Hi everyone,
I'm going to talk about the Trevor Wye Practice Books 1 -6 Compilation for the flute, as its a brilliant series of books for anyone whose just starting out on the flute right the way up to professional flautists/ flute players.
The Trevor Wye Practice book compilation is made up of six individual books, and each book focuses on a certain aspect of flute development and technique.
The Practice Books are :-
Book One - Tone
Book Two - Technique
Book Three - Articulation
Book Four - Intonation & Vibrato
Book Five - Breathing & Scales
Book Six - Advanced Practice
I'm just going to give you a brief overview of each book, and what is contained within each book; just to give you an idea on what to expect from the Trevor Wye Practice Books.
Book One - Tone
The first book in the Trevor Wye Practice Book series focuses on tone development on the flute. The exercises within this book work on developing your tone in the low register of the flute right the way up to the high register on the flute; as well as producing advanced tonal colours on the flute and flexibility within your tone.
Tone Chapters
- Preface
- Tone Exercises (General)
a) Harmonics
b) Low Register
c) Middle Register
d) High Register
- Problem Notes
- Advanced Tone Colour
- Breath Control
- Flexibility
- Pitch Control
- Examples
Book Two - Technique
The second book focuses on developing your technique on the flute, and this goes through a range of different technique exercises through the whole range of the flute.
Technique Chapters
- Technique (General)
a) Daily Exercises 1
b) Scale Exercises
c) Daily Exercises 2
d) Machiavellian Exercises 1
e) Machiavellian Exercises 2
- Relaxing
- Trills
- Sequences
- Examples
Book Three - Articulation
The third book focuses on developing your articulation on the flute, and it also includes a few problems that you might come across when articulating on the flute.
Articulation Chapters
- Articulation (General)
a) Slurs
b) Single Tonguing
c) Double Tonguing
d) Triple Tonguing
e) The Eb Problem
- Nerves
- Examples
Book Four - Intonation & Vibrato
The fourth book focuses on developing your intonation and vibrato on the flute, as well as producing different tones on the flute and there's also a small selection of flute studies within this book.
Intonation & Vibrato Chapters
- Foreward
- The Chord of Nature
- Scales - Equal Tempered & Just Scales
- Flute Harmonics
- Different Tones
- Trios for Two Flutes
- The Flute Scale
- Perfect Pitch
- Tuning Up
- Vibrato
- 24 Studies for Intonation
- Examples of Intonation Problems in Orchestral Works
Book Five - Breathing & Scales
The fifth book is all about breathing and also tackling scales on the flute. It also touches a bit on improvisation and playing from memory.
Breathing & Scales Chapters
- Preface
- Breathing
a) and your body
b) and 'lungevity'
c) and musical phrasing
- Expressive Scales & Arpeggios
- Technical Scales & Arpeggios
- Scales in Thirds and Broken Arpeggios
- Improvisation
- Playing from Memory
Book Six - Advanced Practice
The sixth book focuses on advanced practice, and it goes through everything but at a more advanced level.
Advanced Practice Chapters
- Tone
a) Quality & Colour
b) Embouchure
c) Warming Up
- Posture (Body & Hand Positions)
- Finger Technique
a) Moyse Technical Mastery
b) Advanced Daily Exercises
c) 26 Digital Exercises
d) Rapid Scales & Arpeggios
- Articulation (Tonguing Between the Lips)
- The Top Register
a) Playing Softly
b) Technique
c) Sharpness in the Top Register
d) Special Fingerings
e) Trill Chart
f) Fourth Octave Exercises
- Breathing (Circular Breathing)
- Intonation (Expressive Intonation)
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