Book Reviews
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 | I would love to “assign” this book to my middle school students as it would give them a wonderful overview of many different aspects the flute and flute playing....
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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0700
Word count: 416
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 | To tell the truth, I had a hard time getting “into” this book…. but somewhere around the end of Part One, I was hooked. Having relished every chapter towards the end, I want to be sure to explain w... |
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0700
Word count: 431
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 | Trevor Wye says on the first page of this new book “Don’t waste time reading this book. Practise instead” and then “Wait. On second thought, your practice will be more efficient if you do.” I w... |
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0800
Word count: 977
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 | Clare enjoys a terrific reputation as an important pedagogue in the UK. This is just one of a series of publications, published by Just Flutes, covering her teaching concepts in a precise and affordable ... |
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800
Word count: 326
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 | Having grown up listening to the funk tune Mercy, Mercy, Mercy it was a treat to see it arranged for flute quartet. This clean and simple arrangement treats the flute quartet as a sax section. The writte... |
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800
Word count: 412
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 | This handsome book is a truly comprehensive dictionary of all flute-related terminology. Susan addresses the simple to the most complex with consistently clear and succinct explanations, thoroughly cross... |
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800
Word count: 264
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 | For searchable articles on a multitude of topics, this is an invaluable resource for those who are content to read superb contributions of numerous experts to know the latest about historical practice an... |
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0800
Word count: 288
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 | Meerenai Shim’s book offers short, varied scale exercises in all keys for intermediate students. The exercises include extended scales, thirds, arpeggios, and sequential scale patterns. The exercises a... |
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0700
Word count: 232
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 | Ink Bops: Musical Improvisation Cards Created by Ellen BurrEllen Burr is an artist as well as a flutist, composer, and teacher. (See my review of her album Duos in Flute Focus January 2009.) In her “In... |
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0700
Word count: 276
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 | This is the only non-fiction book on music I have ever read, and I found it both fascinating and thought provoking. Living in a musical household, where everyone plays an instrument except me, I was alre... |
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0700
Word count: 1277
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 | "Making Music and Enriching Lives" will find a permanent place in the waiting room of my teaching studio for everyone to read – students, parents, and beginning teachers. Written in an easy conversatio... |
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0800
Word count: 307
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