Flute for Beginners

1 · First notes

01First Sound: B 02Meet A 03Meet G 04B, A, G Together 05Meet C 06Long Tones 1

2 · Rhythm

07Half and Whole Notes 08Play and Rest 09First Eighths 10Long-Short 11First Waltz Beat 12Tonguing "tu"

3 · Right hand

13Meet F 14Meet E 15Meet D 16Down to D 17Five Notes, D to A 18Long Tones 2

4 · Flats, sharps and low C

19Meet B♭20Meet F♯21Meet Low C 22C Scale Up 23C Scale Down 24Scale in Thirds

5 · Second octave

25Octave Jump on E 26Octave Jumps on F and G 27Meet High D and E 28Up to High G 29Long Tones 3

6 · Essential scales

30G Major Scale 31F Major Scale 32D Major Scale 33First Chromatic Steps

7 · Listen and answer

34Echo 1 35Echo 2 36Echo 3 37Echo 4

8 · Etudes

38March Etude 39Waltz Etude 40Etude in F 41Etude in G 42Eighth-Note Etude 43Final Etude

Songs

01Hot Cross Buns 02Mary Had a Little Lamb 03Ode to Joy 04Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 05Jingle Bells 06When the Saints Go Marching In 07Yankee Doodle 08Amazing Grace

Tune your flute →Fingering chart →

7 · Listen and answer

Echo 4

High notes, from D up to high G. Listen for the highest note before you start.

37

Press Play and listen

50bpm

40120

Flute sound: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios

← Echo 3 March Etude →