Helpful Links
www.adanprovencio.com Fellow Flutist and Friend! Great Teacher.
www.larrykrantz.com The most comprehensive flute website around!
This is a great website for flute players to visit. www.larrykrantz.com. You can go to this link http://www.larrykrantz.com/flutelst.htm to join a free flutlist where all the famous flute players "hang out" and talk including James Galway and William Bennet and many other famous flutists. You can posts questions and have hundreds of replies to read. He also has a great page with tips http://www.larrykrantz.com/tips.htm.
jennifercluff.blogspot.com A very complete website with a lot of information on how to play the flute.
Hand position problem solvers:
I've had a couple students that are having problems maintaining good hand position.
1. Here is a link you can go too to read about good hand position. http://www.larrykrantz.com/hands.htm.
2. Jennifer Cluff is a respected teacher internationally, here are some tips on balancing the flute from her. http://www.jennifercluff.com/lineup.htm#bobble.
3. And for some interesting history on how to hold the flute: http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Rocksto_on_holding_the_flute.html
The VERY best accompaniment software out there:
www.smartmusic.com There are several versions of this software. There is a $6 product but it doesn't include any of the solo literature. In my opinion this is only good for students who are using it at school. It is well worth the $40 for the full subscription of this product. Has solos for all insruments...thousands of solos. A good portion of them on the screen (no you can't print them, but this is great for sight-reading.) The program has so many features! Scale, rhythm, sight-reading, improvisation, pattern exercises. Method books, band and rubank, guitar methods, recorder methods, string methods. You can set it to follow you, you can record, and if the music is on the screen it will tell you what you play correctly and incorrectly.
Play Pain Free:
A couple students are experiencing pain while playing and that means something is wrong with how you are holding your flute this link has articles that address 4 issues related to hand pain. http://www.lunnflutes.com/ho.htm.
Cool Band Director links: http://www.bandworld.org , www.theconcertband.com, www.bassoontrainer.com, If you want a cool website to learn more about the sax try: http://www.leesax.com and http://www.jayeaston.com and http://robotics.caltech.edu/~kj/jay/
Free printed music sources:
www.creativeflute.com for public domain music and free scores.
http://www.flutetunes.com - a good source for sight reading music and public domain scores.
http://imslp.org - a music library to provide music scores free of charge to anyone with internet access. A good source of public domain music.
The Best Source for CD access to printed music:
http://www.cdsheetmusic.com
Ultimate solos collection: 200 pieces by 80 composers. Complete with a festival letter for use in competition, contest or testing situations to prove that your music is an original. $19
Ultimate ensemble/etude collection: fourteen essential flute methods, studies and exercises, as well as over 150 works for flute duos, trios and quartets by over 30 composers from the 18th and 19th centuries. $19
To improve your knowledge of Music Theory:
www.adanprovencio.com Fellow Flutist and Friend! Great Teacher.
www.larrykrantz.com The most comprehensive flute website around!
This is a great website for flute players to visit. www.larrykrantz.com. You can go to this link http://www.larrykrantz.com/flutelst.htm to join a free flutlist where all the famous flute players "hang out" and talk including James Galway and William Bennet and many other famous flutists. You can posts questions and have hundreds of replies to read. He also has a great page with tips http://www.larrykrantz.com/tips.htm.
jennifercluff.blogspot.com A very complete website with a lot of information on how to play the flute.
Hand position problem solvers:
I've had a couple students that are having problems maintaining good hand position.
1. Here is a link you can go too to read about good hand position. http://www.larrykrantz.com/hands.htm.
2. Jennifer Cluff is a respected teacher internationally, here are some tips on balancing the flute from her. http://www.jennifercluff.com/lineup.htm#bobble.
3. And for some interesting history on how to hold the flute: http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Rocksto_on_holding_the_flute.html
The VERY best accompaniment software out there:
www.smartmusic.com There are several versions of this software. There is a $6 product but it doesn't include any of the solo literature. In my opinion this is only good for students who are using it at school. It is well worth the $40 for the full subscription of this product. Has solos for all insruments...thousands of solos. A good portion of them on the screen (no you can't print them, but this is great for sight-reading.) The program has so many features! Scale, rhythm, sight-reading, improvisation, pattern exercises. Method books, band and rubank, guitar methods, recorder methods, string methods. You can set it to follow you, you can record, and if the music is on the screen it will tell you what you play correctly and incorrectly.
Play Pain Free:
A couple students are experiencing pain while playing and that means something is wrong with how you are holding your flute this link has articles that address 4 issues related to hand pain. http://www.lunnflutes.com/ho.htm.
Cool Band Director links: http://www.bandworld.org , www.theconcertband.com, www.bassoontrainer.com, If you want a cool website to learn more about the sax try: http://www.leesax.com and http://www.jayeaston.com and http://robotics.caltech.edu/~kj/jay/
Free printed music sources:
www.creativeflute.com for public domain music and free scores.
http://www.flutetunes.com - a good source for sight reading music and public domain scores.
http://imslp.org - a music library to provide music scores free of charge to anyone with internet access. A good source of public domain music.
The Best Source for CD access to printed music:
http://www.cdsheetmusic.com
Ultimate solos collection: 200 pieces by 80 composers. Complete with a festival letter for use in competition, contest or testing situations to prove that your music is an original. $19
Ultimate ensemble/etude collection: fourteen essential flute methods, studies and exercises, as well as over 150 works for flute duos, trios and quartets by over 30 composers from the 18th and 19th centuries. $19
To improve your knowledge of Music Theory:
- www.musictheory.net for trainers to help you with memorizing
- www.thinkquest.org for lessons on intervals, scales etc...
- www.8notes.com for 46 progressive theory lessons
- www.goodear.com for ear training lessons and trainers
- https://www.aaastateofplay.com/a-musical-playground-for-kids-music-theory-lessons/ for fun theory music lessons
- a new app that is great for all students: https://trainer.thetamusic.com it has 50 games and uses a belt system to show progress. Like martial arts. Students are able to play 3 levels of all 50 games for free. The trainer can be accessed with your computer or you can download as an app on your phone.
