An excellent primer for those with little or no experience playing the flute
Always wanted to play the flute? Are you a former flautist who wants to refresh your skills? Flute For Dummies is the guide for you. Following along with the book's accompanying CD, you will learn the nuances of playing the flute as an accompanying instrument or for playing a solo, in a variety of musical styles.
Easy-to-understand methods and instructions make learning to play this beautiful instrument as simple and straightforward as possible!
“Flute for Dummies. A must have for anyone who owns a flute.” -Sir James Galway
“…this is a clear, well-written, entertaining and informative book that is just the thing for a beginner to read. A definite hit.” -Flute Magazine /Pan, Journal of the British Flute Society
“Learning to play the flute even from a reliable how-to instruction book without a teachers’ assistance can be a formidable challenge, but the 368-page Flute For Dummies by Karen Evans Moratz, principal flute of the Indianapolis Symphony, will definitely help an ambitious beginner meet that challenge—and it's packed with valuable information applicable to advanced students as well.” -Flutist Quarterly
“After checking out this book, one would no longer be a “Dummy.” I actually had a hard time putting it down and getting into the practice room!!” -Flute Focus Magazine
“Run don’t walk; every flutist should own a copy.” -Jennifer Cluff