{"product_id":"how-to-love-your-flute-a-guide-to-flutes-and-flute-playing-9780938497103","title":"How to Love Your Flute: A Guide to Flutes and Flute Playing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Shepard | Anne Subercaseaux | Paul Horn\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simple Productions (Retail Edition)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simple Productions (Retail Edition)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Musical Instruments - Woodwinds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete guide for anyone who plays the flute or ever wanted to. Use it along with flute lessons or even to teach yourself! This book covers everything you need and more -- selection and care, flute technique, fingering, playing by ear, reading music, flute history, flutes around the world, and modern folk flutes. \"How to Love Your Flute\" will appeal to all flutists, from beginning to advanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard has played flute professionally in a folk trio, as a modern dance accompanist, and as a theater musician. He has also designed, made, and sold a variety of folk flutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Direct, complete, informative on every aspect, and -- most important -- comes from the standpoint of pure love and respect for the instrument . . . A model for our times.\" -- Paul Horn, from the Preface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shepard's soul-felt passion for the flute resonates through his book like music. It's a comprehensive guide, with something for everyone from novice to professional, and so well written that it's a pleasure just to browse through it . . . This book inspires.\" -- Diana Barich, \"The Next Whole Earth Catalog\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Comprehensive and concise . . . A highly readable and inspirational guide for flutists of every age and ability.\" -- Jeanne Baxtresser, first flute, Toronto Symphony Orchestra \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's an affirmation to continue playing, encouragement to resume, [or] a good compass for beginning your musical journey.\" -- Linda Dailey Paulson, Dirty Linen, Oct.\/Nov. 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface, by Paul Horn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 - FLUTE LORE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World Family of Flutes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Story of the Western Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 - SELECTION AND CARE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding Your Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaring for Your Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 - FLUTE TECHNIQUE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbouchure and Breath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore About Embouchure and Breath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFingering Technique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTuning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Effects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4 - MAKING MUSIC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScales and Chords\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying by Ear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5 - MODERN FOLK FLUTES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding a Folk Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaring for a Folk Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying a Folk Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow the Flute Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous Fingering Charts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simple Productions (Retail Edition)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892397424791,"sku":"9780938497103","price":1149.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780938497103.webp?v=1781186809","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-to-love-your-flute-a-guide-to-flutes-and-flute-playing-9780938497103","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}