH REST

The Eighth Rest equal 1/2 a count of

silence. When performing rhythms

with eighth rest you must count

precisely using the divided eight note

pulse.

EIGHTH REST

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

FLUTE 48 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Rest

THE ANDS

THE SECOND ANDS

THE OFFBEATS

SYMPHONY NO. 5

FLUTE 49 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Rest

SOME MORE OFFBEATS

THE CAPITAN

RUEBEN & RACHEL

THEME FROM BARBER DE SEVILLE

FLUTE 50 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Rest

FLUTE 51 THE NEXT STEP

FLUTE 52 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

SIXTEENTH NOTE

FLUTE 53 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

FOUR SIXTEENTHS

Remember how much of

a beat a sixteenth note

equals? When you total

four sixteenth notes it

equals one beat.

=

=

BEAT

BEAT

PRACTICE TIME #4

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #1

KERRY DANCE

BATTLE PAVANE

OLD BRASS WAGON

PIEDMONT DANCE

LINE DANCE

FLUTE 54 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

FLUTE 55 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

EIGHTH TWO SIXTEENTHS

We will now explore the

different combinations of

eighth notes and

sixteenth notes.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

SCALING RHYTHMS

AMERICAN PATROL

TIRRA LIRRA

SEA CHANTY

FLUTE 56 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

FLUTE 57 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

TWO SIXTEENTHS EIGHTH

We will now explore the

different combinations of

eighth notes and

sixteenth notes.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

SCALING RHYTHMS

ALIEN MARCH

FINGER RUN

ENGLISH DANCE

FLUTE 58 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

FLUTE 59 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

DOTTED EIGHTH SIXTEENTH

We will now explore the

different combinations of

eighth notes and

sixteenth notes.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

SCALING RHYTHM

MARIAGE OF FIGARO

MOBILE FROM RIGOLETTO

TOREADOR FROM CARMEN

FLUTE 60 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

FARANDOLE

BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN

ROYAL DONKEY

PROCESSION OF THE NOBLES

FLUTE 61 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

COMPOUND METER

FLUTE 62 THE NEXT STEP—Sixteenth Notes

FLUTE 63 THE NEXT STEP—Compound Meter

PRACTICE TIME #1

COMPOUND METER

We will explore playing in

an new time signature.

Listen to your director to

figure out compound

meter.

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

THE EIGHT SHEEP

A LIGHT LILT

THE IRISH JIG

ACADIAN DANCE

STARS OF HEAVEN

FLUTE 64 THE NEXT STEP—Compound Meter

A FLAT SKILL

THE DARGASON

BLOW YE WINDS

STUMBLING

FLUTE 65 THE NEXT STEP—Compound Meter

FLUTE 66 THE NEXT STEP—Triplets

TRIPLETS It is time to look at the awkward rhythm

of fitting three eighth notes into one

beat. Listen to your director on how to

count and play these.

PRACTICE TIME #4

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

Concert Bb Scale—(Bb Scale)

Concert Eb Scale—(Eb Scale)

Concert Ab Scale—(Ab Scale)

Concert Db Scale—(Db Scale)

Concert G Scale—(G Scale)

Concert C Scale—(C Scale)

Concert F Scale—(F Scale)

FLUTE MOBILE THE NEXT STEP—Two Octave Scales

FLUTE 67 THE NEXT STEP