Flute Teaching Blog — Ideas for Teaching Young Beginners
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Why I delay note C in early flute teaching — and what it does for posture
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There are decisions in teaching that seem small but carry significant consequences. Delaying the introduction of note C is one of them. Introduced too early, the C fingering disrupts the posture — and the problems it creates are harder to fix later than they are to prevent from the start. In this post I share the reasoning behind this choice and what we do instead in the Toot & Hoot Flute Method.
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Teaching flute to young beginners: how 18 years of teaching shaped my approach
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Based on my article "The Journey of Creating a Method: A Creative Approach to Flute for Young Beginners," published in PAN Journal (British Flute... -
The Rhythm in Toot and Hoot Flute Method
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How rhythm is introduced in Toot & Hoot's flute beginners books - The Flute Book 1 & 2 and the whole idea behind it. Creating experience through movement to understand rhythm and meter.
