Let's Explore: 'A New Tune a Day' Tutor Method

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In todays post we will be exploring 'A New Tune a Day' tutor method.

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The 'A New Tune a Day' tutor method uses photographs to demonstrate how to put your flute together, looking after your flute and also finger placements. It's a clear and concise method that uses large format staves, and it also has basic music theory throughout the method. It has a mixture of pieces and exercises. It also has a free finger placement chart included, which is located at the middle of the book.

Understanding the Method

This method offers a mixture of pieces, exercises, scales and arpeggios throughout the book; as well as basic music theory. The exercises within this method will help you with your technical development; even though a few of the exercises might be a bit challenging at first. As whole it covers a wide range for someone whose just starting to learn a musical instrument. Also, for some instruments 'A New Tune a Day' as a method has more than one book, but in some cases you may also be able to buy the method as one complete book, rather than two separate books; which will actually work out a bit cheaper for you. It just depends on which instrument you are learning, as in some cases its just one stand alone method.

Is 'A New Tune a Day' Fun to Learn from?

'A New Tune a Day' is broken up into units, and each unit focuses on a certain aspect of your development. These units can be a mix of exercises, pieces and scales; depending on where you are up to within the method. It also slowly builds on what you have previously learnt earlier on within the method. You also have goals throughout the method to give you something to aim for. The exercises located throughout the method will get you to gradually explore and understand your instrument more, and these may also be a little challenging. There's some scales within the method, but it does depend on which unit you are working through; as not all units offer scales.

  This is a fresh, modern way of learning an musical instrument, which also goes in depth but while at the same time without being overwhelming for a beginner.