Flute Fundamentals

The flute section of The U.S. Army Field Band brings a wealth of performance and teaching experience to Flute Fundamentals, the latest in the Army Field Band instructional video series. Flute Fundamentals offers expert advice for the first-year beginner, the band director, and the serious college student. The video covers the topics of embouchure, breathing, tone production, finger dexterity, articulation, advanced techniques, the practice routine, ensemble playing, instrument maintenance. A history of the flute is also included, and the members of the flute section perform solos, excerpts, and ensemble works throughout each chapter.

00:00 VIDEO START
01:05 HISTORY OF THE FLUTE
09:50 BEGINNING FUNDAMENTALS: Embouchure & Making a Sound
14:27 BEGINNING FUNDAMENTALS: Assembly, Disassembly, and Maintenance
17:33 BEGINNING FUNDAMENTALS: Posture and Hand Position
19:20 INTERMEDIATE FUNDAMENTALS: Tone Production
21:13 INTERMEDIATE FUNDAMENTALS: Breath Control & Capacity
29:39 INTERMEDIATE FUNDAMENTALS: Intonation
32:15 INTERMEDIATE FUNDAMENTALS: Basic Articulation
37:03 INTERMEDIATE FUNDAMENTALS: Technical Development & Dexterity
41:39 INTERMEDIATE FUNDAMENTALS: Practicing & Daily Routine
47:34 ADVANCED FUNDAMENTALS: Advanced Articulations: Forward Tonguing
53:08 ADVANCED FUNDAMENTALS: Expressive Playing-Tone Colors
55:34 ADVANCED FUNDAMENTALS: Expressive Playing-Dynamics
57:24 ADVANCED FUNDAMENTALS: Expressive Playing-Combing Your Tools
59:16 ADVANCED FUNDAMENTALS: Alternate Fingerings & Harmonics
1:01:45 EXTRA CREDIT: Extended Techniques
1:09:02 EXTRA CREDIT: Flute In Performance-Ensemble Playing and Etiquette
1:14:15 ETIQUETTE: Choosing an Instrument
1:17:04 ETIQUETTE: Piccolo Fundamentals
1:23:01 FINALE

The United States Army Field Band is the premier touring musical representative for the United States Army. Its four main components, the Concert Band, Soldiers' Chorus, Jazz Ambassadors, and the Six-String Soldiers, travel thousands of miles each year presenting a variety of music to audiences throughout the nation and around the world. Public concerts, school assemblies, clinics, festivals, and radio and television appearances are all part of the Army Field Band's schedule.

This educational clinic series is designed to share knowledge with America's young musicians and to aid teachers by focusing on specific musical areas.

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For more information visit our website or contact:
Educational Activities Coordinator
The United States Army Field Band
4214 Field Band Drive
Fort Meade, Maryland 20755-5330

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