Winner of the 2022 National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition
Flute Zoo Books are the new fun, and
engaging way to learn to play the flute. These books, with their bright colors
and cheerful imagery, were written with elementary age flute students in mind,
although we have found that older children (and even adults) love the fun songs
and activities as well! Each book is between 32 and 40 pages long. So the
new flutist will gain a strong sense of accomplishments as they more quickly
earn their certificate for Flute Zoo book one.
Flute Zoo Duet Book
Students love duets! In these 43 duets, the
first flute part of each duet is found in Flute Zoo Books 1 – 3.
Consequently, the first flute parts are written in progressive order of
difficulty. The second flute part is written for the teacher or a more advanced
flutist. These second flute parts are not in progressive order. Many of the
duets work well in group settings and as flute choir
pieces by having the beginning students play the first flute parts and more
advanced students play the second flute parts. Just as young choirs often sing
with only two parts, this also works well with flutists. This is an excellent
way to have all the students play together at the end of a recital.
These duets contain great literature for the beginner’s
first years of playing and also work well as recital pieces. Having students
play a duet with their teacher during their
first few recitals will greatly aid in easing recital nerves and will help to
ensure success.
Winner of the 2022 National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition
It is so rewarding to see a student’s eyes light up when
playing duets. Even as a college student while studying with Samuel Baron, I
always looked forward to playing a
duet with him at the end of each lesson. Duets are fun but important for
developing ensemble skills and an early concept of playing in tune. The teacher
should be sure to
quickly adjust pitch so that the student hears great intonation and in tune
intervals become the norm. Tuning at this level is not possible with a large
group of beginners.
That is why it is so essential for students to develop this skill, first with
their private teacher, then with small ensembles, and finally with large
ensembles. As the student
develops, the responsibility to match pitch and tune intervals should gradually
be transferred from the teacher to the student.
The Flute Zoo Advantage
Tone: With Flute Zoo books students learn both high and
low notes on the head joint. Playing in the high and low octave continues
when students begin with the whole flute. This gives the new flutist an
enormous advantage and teaches embouchure flexibility which is vital for
becoming a great flute player. Teaching flute is not like teaching
trumpet in which the high notes are more difficult. High notes become difficult
when students only play in the low and middle octaves for as much as one year.
The students then have trouble with embouchure flexibility, and the ability to
form a smaller lip opening. Listen to this young beginner “accidentally”
playing in three octaves!
Rhythm: Flute Zoo books 1-3 and the Five-Note Fun
Sticker Book work together to insure a solid rhythmic foundation. Towards
the end of Flute Zoo Book 2 students are reading rhythms that may appear
simple, but imply more difficult rhythms. They learn how to play rhythms like a
dotted quarter note followed by an eighth long before they actually read it.
In Flute Zoo Book 3, students use the rhythm cards in the back of their
book to first play these rhythms with tied eighth notes. Then the card is
flipped over to reveal how the rhythm would be written without tied notes.
The Five-Note Fun Sticker Book helps
to instill the ability to move between beat levels with ease. This foundation
is essential for playing the complex rhythms they will encounter in Blocki
Flute Method Book 3.
Creative Composing: These projects develop creativity and highlight the
new concepts being learned. Each Flute Zoo Book contains several engaging
composition activities.
What is the difference between
Blocki Flute Method Book 1 and the Flute Zoo Book?
The content in the Blocki Flute
Method Book 1 equals Flute Zoo Books 1, 2 and 3. The Flute Zoo books move
at a slightly slower pace and are shorter giving a sense of accomplishment as
they finish each book more quickly. The Flute Zoo Five-Note Fun
Sticker Book is essential to the Flute Zoo series but can also be used with the
Blocki Flute Method Book 1.
After working through all four Flute
Zoo books, students will be ready to start in Blocki Flute Method Book 2. The
Blocki Flute method was designed to give the beginner an excellent foundation
in beautiful tone, embouchure flexibility, rhythm and technique. This
comprehensive and step-by-step approach was written to ensure success and
includes theory and composition projects.
Sequence summary
Flute Zoo Book 1 and Flute Zoo Solo Book
Flute Zoo Book 2, Five-Note Fun Sticker Book, and Flute Zoo Solo Book
Flute Zoo Book 3, Five-Note Fun Sticker Book, and Flute Zoo Solo Book
Blocki Flute Method Book 2 and Cobb County Fair from Flute Zoo Solo Book
Blocki Flute Method Book 3 (Full range of the flute and complex rhythm patterns)
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