Flute Books & Studies

 HI everyone,

On this page I'm going to lay out flute books & studies from beginner level all the way up to advanced level. There's a few that you can use right from the beginning of your flute journey all the way up past your music grades & onto your music degrees and/ or diplomas.

Trevor Wye

The Trevor Wye series of books are ideal for you to right the way through your flute journey, and they will help you to improve on the aspects of your flute technique that you might be struggling with.

The Trevor Wye books are :-

- Practice Books for the Flute Books 1-6: Omnibus Edition

- Complete Daily Exercises for the Flute

James Rae

- 40 Modern Studies for Solo Flute

- 42 More Modern Studies for the Solo Flute

Suzuki Method

The Suzuki Method is a well known method that is familiar with both music teachers and students alike; and it also covers a range of instruments

- Suzuki Flute School (Flute Part) Volumes 1-5

Tutor Books

These books are ideal for anyone whose just starting out on the flute, and who maybe doesn't yet have a teacher. Even though you are using these tutor books I would still highly recommend that you get a flute teacher, as they can tell you were you are going wrong and then give you advice on you can try to improve on your flute playing. They will also get the best out of you and your flute playing ability.

- Abracadabra Book 1

- A New Tune a Day Books 1 & 2 (you can also buy both books together as one edition)

- Taffanel & Gaubert 'The Complete Flute Method' Books 1 & 2

Scales & Arpeggios

These books are important, as they will form part of your graded music exams. They are also books that will specifically help you tackle those tricky scales and arpeggios that you might be struggling to get your fingers around.

- ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for Flute Grades 1-5

- ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios for Flute Grades 6-8

- Trinity College Scales, Arpeggios & Studies for Flute Grades 1-8

- Improve Your Scales Grades 1-3

- Improve Your Scales 4-5

- The Complete Scale Compendium for Flute

Sight Reading Grades 1-5

- Trinity College Sight Reading Grades Initial - Grade 2

- Trinity College Sight Reading Grades 3-5

- Improve Your Sight Reading Grades 1-3

- Improve Your Sight Reading Grades 3-5

- Flute Sight Reading 1 (Schott) Grades 1-4

- Flute Sight Reading 2 (Schott) Grades 5+

Advanced Sight Reading from Grade 5 & Upwards

- Trinity College Sight Reading Grades 6-8

- Flute Sight Reading 2 (Schott) Grades 5+

Easy to Intermediate Flute Studies

- 76 Graded Studies for Flute Book 1

- More Graded Studies for Flute Book 1

- James Rae 40 Modern Studies for Solo Flute

- James Rae 42 More Modern Studies for Solo Flute

- 125 Easy Classical Studies for Flute (Green Book)

- 100 Classical Studies for Flute (Blue Book)

Intermediate to Advanced Flute Studies

- 76 Graded Studies for the Flute Book 2

- More Graded Studies for the Flute Book 2

- 50 Classical Studies for Flute (Red Book)

Baroque Studies

- On Playing the Flute by Johann Joachim Quantz

- Baroque Flute Studies by Elizabeth Walker

- Baroque Studies for the Modern Flute by Elizabeth Walker