Simply Flute

A Contemporary Online Flute Method

 

by

 

Paul Edmund-Davies

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Select your skill level to start working on suitable exercises in all four technical categories.

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Breathing and Phrasing | Finger work | Articulation | Intervals

Elementary

Designed to assist those players of any age, in the early stages of their journey with the flute. Covering the four key areas of essential everyday work (Breathing and Phrasing, Finger work, Articulation and Intervals), instant help in finding solutions to technical issues is available on this page (all with video instruction and download sheet music). Whilst some of the exercises might initially appear to be easy, invariably it is the simplest material that demands the most of our abilities. Both time and patience will be required to ensure positive results and enable the student, enthusiast or flute lover to graduate to the next level (Intermediate). It is also worth noting that advanced players will invariably return to simple exercises and melodies such as these, in order to maintain and fine tune their overall technical facility on the instrument. 

Intermediate

Designed to assist those players of any age, who have a good working knowledge of the flute and are comfortably on their way to establishing greater control of the instrument. Covering the four key areas of essential everyday work (Breathing and Phrasing, Finger work, Articulation and Intervals), instant help in finding solutions to technical issues is available on this page (all with video instruction and download sheet music). Apart from greater technical skills than players of an elementary level, intermediate students, as a result of increased confidence, will also have developed a higher level of enthusiasm. As such, initially there is increased danger that technical exercises will be played too fast, will not be absorbed properly and progress will therefore be slower. It is worth remembering, the more demanding the exercise, the greater the consideration should be in approach.

Advanced

Designed to assist those players of any age, who have established a good working knowledge of the flute and are mostly secure in their control of the instrument. Covering the four key areas of essential everyday work (Breathing and Phrasing, Finger work, Articulation and Intervals), instant help in finding solutions to technical issues is available on this page (all with video instruction and download sheet music). Even at an advanced level, in order to maintain and gradually develop their skills further, players are expected to regularly work on challenging materials, such as those provided on this page. At this high level of ability, variety of exercises, likewise to be found in this section, is also required, to provide goals and to maintain both interest and enthusiasm. 

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f practising arpeggios fills you with dread, then this brisk and joyful study should at least present an appropriate route to a modicum of greater enjoyment! Apart from providing material for us to improve our abilities concerning straightforward and broken arpeggios, in a different technical department, Gallay presents further opportunities to help us achieve more nimble and agile single tonguing, in particular whilst playing at speed. This study is also of interest, for appreciating and understanding the differences of audibility throughout each of the three octaves of the flute.



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Gallay Study No. 11

Gallay Study No. 11

f practising arpeggios fills you with dread, then this brisk and joyful study should at least present an appropriate route to a modicum of greater enjoyment! Apart from providing material for us to improve our abilities concerning ...
Gallay Study No. 10

Gallay Study No. 10

Teaching & Performance VideoExercise 1Exercise 2 PHRASING and ARTICULATION STUDY No. 10, from Opus 13  Jacques-François Gallay (1795-1864)   Practice Notes by Paul Edmund-Davies  This is a thoroughly lively study that zings along as ...
Intervals 10

Intervals 10

Initially commence this exercise at a slow tempo (additional breaths will be required), as it is important for us to ‘gradually feel’ our way into gently massaging lips, air angles, fingers and mind into a healthy practice mode zone. ...

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TESTIMONIALS

Thanks for writing about warm up in thirds— I’m going to use it! 

And please keep sending your posts as you find time to get even a short one done. I always look forward to them.
KN

The videos are wonderful, the duets fun, and there is so much material! I may never get past the elementary stage, but it will still be satisfying. Thank you for your wonderful website

CG

All I can say is that your energy and enthusiasm are staggering!
They can’t fail to inspire us.
Thank you and Pasha so so much for all this hard work.
KH