Flute Technique
Except for the Supplementary (pages 24-25, discussed below), all technique has been written as two octaves. Each section begins on, or is in the tonality of C.
The range for the first seventeen pages (5-17) is from low C to high B (b3). Starting page 18, Scales in Thirds requires:
for C - either low B or high D (d3)
for B - high C# (c#3)
for Bb - high C (c3)
(fingering is provided)
Dominant Sevenths are the same for Major and Minor
tonalities; however, because the key signatures of the Major scales
have been used, some Dominant Sevenths (specifically: Db, Eb & Ab) should be “thought of” enharmonically for Minor scales.
Diminished Sevenths occur in Minor keys as a Seventh Chord built on the Seventh Degree of the scale (VII7). On pages 14-15, they are written in the two octave form, beginning on the seventh note of the tonality, using the accidentals of the Harmonic Minor Scale (no key signatures are employed). Because there are really only three different Diminished Seventh Chords, each with four enharmonic spellings, a better way of learning them is to initially practice the three octave versions in the Supplementary (page 24), to learn the notes - then practice the two octave versions (pages 14-15) to become familiar with the enharmonic spellings.
The Augmented Triad occurs in the Harmonic Minor Scale
as a triad on the third degree of the scale; because this is a
relatively obscure “natural” occurrence, Augmented Triads
have been presented as the Major Triad (with the Major key signature)
with the fifth augmented (i.e., raised). Because there are really only four different Augmented Triads, each with three enharmonic spellings, like the Diminished Seventh Chords, a better way of learning them is to initially practice the three octave versions in the Supplementary (page 25), to learn the notes - then practice the two octave versions (pages 16-17) to become familiar with the enharmonic spellings. Also worth noting is that the Augmented Triad occurs as the only triad in the Whole Tone Scale (two in each scale), also on page 25.
Supplementary contains a full range (B to d3) Chromatic Scale and three octave versions of: Diminished Seventh Chords, Whole Tone Scales and Augmented Triads.
Also includes:
a Complete Fingering Chart
a Technique Chart (to keep track of your practice)
Book - 9”X12” - 28 pages - $14.95
