Flute: Foundations 2 (non-credit)

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Timekeeping in Compound Meter

  • Sixteenth notes in compound meter
  • Irish melodies
  • New note: low C
  • C major scale: two octaves

Lesson 2: The Circle of Fifths

  • Famous flutist: Jean-Pierre Rampal
  • Eighth and two sixteenth note rhythms
  • The circle of fifths
  • New note: high E
  • E major scale: two octaves

Lesson 3: F Major and Dotted Rhythms

  • Expression terms
  • New note: high F
  • F major scale
  • Dotted eighth-sixteenth notes in simple meter
  • Cut time

Lesson 4: A Major, A-flat Major, and Articulations

  • Famous flutist: Claire Chase
  • A and A-flat major scales
  • Tenuto and portato articulations
  • Dotted eighth-sixteenth-eighth rhythm

Lesson 5: Ornaments, Form and Review

  • Mordents
  • C. al Fine
  • Scale review
  • Performance review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Mirror
  • Soussmann Complete Method for Flute – Part 1 (Publ. Carl Fischer Music) and 123 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Publ. Universal).

Flute: Foundations 2 – UC APPROVED

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Timekeeping in Compound Meter

  • Sixteenth notes in compound meter
  • Irish melodies
  • New note: low C
  • C major scale: two octaves

Lesson 2: The Circle of Fifths

  • Famous flutist: Jean-Pierre Rampal
  • Eighth and two sixteenth note rhythms
  • The circle of fifths
  • New note: high E
  • E major scale: two octaves

Lesson 3: F Major and Dotted Rhythms

  • Expression terms
  • New note: high F
  • F major scale
  • Dotted eighth-sixteenth notes in simple meter
  • Cut time

Lesson 4: A Major, A-flat Major, and Articulations

  • Famous flutist: Claire Chase
  • A and A-flat major scales
  • Tenuto and portato articulations
  • Dotted eighth-sixteenth-eighth rhythm

Lesson 5: Ornaments, Form and Review

  • Mordents
  • C. al Fine
  • Scale review
  • Performance review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Mirror
  • Soussmann Complete Method for Flute – Part 1 (Publ. Carl Fischer Music) and 123 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Publ. Universal).

Flute: Foundations 1 (non-credit)

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Intro to Clarke Technical Studies

  • Flute family
  • High note review
  • New note: Low D
  • D major scale two octaves

Lesson 2: Dynamics

  • Dynamics
  • Dotted quarter, eighth note
  • Eighth note triplets

Lesson 3: Compound Meter

  • Famous flutist: Joachim Quantz
  • New dynamics
  • Tempo markings
  • Compound meter

Lesson 4: Arpeggios and Grace Notes

  • Famous flutist: Paul Taffanel
  • Arpeggios
  • Grace notes

Lesson 5: E-flat Major

  • Famous flutist: James Galway
  • New notes: low E-flat and high E-flat
  • E-flat major scale: two octaves
  • First and second endings
  • Sixteenth notes in simple meter

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Mirror
  • Music Stand (similar to this one)
  • Soussmann Complete Method for Flute – Part 1 (Publ. Carl Fischer Music) and 123 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Publ. Universal).

Flute: Foundations 1 – UC APPROVED

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Intro to Clarke Technical Studies

  • Flute family
  • High note review
  • New note: Low D
  • D major scale two octaves

Lesson 2: Dynamics

  • Dynamics
  • Dotted quarter, eighth note
  • Eighth note triplets

Lesson 3: Compound Meter

  • Famous flutist: Joachim Quantz
  • New dynamics
  • Tempo markings
  • Compound meter

Lesson 4: Arpeggios and Grace Notes

  • Famous flutist: Paul Taffanel
  • Arpeggios
  • Grace notes

Lesson 5: E-flat Major

  • Famous flutist: James Galway
  • New notes: low E-flat and high E-flat
  • E-flat major scale: two octaves
  • First and second endings
  • Sixteenth notes in simple meter

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Mirror
  • Music Stand (similar to this one)
  • Soussmann Complete Method for Flute – Part 1 (Publ. Carl Fischer Music) and 123 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Publ. Universal).

Flute: Basics 2 (non-credit)

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Key Centers, Scales and Additional Rhythms

  • Warming Up
  • Cumulative study
  • Intro to major scales
  • Eighth-notes
  • Key signatures
  • Performance review preparation

Lesson 2: Tone Refinement and Articulations

  • Tone refinement exercises
  • Intro to staccato
  • Intro to pick up notes
  • New notes F♯ and A♭
  • C and G major scales

Lesson 3: The Chromatic Scale

  • Enharmonic review
  • New note C♯
  • Chromatic scale
  • The tie

Lesson 4: Key Signatures

  • New note high D
  • D major scale and exercises
  • Accents
  • Sharp key signatures

Lesson 5: The Shinobue and Technical Review

  • Shinobue
  • Breathing revisited
  • Ritardando
  • Scale review
  • Performance Review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Course Materials: musictheory.net (no cost)
  • Mirror

Flute: Basics 1 (non-credit)

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: An Introduction to the Flute

  • History of the flute
  • Parts of the flute
  • Flute care
  • Proper playing posture
  • Breathing, embouchure, first sounds

Lesson 2: Assembling and Playing the Flute

  • Holds—extending time and troubleshooting
  • Introduction to articulation
  • First song on the headjoint
  • Assembling the flute

Lesson 3: Fingering Charts and Note Reading

  • Hand position
  • Fingering chart review and first three notes
  • Flute history
  • Reading notes on the staff
  • Beat, tempo and rhythm

Lesson 4: Breath Control

  • How to warm up
  • Notation
  • Flute history
  • New note C and exercises
  • Breath control
  • Right-hand note F and exercises

Lesson 5: Ornamentations and Accidentals

  • Intro to trills
  • Intro to slurs
  • Intro to accidentals
  • New notes B♭, D , E♭

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Thin piece of cotton fabric
  • Mirror

Flute: Basics 2 – UC APPROVED

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Key Centers, Scales and Additional Rhythms

  • Warming Up
  • Cumulative study
  • Intro to major scales
  • Eighth-notes
  • Key signatures
  • Performance review preparation

Lesson 2: Tone Refinement and Articulations

  • Tone refinement exercises
  • Intro to staccato
  • Intro to pick up notes
  • New notes F♯ and A♭
  • C and G major scales

Lesson 3: The Chromatic Scale

  • Enharmonic review
  • New note C♯
  • Chromatic scale
  • The tie

Lesson 4: Key Signatures

  • New note high D
  • D major scale and exercises
  • Accents
  • Sharp key signatures

Lesson 5: The Shinobue and Technical Review

  • Shinobue
  • Breathing revisited
  • Ritardando
  • Scale review
  • Performance Review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Course Materials: musictheory.net (no cost)
  • Mirror

Flute: Basics 1 – UC APPROVED

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: An Introduction to the Flute

  • History of the flute
  • Parts of the flute
  • Flute care
  • Proper playing posture
  • Breathing, embouchure, first sounds

Lesson 2: Assembling and Playing the Flute

  • Holds—extending time and troubleshooting
  • Introduction to articulation
  • First song on the headjoint
  • Assembling the flute

Lesson 3: Fingering Charts and Note Reading

  • Hand position
  • Fingering chart review and first three notes
  • Flute history
  • Reading notes on the staff
  • Beat, tempo and rhythm

Lesson 4: Breath Control

  • How to warm up
  • Notation
  • Flute history
  • New note C and exercises
  • Breath control
  • Right-hand note F and exercises

Lesson 5: Ornamentations and Accidentals

  • Intro to trills
  • Intro to slurs
  • Intro to accidentals
  • New notes B♭, D , E♭

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument & tuning rod
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Thin piece of cotton fabric
  • Mirror
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