Flute Teaching Tips

Right Hand Little Finger Exercises (Video)
As recommended by Geoffrey Gilbert

Common Misconceptions About Flutes
by Larry Krantz

Low Note Strength & Smooth Intervals
by Larry Krantz

More Than... 101 Uses for Scales
by Mary C.J. Byrne

Changing Flute Embouchures
by Patricia George

Scale Practice Routine
by James Galway

Sonata "Undine"
by Carl Reinecke, Op. 167 - Article By Hilary Bromeisl

Bb & F# - Having A System
by Larry Krantz

Published Flute Music Errata on John Wion's Web Site

Interpreting Contemporary Music
by Helen Bledsoe

Multiphonic Sourcebooks
by Robert Dick

Those Whatchamacallits On Your Flute
Photo of flutes with names of parts, tone holes, and key names. Graphic created by Larry Krantz. Technical advisors: Alton McCanless and Robert Bigio

Article On Practicing Suggestions
by Larry Krantz

My Favorite Quote - slow practice

Flute Books
updated June 15, 2007

The Flute Book
by Nancy Toff

Flute Holding Position
by Larry Krantz

Comments About Flute Tone
by Ann Cherry

Using the Taffanel & Gaubert 17 Big Daily Exercises for Flute
by Patricia George

Tuning - Words of Encouragement - Selecting a Piccolo
by John Zornig

Scale Warm-Up Patterns
from Kincaid via Crossland

Patterns for the Right Little Finger

Learn Key Signatures
a quick and easy way

Photos of Various Flute Embouchures
Contains 18 embouchure photographs with explanations by Roger S. Stevens.

Yoda: The Smile Embouchure
a light hearted commentary about flute embouchure.

The C# Trill Key
written by Edward Johnson, Principal Flute, Newton Symphony Orchestra. copyright (c) 1984 for Brannen Brothers Flutemakers Inc. Reprinted with the kind permission of Brannen Brothers Flutemakers Inc.

Moyse's "Tone Development" Sound Files
an extremely useful collection of historic opera excerpt recordings to accompany the exercises in Moyse's book. Project concieved and constructed by Joe Manuppello with assistance from Richard Volet and Ruth Ann McClain.

Personal Style & Interpretation
by Renee Krimsier

A Cinefluorographic Pilot Study of the Throat While Vibrato Tones Are Played On Flute & Oboe
by Andrew F. D. Brown

30 CAPRICES FOR FLUTE
Sigfried Karg-Elert
Possible Errata by Dr. George Morey,
The University of North Texas
compliments of Carolyn Krysl Hutchinson

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