Course Overview:
This "Beginner Flute" video course covers over a year of flute lesson curriculum. We begin with the basics of how to acquire a flute and take care of it and then move to producing a good sound and playing notes. Throughout the course, there is a focus on musical note, rhythm, and symbol reading. Students will play dozens of exercises and songs along with their instructor and from written music.
This course includes:
5 Units
41 Video lessons
41 Cooresponding online reinforcement tests for each lesson
Review tests for each Unit
Over 11 hours of video instruction
Vocabulary and technique definitions, explanations, and examples in written, picture, and video form
More than 30 documents of supporting instruction and songs
Course Goals:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to play an octave and a half of notes on the flute, read those and more on the music staff, recognize and follow musical symbols, produce a proper sound on the flute, play an F scale, and play exercises and songs with basic rhythms.
Target Audience:
This video course is beneficial for anyone interested in learning how to play the flute but the language and pace is primarily designed for upper elementary and intermediate grades.
Course Requirements:
Students taking the course will need to acquire a flute and ideally a music stand. We discuss how to acquire a flute and what to look for in the first lesson. No prior music reading knowledge is required!
Course Curriculum:
Unit 1- The Basics
Getting setup with a flute
Taking care of your flute
Making a sound
Blow like a (pretty!) siren
Putting it all together!
F and quarter note
G and half note
Note values
Unit 1 review
Unit 2- Hot Cross Buns and Note Reading
Intro Hot Cross Buns
Music staff
Note reading review
Hot Cross Buns on staff
Hot Cross Buns note reading
Unit 2 review
Unit 3- Note Reading and Playing
Review note reading
Practice A, G, and F 1
Practice A, G, and F 2
Practice A, G, and F 3
Mary Had a Little Lamb
B and note and rhythm review
Practice B, A, G, and F
Quarter rest
Half rest
Whole rest
Rhythm practice
Unit 4- Mini Scale and Musical Symbols
C and mini scale
Practice and mini scale with C
Name that tune!
Duet
Duet and dynamics
Dynamics and dotted half note
3/4 time
Unit 5- More Notes and Songs
Low to high notes
High notes
E
D
Breath mark and review D
Bb and F scale
Review it all!
Let's play!
