FLUTE PEDAGOGY WORKSHOP
with Patricia George and Phyllis
Avidan Louke
Wednesday, August 8th, 9:00am to 3:00pm
Las Vegas, Nevada
This workshop will be held the day before the NFA Convention in Las Vegas at the Caesar's
Palace Convention Center (same location as the NFA Convention). This participatory Pedagogy Workshop will present time-tested teaching techniques using Flute 101,
Flute 102, and The Flute Scale Book. Bring your flute and a music stand.
Registration Fee: $65 ($50
for registrations received by July 1st) Space
Limited, Register Today!
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Early Registration
(received by July 1st)
$50
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BRAND NEW PUBLICATIONS:
FLUTE 102: MASTERING
THE BASICS and
FLUTE 102: PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTS are now
published by Theodore Presser Company.
We are pleased to announce that
FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS by Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke is now being
published by Theodore Presser Company in Pennsylvania. FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS
will continue to be available through www.fabulousflute.com, Flute World (www.fluteworld.com) and Carolyn Nussbaum Music (www.flute4u.com), as well as other retailers distributing Theodore Presser Company publications.
The retail price is $16.99.
The
content of the Presser edition of our book remains the same, except for the addition of flute solos by Concone, Gossec, Marcello,
and Telemann formerly found in FLUTE 102: SOLO REPERTOIRE. FLUTE 102: SOLO
REPERTOIRE has been discontinued, so piano accompaniments for solos in FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS
are now found in the companion book FLUTE 102: PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTS, also published by
Presser. The retail price is $15.99.
FLUTE
102: MASTERING THE BASICS has proven to be very popular with private teachers as well as pedagogy instructors
at the college level. It is becoming the new standard in intermediate teaching methods and is being used
by many teachers as a phrasing curriculum and balanced warm-up routine with more advanced students. Sample
pages can be found on our website at www.fabulousflute.com.
FLUTE SPA &
FLUTE CHOIR RETREAT
with Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke
This Flute Spa and Flute Choir Retreat is for Flutists, Age 18 - Adult
(especially for teachers, flute choir
directors and members)
Friday, June 15 - Sunday,
June 17, 2012, Portland, OR
Spend a June weekend in beautiful Portland, Oregon at the Flute Spa and Flute
Choir Retreat with Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke.
Registration Fee: $260 ($240 for
registrations received by May 15th)
Registration includes a copy of THE FLUTE SCALE BOOK: A PATH
TO ARTISTRY (Presser)
Space Limited, Register
Today!
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Early Registration
(received by May 15th)
$240
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Click here to download Registration Application
Flute Spa: By definition, a visit to a spa is meant
to invigorate you, to make you stop and take time to think, to relax, to re-assess why you do what you do. In this
case, a Flute Spa is designed to give you some new perspectives on how to approach your flute playing—everything from
scales to body position to practice technique. Even though this spa won’t feature massages, manicures or hot tubs, we
know that you will come away with a new focus for your performing and practicing skills. Patricia
George has presented Flute Spas to rave reviews at flute clubs throughout the United States and at the NFA Convention.
Flute Choir: We will show you ways
to incorporate the Flute Spa experience into the Flute Choir setting to improve everything from group warm-ups and getting
a singing, ringing sound to group phrasing, ease in technical work, and playing as a cohesive ensemble. Flute Choir Reading
Sessions conducted by Phyllis Avidan Louke will focus on the latest and greatest flute choir repertoire as well as some old
favorites.
For more information click here.
TOTALLY FLUTE FORUM
A Participatory Masterclass for Advanced Flutists
Advanced high school through College/Professional
Thursday, July 26 - Sunday, July 29, 2012, UW-Madison
Teaching Artists: Stephanie Jutt, University of Wisconsin-Madison Patricia George, Sewanee Summer Music Festival Alberto
Almarza, Carnegie
Mellon University
Fee: $350 (scholarships available through Heid Music)
For more information, click here
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THE FLUTE MUSIC OF PHYLLIS AVIDAN LOUKE is now available for purchase at www.fabulousflute.com. Choose from music for flute and piano, duets, trios, quartets, and flute choir, including music for
Flexible Flute Ensemble and innovative music to use in the teaching studio.
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THE FLUTE SCALE BOOK: A PATH TO ARTISTRY*, written by Patricia George and Phyllis Avidan Louke, includes the teacher's and performer's dream list
of scale studies. Besides the scales, there is a chapter on what to do with the notes once you
have learned them. Also included are Practice Guides with hundreds of rhythms and articulation patterns
to practice any group of six or eight notes and Sample Practice Plans that provide an organized curriculum with weekly practice
suggestions. THE FLUTE SCALE BOOK: A PATH TO ARTISTRY is designed for a lifetime of use with embouchure
development and scale exercises perfect for younger players, and more advanced exercises including audition scales, phrasing
studies, major and minor scales, thirds, arpeggios, seventh chords, modal scales, chromatic intervals, tonguing exercises
and more, extended to D4 and beyond, to satisfy the needs of professional players. THE FLUTE SCALE BOOK: A PATH
TO ARTISTRY is now published by Theodore Presser Company. This new edition retains the same price and content
as the earlier edition, plus 14 pages of additional exercises including: Neighboring Tone Scales, Five-Note
Minor Scale Patterns, Dominant Seventh Chords, Chromatic Diminished Triads, Chromatic Diminished Seventh Chords, Major
Seventh Chords, Chromatic Old Faithful: Stalagmites & Stalactites, Kuhlau Bass Tone Exercise, and more!
Spiral bound. 144 pages.
More info (including sample
pages and videos)
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FLUTE 101: MASTERING THE BASICS is a uniquely comprehensive teaching resource
which, in one book, takes the student through the introductory, beginning, and intermediate curriculum. The innovative
lesson plans present, in a clear and logical sequence, songs, duets, and creative activies to develop tone, technique, and
musicianship. The pioneering set of teaching and phrasing guides make FLUTE 101: MASTERING THE BASICS a must-have
staple of the flute teaching studio, university studio and woodwinds methods classes. Now published by Theodore Presser
Company. It’s the same book in a new package with Teaching and Phrasing Guides in the back of the book for easy
reference. Available from this website as well as our retail outlets.
More info (including sample pages)
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FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS continues the technical, creative, and musical development of intermediate
flutists by integrating etudes, solo repertoire, orchestral excerpts, duets, and contemporary techniques into an innovative
curriculum. Lesson plans present, in a clear and logical sequence, activities to develop tone, vibrato, technique, and musicianship.
The phrasing guides, practice suggestions, and prelude activities expand on the pedagogical approach used in FLUTE 101, making
FLUTE 102 a must-have staple – perfect for use in the private and university studio.
More info (including sample pages)
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FLUTE 102: PIANO ACCOMPANIMENTS includes
piano accompaniments for the flute solo parts found in Flute
102: Mastering the Basics.
Now published by Theodore Presser Company. This publication replaces FLUTE 102: SOLO REPERTOIRE. All flute
parts formerly found in the solo publication are now included in FLUTE 102: MASTERING THE BASICS.
More info (including sample pages)
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See our full catalog at SHOP ONLINE
for Flute Music for Beginners to Advanced.
*Working title was: The Best Scale Book Ever
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Sir James Galway recommends
The Flute Scale Book:
“I can recommend this book wholeheartedly to all those
of you who would like to have some good advice on how to practice scales. A great deal of thought and intelligent detail has
gone into this book and the result is an original book on scales. I am happy to say I have this book in my library.”
~Sir James Galway, March 2010
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Marianne Gedigian recommends
Flute 102: Mastering the Basics:
“I
recommend this book for teachers and students. I appreciate the thoughtful, valuable exercises and repertoire employed
throughout the book. This is a wonderful resource and strong launch pad for learning.”
~Marianne Gedigian, Professor
of Flute, University of Texas, Austin, April 2011
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“The Flute Scale Book creatively
underscores the importance of thoughtful, artistically informed technical study--a concept integral to fruitful practice,
rewarding performances, and insightful pedagogy. This inspiring volume is an invaluable addition to the
technical literature for our instrument.” ♫Leone Buyse, Mullen Professor of Flute, Rice University
“The title says it all: The Flute Scale
Book - A Path to Artistry. According to August Rodin, “How would the greatest poet fare
in a foreign land whose language he wouldn’t know?” The tenderest moments of music,
the most emotional throes of passion, the most dazzling technical interpretation, all of what we love about the flute have
a common denominator: instrumental playing, also called technique. It is the thoroughness of this book that will help flutists
of all levels achieve higher goals. It is “La Scala di Seta”, the Silken Scale (ladder) of the flute.”
♫Michel Debost, Professor of Flute (Retired), Oberlin Conservatory
“With inspiring quotes from Nadia
Boulanger and loads of real world practical advice, The Flute Scale Book will help students turn scale practice from drudgery
into creative exploration. I love the inclusion of many types of modal scales and the use of harmonic fingerings
for embouchure development. The Flute Scale Book is a world in itself. Go, explore and
enrich your playing!” ♫Robert Dick, American flutist, composer, and author
“The
premise of this book is absolutely wonderful – building skills to enhance music making. I recommend
it to the beginner to establish an excellent foundation on the flute, practice habits, and musical concepts, and to the more
advanced player to refine and organize practice. This is a book to keep you growing.”
♫Marianne Gedigian, Professor of Flute, Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin
“Not since the time of Taffanel
& Gaubert has there been such a complete yet modern guide to the most fundamental aspect of flute technique: Scales.
The Flute Scale Book is well thought out and its highly organized, structured layout makes easy for Anyone to find
their most effective way to work on Scales, phrasing and technique. I enjoy it tremendously and highly recommend it.”
♫Marco Granados,
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
“This
is a marvelous book which should be on every flutist’s stand, from elementary to professional level. Beautifully
organized, its breadth is exhaustive and the many practice patterns are highly beneficial. I love the addition
of the wonderful Nadia Boulanger quotes.”
♫Carl D. Hall, Principal Piccolo, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
“I recommend The Flute Scale Book to anyone who wants daily guidance
and discipline in flute playing through scales and technical exercises. Daily scale practice has been a proven teacher of
technique and, over time, leads the player to a higher level of artistry. The Flute Scale Book, with a basic overview of form
and theory and great suggestions for practice, is a necessary and constructive addition to any flute player's library.”
♫Amy
Porter, Professor of Flute, University of Michigan School of Music
“The Flute Scale Book: A Path to Artistry is outstanding - one of the best and most useful
fundamental technique books ever. In fact it's really several books in one as it offers a detailed, musically-aware approach
to technique building and maintenance from beginner to advanced level. I can't recommend it too highly.”
♫Dr. Stephen
Preston, Professor of Historical Flutes, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music
and Dance, London
“Everything
you ever needed you know about scales, and more!”
♫Gary Schocker, American flutist and composer
“Scale work is necessary and usually tedious, often getting
abandoned to the flutist's autopilot. The Flute Scale Book contains so much diverse material that we'll NEVER have
scale boredom again!” ♫Alexa Still, Professor of Flute, Oberlin Conservatory |
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