FLUTE BOOK ONE

INSTRUMENT SIDEKICK

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 Opening the Case

Uh oh! It will probably fall off Mr.

Handle is Archie’s lap. It’s NOT a flat surface.
On a flat Lifting the
underneath
surface. latch.
the
opening.
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 First Sound

Put finger in
head joint.

Head Joint

Blow over the flute to the circle.

See how long you can hold it.
Can you ‘tongue’ a bunch of notes.
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Putting the Instrument Together

Head Joint Line up the tone hole with

Middle Joint the keys!

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Putting the Instrument Together

Foot Joint
Middle Joint
Make this rod point to the CENTER
of the keys!

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The first finger wraps
around like when you hold
Left Hand
a pencil.

1 2 3
T

No fingers on these
Pinky over this ‘T’ is for Thumb. Don’t press
2 keys!
key, but don’t down this big
push it down. circle key.
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 Right Hand
Skip Pinky
these 2 goes
keys! here.

6 P
4 5

P is for
Pinky!

Make hand like a ‘C’ and

put your thumb
underneath to balance.
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 Embouchure (Lip Muscles)
The tongue
hits the top
Frown a of your
little. mouth to
start EVERY
note. It’s
like saying,
“tooooo”,
but with
breath, not
voice.

Blow over the flute,

Pretend this is a bowl of soup. Blow
towards the circle.
quick and cold air to cool it off.

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 How To Sit

This side is your Right Side!

Not like this!

1st: Sit up!

Then: Legs Then: Move

Together. your knees
to the right
of the chair.

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 How To Sit
Lastly: Bring
Turn your your arms up!
head forward.

Never bump the person next to you, never lean your elbows on the back of the chair,
and never cross your legs.
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 First Notes and Songs
A G F
1 Line Above Staff The Space Above Staff Top Line of the Staff
T-12-P T-123-P T-123-4-P

All 3 Never here. Add

All 3 for G Add Hot Cross Buns
for F A – G – F -- -- --
A – G – F -- -- --
1 2 FFFF GGGG
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T 4 A – G – F -- -- --

Thumb goes
Not the big
here!
circle! Pinky goes
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here.
 Keep Instrument Clean!

Put a cloth through the hole. Swab out the inside of all 3 parts
Two great examples of a cloth for before you put it away:
flute are: The Head Joint
Handkerchief The Middle Joint
Bandana The Foot Joint

Otherwise: It will SMELL!!!!

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 More AGF Songs

Mary Had A Little Lamb All 3 A

G
A-G-F-G-A-A-A F
G-G-G
A-A-A
A-G-F-G-A-A-A Thumb
G-G-A-G-F-------

Au Claire de la Lune (French) Have Friends Help Pinky

Ask friends to call out different

F-F-F-G-A----G-----
patterns of A,G, and F. Then try to
F-A-G-G-F-----------
play them back as fast as you can.
F-F-F-G-A-----G------
Example:
F-A-G-G-F----------
Friend: “FF GF AAFF!”
You then try to play these notes in
order.
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 Opposite Notes
White Belt Test Page (From MEMORY during you NEXT lesson)

• Ready for a challenge: Do ya like CD’s?

C D
3rd Space Up 4th Line Up
T-23-456
1-P
For C: Press the square keys, and keep For D: Press the circle keys, and keep
fingers hovered over the circle keys. fingers hovered over the square keys.

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 Time For Practice!!
• How fast can you go back and forth between ‘C’
and ‘D’? Want to get faster?
• The trick is to do it over and over, as many times
as you can.
• The 2nd trick is to do it at least a little bit EVERY
DAY!! If you forget to do it for a day, you might
get slower.
• When you can do it fast for Mr. Archie, he’ll check
the box off at the top right. (Or maybe put a Star
Wars stamp)
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 New Goal!!!!
• Speed tests!!
• C to F to C
• C to G to C
• C to A to C
• D to F to D
• D to G to D
• D to A to D

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 CD-FGA Songs
• Practice these: (Do them over and over every
day to show off in lessons.)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Amazing Grace

C-F------AFA-------
A-F------ G-F------D-C-------
A-F---F-D-C------- C-F------AFA-------
F-F-F-F-A-A-(High C)(High C) G-(High C)---------
C-A------- A-(High C)(High C)------
A-F----F-D-C------ AFA------
F-F-F-F-A-A-G------F-------- G-F-------D-C------
C-F-------AFA------
G-F------------------

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 2 More Notes!!!!!!
Bb Eb
Middle Line WITH a flat sign. Top space WITH a flat sign.
T-1—4---P T-23-456-P
Hint: It’s just like ‘D’, but with
Hint: It’s just like ‘F’, but with
the pinky down.
your 2nd and 3rd fingers up.

Flat Sign!
You HAVE TO say
flat when
describing these
notes. A ‘B’
without the flat is
a different note
with different
fingerings.
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 More Practice!
• Speed Test 2!
• Bb to C to D to Eb to F
• F to Eb to D to C to Bb
• Bb to D to F
• F to D to Bb
• C to Eb to G
• G to Eb to C

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 It’s Holiday Time!!
Yellow Belt Test Page!
• Play these Holiday Tunes!
Jingle Bells Good King Wenceslas Dreydle Dreydle

D-D-D----D-D-D----- Eb-Eb-Eb-F F-D-F-D-F-D-------D

D-F-Bb-C-D---------- Eb-Eb-Bb--------- F-F-Eb-D-C--------C
Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-D-D C-Bb-C-D-Eb----Eb----- Eb-C-Eb-C-Eb-C-------C
D-C-C-D-C-----F------ Eb-Eb-Eb-F F-Eb-D-C-Bb----------
D-D-D----D-D-D----- Eb-Eb-Bb---------- (Repeat)
D-F-Bb-C-D----------- C-Bb-C-D-Eb----Eb-----
Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-Eb-D-D
F-F-Eb-C-Bb----------

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 It’s Time To Learn To Read Music!
• What is this called?
• ______________________
What is a beat?
_______________________
How about this one? How do we keep track of
beats?
____________________ _______________________

And this one? What does it mean?

___________________ _________________
___________________

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 Count To 4 (But In Your Head)
• On any note practice: Eighth notes.

and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Count the numbers in your head!

These are
the beats! These are Think a number when
Tap them the upbeats! you step down.
each with So your foot
your foot. must be UP!

BAR LINES DIVIDE THE

MEASURES!!!!
Think “and” when
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your foot goes up.
 A Little Easier….
Quarter Notes

Just count to 4 and tap your feet for each note.

Foot Stompin’ Test!!!

1

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 Composer

First Time ‘Reading’ A Song

Bile Them Cabbage Down Traditional

Title Flats last a whole measure, so they Double Bar means you
save space and ink. ended the song.
Can you read the rhythm? Look back to the earlier pages in the
book if you forgot how to read the notes. Never write them in!!
This is the test page for Orange Belt!

Bile Them Cabbage Down Traditional

This is a ‘repeat sign’. Go back to the beginning and play 1

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more time.
 Longer and Longer Rhythms
Half Notes Get 2 Beats

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
tooooooo toooooo
Whole Notes Get 4 Beats!!

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
toooooooooooooo
Rhythm And Foot Test!!!

New note! High Bb. It has the same

fingering as regular Bb, but blow
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colder air.
 Old Songs, But How They Really Look!
Remember, do NOT write in the names of the notes!

Good King Wenceslas John M. Neale

Amazing Grace John Newton

Point of ‘Note’: John Newton wrote the music, but William Walker wrote the words.

High C

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New Songs: Can Ya Figure Them Out?
Shoo Fly American Folk Song

Polly Wolly Doodle American Folk Song

A dotted half note is 3 beats!

This is low ‘A’. You play it just like the normal ‘A’, but blow slower, warmer air.
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How Do We Know When NOT To Play?
NOTES RESTS What’s Their Name?

___________________
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

___________________

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

___________________

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

___________________
1 and
2 and
3 and
4 and
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
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The ‘Rest’ of the Songs You Already
Know What are the names of
the songs?

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________
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 And What’s This?
Test page for Green Belt!

This is a Key Signature. They put all the flats for the B’s and E’s over there.

What’s a Time Signature do again? ____________________________________

What’s the name of this song? _______________________________________

What are the names of the different notes and rests? Did you keep the beat with your
foot the whole time?
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 New Songs!!!!
The Can Can Jacques Offenbach

How many beats are per measure with this Time Signature? ____________

Frere Jacques French

Ask your really amazing awesome teacher to explain how to do this as a round!!31
 Slurs and Ties
I Want Chocolate Cake Test page for Blue Belt!
Allen T. Archie

This is a “tie”. Keep blowing without

This means to “slur”. Switch to the different notes WITHOUT ‘tonguing’. putting space, or tonguing the new
note.
Practice More Allen T. Archie

This is a
‘DUET!’.
Ask Mr.
Archie how
It works!

What’s the difference between a tie and slur?________________________

What’s the same?______________________________________________ 32
 Major Scale: Bb AND Concert Bb

Dotted 8th – 16th

Dotted Quarter Note
and 8th
What song does this end with?
________________________ 1 2 3 4 and

Remember downbeats and upbeats?

This is the test page for Purple Belt. It must be done from memory
during the next lesson.

Try to do it from MEMORY!!!!!!

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 Mapping-1
Steven Foster
Camptown Races

Start:

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window Bob Merrill and Ingrid Reuterskiold

1 2 3

Pick Up Note! 1st and 2nd Endings!

Repeats. Dots bounce ya back,
and dots catch you.
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 Mapping-2
Ode to Joy Beethoven

“Finish” here the 2nd time.

Paw Paw Patch Traditional

Low F

D.S. and D.C. al Fine or Coda are usually used for larger distances in the music.
D.S. goes to the weird looking ‘S’ sign (called segno). D.C. goes to the beginning.
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 Volume = Dynamics
• Dynamics actually refer to ‘intensity’. BUT……
how intense you play affects the ‘loudness’ of
your sound.
• The following is a good beginning:
– F = Forte = strong
– P=Piano = flat, level
– Crescendo = = Cresc. = growing
– Diminuendo = = dim. = decresc. = diminish

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 Examples
Traditional
Baby Bumblebee

Also Sprach Zarathustra Richard Strauss

Fermata = Hold the note.

This is ‘Ab’. See next page for fingering.
Happy Birthday Traditional

Ritardando = Gradually slow down.

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 New Notes and Key Signatures
• Ab (Low and High): T-123(p)- P
– So it’s just like ‘G’, but with your left hand pinky
– If B’s, E’s, and A’s are flat, the key signature looks like
this:

• E natural (or just ‘E’ without the flat):

– T-123-45-P (Like F, but add the 5th finger)
– If only B’s are flat, the key signature looks like:
– If the key signature has Eb’s in it, and they want an E
natural in the piece, they’ll use a ‘natural’ sign:

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 2 New Scales
This page is the test for Red Belt.
(It must be done from memory during your next lesson.)
F Major Scale E natural

Eb Major Scale Ab

Can you play “Joy to the World” with these scales?

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 Italian: The Language of Music
• Largo: Broad, wide. (Really slow)
• Andante: To go, walk. (Kind of slow)
• Moderato: Moderate. (Medium speed)
• Allegro: Cheerful, bright. (Kind of fast)
• Vivace: Lively, vivid. (Pretty fast)
• Presto: Quickly, quick. (Extremely fast)

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 Fingerings
• Bb (Low and High): T-1—4—P
• C (Low and High): 1---------P
• D (Not High): T-23-456
• Eb (Not High): T-23-456-P
• E (Not High): T-123-45—P
• F (Low and Normal): T-123-4—P
• G (Low and Normal): T-123---P
• Ab (Low and Normal): T-123(p)---P
• A (Low and Normal): T-12----P

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 Brown and Black Belts
• Mr Archie will give you blank staff paper
(called manuscript paper) to compose a song
with. There will be a rough draft. Mr. Archie
will make suggestions. Re-write to a final
draft. If Mr. Archie can play it as it should
sound, then you pass for Brown Belt.
• Mr. Archie will give you a full page solo that
needs to be learned and performed in lessons
for Black Belt.
 Is there more?
• Black Belt – 1st degree (2 BB’s tied together):
Having attended NYSSMA.
• Black Belt – 2nd degree (3 BB’s tied together):
Achieving a score high enough to be asked to a U-
E Recital called the Crawford Stahl Recital.
• Black Belt – 3rd degree (4 BB’s tied together):
Achieving the top score at the Crawford Stahl
Recital.
• Book II: Mr. Archie is in the process of writing this
book. If one exists for your instrument, you can
begin the work towards “Twisty Belts”!