Learning scales helps you to become a more complete musician. As a flute player and teacher with over 14 years’ experience, I’ve taught my fair share of scales. Here are fingering charts for all flute natural minor scales and my top tips for success! Flute Natural Minor Scales A Natural Minor Notes: A, B, C, … Read more
As a musician and teacher with over 14 years experience, I’ve taught a hundreds of pupils to play minor scale. This article provides detailed fingering charts for all flute harmonic minor scales and my top tips to guide players through practice Flute Harmonic Minor Scales A Harmonic Minor Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, … Read more
As with all instrument, scales are an essential part of developing into a complete musician. Here are notation and fingering charts for all flute major scales. Underneath each one is an audio clip so you can see how it sounds. C Major Scale No sharps of flats in this major flute scale. Here are the … Read more
The renaissance flute predated the baroque flute. The renaissance flute was a transverse flute used in Europe between 1500 until the advent of the baroque flute in 1670. About the instrument Information about the renaissance flute is relatively sparse. However, by observing historical construction principles, we know that the original instruments had a cylindrical bore, … Read more
There are several different types of flute ensemble, including the flute duet, flute trio and flute quartet! Perhaps one of the most exciting forms of flute ensemble is the flute choir! Flute choir A flute choir is essentially a large group of flutists all playing together! A bit like a flute orchestra. They usually consist … Read more