Mel Bay's First Lessons Flute is an easy method for beginning players of all ages. From the first tones to a full two-octave chromatic scale, this book and downloadable online audio will introduce the beginner progressively to the foundations of flute playing and musicianship. Proper assembly, playing position, and embouchure formation are carefully introduced along with simple songs and rudiments of music. Beginning players are taught a set of basic skills from which they can build performance technique. Lively rhythmic backgrounds on the accompanying online audio will generate student interest from the very beginning. Practice loops will encourage students to learn through repetition. The First Lessons audio is perfect for use with group lessons and for energizing practice sessions from start to finish. Latin and jazz accompaniments make even the simplest exercises an enjoyable musical experience. Assemble your flute, turn on the First Lessons audio and have fun while you learn to play.

• Easy method for beginning players.
• Progressive, step-by-step introduction to fundamentals.
• Includes access to online audio & video

Flute Fundamentals
Symbols
Duple Time Exercise
Common Time Exercise
Triple Time Exercise
Half-Note Exercise
Whole Note Exercise
Assembling the Flute
Playing Position
First Note B
New Note A
Exercising A and B #1
Exercising A and B #2
Exercising A and B #3
New Note G
Au Clair de Ia Lune
Fais Do-Do
Merrily We Roll Along
Hot Cross Buns
New Note C
Exercise from C to B
New Note F
Exercise from F to G
Changing Notes Exercise
Octave Exercise on F, Octave Exercise on G, Octave Exercise on A, Octave Exercise on B, Octave Exercise on C
New Note E, Exercising E and F, New Note D, Exercising D and E
Au Clair de Ia Lune (High Octave and Low Octave)
Fais Do-Do (High Octave and Low Octave)
Hot Cross Buns (High Octave and Low Octave)
Merrily We Roll Along (High Octave and Low Octave)
C Major Scale
Sur Ia Pont, d'Avignon
Duérmete, mi niñ
Aura Lee
Scotland's Burning
Row Row Row Your Boat
In a Meadow Stood a Birch Tree
Eliza Jane
F Major Scale
Cielito Lindo
Breath Mark, Pick-Up Notes
The Wee Cooper of Fife
New Note E Flat
B Flat Major scale
El coquí
Cut Time
Corsair
The Brickmaker March
New Note F Sharp
G Major Scale
Rigaudon
New Note C Sharp
The Keys of Canterbury
The Lincolnshire Poacher
New Notes Low E and Low D
The Buffens
Low, Middle, and High D
D Major Scale
The Hay Maker's Dance
La Promenade
New Note A Flat (G Sharp)
First and Second Ending, Fine, D. C. al Fine
Rondo from Nicolai
New Note Low E Flat
E Flat Major Scale
Marionets
New Notes Low C Sharp and Low C
Chromatic Scale
Flute Fingering Chart