About the course
Roberta Hayes, a professional flutist and teacher for over 34 years, will teach you everything you need to know about playing the flute, from the beginning to the intermediate level. This course is designed for beginners. You will start with the basics and work through a variety of lessons to get to the intermediate stage. Within a short time, you will be playing songs and melodies to impress your friends and family, as well as bring a lifetime of enjoyment to your own life.
Who Should Attend?
This course is for anyone from 8 to 80. You don't even have to know music before starting this course, just a willingness to learn how to play an instrument.
Curriculum
Lesson 1: The beginning
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Lecture 1: How to choose and clean a flute
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Lecture 2: Embouchure and Breath Control
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Lecture 3: Holding the flute and first 2 notes
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Lecture 5: New Notes: D, E, & F
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Lecture 6: Review
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Lecture 7: More practice
Lesson 2: Developmental Section
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Lecture 1: Upper register and scales
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Lecture 2: Flats, Sharps, and Dynamics
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Lecture 3: Eighth notes, accents, and more new notes
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Lecture 4: Review and more songs
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Lecture 5: Getting more technical
Lesson 3: New Challenges and Harder Music
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Lecture 1: Minor keys and looking ahead in your music
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Lecture 2: Triplets and Trills
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Lecture 3: Chromatic scale and working with patterns
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Lecture 4: Final Testing
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Lecture 5: The End of the Beginning