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Summary: I suspect that it might help to have some musical background
Review: 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
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Summary: A great starter book
Review: 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.
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