How to Love Your Flute

<p>A complete guide for anyone who plays the flute or ever wanted to. Use it along with flute lessons or even to teach yourself! This book covers everything you need and more -- selection and care flute technique fingering playing by ear reading music flute history flutes around the world and modern folk flutes. How to Love Your Flute will appeal to all flutists from beginning to advanced.</p><p>/////////////////////////////////////////////////</p><p>Mark Shepard has played flute professionally in a folk trio as a modern dance accompanist and as a theater musician. He has also designed made and sold a variety of folk flutes.</p><p>/////////////////////////////////////////////////</p><p>Direct complete informative on every aspect and -- most important -- comes from the standpoint of pure love and respect for the instrument . . . A model for our times. -- Paul Horn from the Preface </p><p>Shepard's soul-felt passion for the flute resonates through his book like music. It's a comprehensive guide with something for everyone from novice to professional and so well written that it's a pleasure just to browse through it . . . This book inspires. -- Diana Barich The Next Whole Earth Catalog </p><p>Comprehensive and concise . . . A highly readable and inspirational guide for flutists of every age and ability. -- Jeanne Baxtresser first flute Toronto Symphony Orchestra </p><p>It's an affirmation to continue playing encouragement to resume [or] a good compass for beginning your musical journey. -- Linda Dailey Paulson Dirty Linen Oct./Nov. 2000</p><p>/////////////////////////////////////////////////</p><p>CONTENTS</p><p>Preface by Paul Horn</p><p>Introduction</p><p>Part 1 - FLUTE LORE</p><p>The World Family of Flutes</p><p>The Story of the Western Flute</p><p>Part 2 - SELECTION AND CARE</p><p>Finding Your Flute</p><p>Caring for Your Flute</p><p>Part 3 - FLUTE TECHNIQUE</p><p>Embouchure and Breath</p><p>Posture</p><p>Playing Notes</p><p>More About Embouchure and Breath</p><p>Fingering Technique</p><p>Tuning</p><p>Advanced Techniques</p><p>Special Effects</p><p>Part 4 - MAKING MUSIC</p><p>Scales and Chords</p><p>Playing by Ear</p><p>Reading Music</p><p>Living Music</p><p>Part 5 - MODERN FOLK FLUTES</p><p>Finding a Folk Flute</p><p>Caring for a Folk Flute</p><p>Playing a Folk Flute</p><p>APPENDIX</p><p>How the Flute Works</p><p>Miscellaneous Fingering Charts</p><p>Reading List</p><p></p>