Welcome to the wonderful world of flute

playing. Your teacher has shown you how

to hold your instrument and make a sound
on the mouthpiece.
Let's play our first song!

4
"G"

1. Our First Note

&4 t t
4 b v b v
2. Our Second Note "B FLAT"

&4
4 t bv t
3. Three's a Crowd

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4 t bv t bv
4. Four In a Row

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5. A Funny Pair

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& b } b } b } w b }

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6. Skate Board Sam

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7. Catch That Note

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& b } b } b } b } b v
8. Keep On

4
Blowin'

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9. Our Third Note
"F"
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Whole rests get four beats of silence.

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10. Couch Potato

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& t x

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11. Puppy Dogs

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12. Our Fourth Note

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13. Apple for the Teacher

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& " " w w b } b } w w

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"A"
S S S
14. Our Fifth Note

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15. Bumper Cars

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16. Half Notes Happen

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17. Hot Cross Buns

&4 b `
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& wwww ! ! !! b` , t
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8 Notes are written on
lines and spaces called
the "staff".
How many lines can you find?
How many spaces can you find?

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18. High Dive

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& w w w ! b ` ,
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19. Mary Had a Little Lamb

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This is the "bunny ears" note called "D".

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20. Bad News

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Bears
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This is the "one eared bunny" note called "E flat".

"E FLAT"

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Finger this "High F" like your other "F".
Use a faster air stream.

"High F"

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21. Dreydl, Dreydl

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22. Notes Without Letters

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b^ G . . P P bv
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23. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me!

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& , " b} " y b`

& y b` " y b} P {{{ bz y " b`

4 yyyy bz 222 yyyy """"

24. Crazy Tonguing

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A
44 ..

B
44 ..

C
44 ..

D
44 ..

E
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b
25. Yankee Doodle Cha Cha
b
& 4
4 }} "" y } y """ }} "" y ` """
bb }} "" y 2 y "" } " } """ ` }}}
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2 { w w w E P y 2 { {{ G `
26. Caribbean Cruise
b 4
b
& 4
b 2 { w ww E E . {y o
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b
27. Country Hoe Down
b
& 4 4 } } } " " y } } P y yy " } P P
bb } } } " " y y y G { 2 2 y " ``
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28. Eighth Note Slide

bb 4 2 2 2 y y y " " " }

& 4
bb " " " y y 2 2 2 G
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29. The Cabbage Song
b
& 4

&b
b y y y y 2 2 2 2 y y " " } } ..
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other "G" but sounds an octave higer.

b t
"G"
Use a faster air stream and follow the

b
directions from your teacher.

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30. Old MacDonald

b4 222} ""`
Had a Farm ww {{ G .
b
& 4 .
Half note rests get

b 2 2 2 } } 2 G
two beats of silence.

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b 222 222 22222 2
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b 222} ""` ww{{ G

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16 1. 2.

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When you reach the repeat sign under the first ending, stop and
go back to the beginning. When you get to the first ending again,
skip it and go to the second ending.

b 4 www {{{ 222 2 yyy " y

31. Stodola Pumpa
b
& 4 }
b 2 2 2 } 2 .. 2 2 2
1. 2.

&b

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32. London Bridge
bb 4
& 4
b { w{2 y2E P E y .
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b
&b
A "slur" is a curved line that connects
two or more notes of different pitches.
Tongue the first note and move to the
next notes without tonguing. Don't stop blowing.

b G 2
A "tie" is a curved line that connects
&b
two or more notes of the same pitch.
Hold the note for the combined value of the notes.

33. Southern Roses

b 3 G. .. P.
& 4 `.
b

&b
b y 2 { P. y 2 { `.
bb `. G. .. P.
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&b
b y 2 { P y G. 2
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Note(s) that come before the first

b U
full measure of a piece of music.

Hold (keep blowing) the note

&b S
until your director tells you to stop,

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34. Snake Charmer
4y "" y 2 w y 2 " 2 {
b
& 4
b w www{y2 { {{{2"y
&b
b 2 y " "y 2 w 2
y " U
&b

bb 4 2 y 2
35. Aura Lee
} { " E 2 y " y G `
& 4
b
b } 2 y 2 { " E 2 y " y G
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36. Jingle
Bells
bb
& 4
4 yy. yy. y{}" .

b 2 2 2 2 2 y y yy y " " y P E
&b

&b
b yy. yy. y{}" .

b 2 2 2 2 2 y y yy { { 2 " v
&b
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Go back to the beginning
and play until "Fine".

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37. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
b 4
b
& 4 }} `
bb { { 2 2 y y P { { 2 2 y y P
Fine

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D. C. al Fine

Go back to the sign and

play until "Fine". The "sign"

bb
& 4
4 y y 2 { { 2 y " }} " y y "P
38. Ode to Joy

b%
b y y 2 { { 2y" }}"y "}`
&
b y y 2 y y 2
"" } " } " " }" y E Fine

&b
D.S.al Fine
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"A Flat" 21

bb
A "flat" lowers the note one
half step. It stays in effect
&
for the entire measure.

22{w 2w{} 22{w G .

39. Yankee Doodle

bb 4
& 4
b 2 2 { w b 2 w{2 y "y G G
&b }

A "time signature" tells you how many

beats there are in each measure of music.

b 4 2 2 { 2 E { { ww { 2 4
40. Little Cabin in the Wood
y
b
& 4 } }
b w w b 2 w { b G { { w o
&b } }
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bbb
A "key signature" changes
&
certain notes throughout When you see this key signature,
a piece of music. play all the B's, E's and A's as FLATS.

b 4 G E 4 G 4 G 4 E
41. It's a Ringer!

& b b4
b G E 4 G 4 E o
& bb

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w w w w
42. Polly Wolly Doodle
b 4 2 22 G wwww 2 2 ww E . yy
& b b4
1.2 2 2 2
b { { y yy { { . ww { { t ..
&b b
b 2
2.2 2 2 w w { { o
& bb
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b ns
&b
"E Natural"
A "natural" cancels a sharp or flat.
It remains in effect for the entire measure.

b nz y"y z
43. Mary's Other Lamb
4 ^ yy.nz nz w 4
&b 4
bb nz y " y nz z z z y y nz y I
&

b w 4 nz w 4 nz w
44. O Come Little Children (Melody)
4 E y { n^ . w
b
& 4
b 4 nz w 4 nz w E y y P.
&b

4 z ^ " z ^ " z . y y P. z
45. O Come Little Children (Harmony)

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46. Jolly Old St. Nick
""""
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b 2 y b 2 { w
1.
E . {
2.
b 2 { w bG
& b } } .

The Israeli National Anthem, HATIKVA, means "The Hope."

Hatkiva expresses the hope of the Jewish people that they
would someday return to the land of their forefathers.

b 4
47. Hatikvah
y 2 { w w 2 w 2 2 4
b
& b4 "

bbb { { y 2 2 y " y 2 P ..
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48. Slippery Slurs

b
& 4 ,
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Playing the same music beginning at different times.

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49. Are You Sleeping?
b
a Four Part Round

4
& 4}
b
1 2

b { w { 2 y
4 {
&b } } `
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Piano
Play with a soft volume.

Forte

{ { { { { b 2 w { nz z z z nz w { z
Play with a full volume.
50. Minka, Minka

bb 2
& 4
f p

b b nz {wz { { .
&b .
f p f

Your left hand remains the same.

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51. Rollin' Back and Forth
b4
Your right hand does all the work.

b
& 4
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A dotted quarter note gets one
and one half counts.

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52. America
b
& 4 "}
J J
b
p
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& b J
2 2 2 2. y " y 2 y
f
b " }
&b J
b y. 2 { w 2 y " p

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53. Technical Foul
b 4 2 . 2 2222 y . y yyyy " . " P
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bb }}}}} . } """"" . "J yyyy " . "J } } `
& J
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B
44 ..

C
44 ..

D
44 ..

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54. Rhythm Wreck

bb4 } }}` y y y y y y J
& 4

b P
&b

b
"LOW A FLAT"
b
& bo
Low "A" flat is fingered
the same as your other
"A" flat. Blow easy.

b
55. More Hot Cross Buns
b 4 " } bG b
& 4

bb b b
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A natural sign cancels a flat or a sharp.
It remains in effect for the entire measure.

56. It Just Comes Naturally

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& 4

57. Don't Be Fooled

bb4 } 2 } n! } 2 ` 2 n! b2 2 } n! `
& b4

An accent sign tells you to An eighth rest gets one

play the note with more
half beat of silence.
emphasis.

b4 } y 2 nz z { n
58. Go, Fight, Win!
b
& 4 J J

b n >>> >>>
&b J
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59. Bach Minuet

bb2 2y"}
& 4

bb y 2 { 2 y " { y } .. 2.`
1.
&

{2" {2
60. Rueben and Rachel

bb 2 b2 2 2 2 b2 b2 2 2 2 !
& 4
b2 2w2 {{2 >{ >w b >2
f p
b " b2 } " 2
&b
f

bb 3 2 2 2 y 2 { {
61. When Love Is Kind
{ { 2 { w
b
& 4 } }
bb w w w { w 2 " y G.
& b } }
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Play with a medium
soft volume.
Mezzo Forte
Play with a medium
loud volume.

b { >
w >
{
62. Mexican Hat Dance
3
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y y } !
mp mf
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bb 2
!! "! }
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..
2.
}! }
&
mf
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mp
f

b4 y { w
63. Blues Dues
b 2 w{y y{w
b
& 4 } }
b b2 w E 2 2 { w w { 2
&b }
b y { w b 2 w E {{{{E
& b }
bb 2 2 2 2 G } y { w b 2 w UE
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w w b w w w
64. Big Breath Slurs

bb 4 w w w
& 4

b w w w
&b w w w w w

65. When the

Saints Go
x {}y2 x {}y2
Marchin' In
bb4 } y 2
& 4

bb E . ` . I " y "
&

bb `. } . { { { G. 2 y 2
&

bb E . w
&
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2 { w }}
66. William Tell Overture
b 4
& b4
b

bb 2 ww { y
& b } }} } } }

bb 2 { w 2w ` }2w{ 2 w 2
& b

{ y E
67. This Old Man

bb4
& 4

b { } }}}
&b

bb } " y 2 E { y y 2
&
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bb n]
&

68. Sweetly Sings the Donkey

b 4 " ng " y ^ ^ y"yz I

& 4
z y z { 4 4 { z { w ^. w
&b

" " w " " w w

& b ng ng

69. Danger! Tricky Rhythms

bb 3 " " " " n- . ". " " . y

& 4 J

bb 2 y " n. .
& J
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70. Bye, Baby Bunting

bb 2 } w " } w
& 4

b
&b

Crescendo Get louder

Decrescendo Get softer

}w o
71. Monster Melodies
bb .4 y y " } ! ..
& .4 w

b . j j} G .
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#e
F SHARP

A "SHARP" raises a note one half step.

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It remains in effect for the entire measure.

#\ w 4 #F #F z w 4 #F
72. Barcarolle
3
&4
#F z w 4 #F #\ . \.
&
# # # #
&
# # . .
&

w bw w w w b w nw #w
Write in the letters to these notes.

& b w w w w

w w #w b w bw
w w w bw nw w bw
&
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The Alternate "B flat" Fingering bw

Use the second fingering indicated for the
alternate way to play the "B flat". & bw

The Alternate "B flat" Fingering Exercise

n b . . > . . . >
b
& b b 44 n
Use the alternate thumb lever throughout.

. n . >
b .
&b b n

Octave Workout

bb 2
b
& 4
bb
& b

b
&b b

b
&b b
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74. Can Can
b2

b
& 4

bb

&
2.
bb
1.
..
&

75. La Bamba
b 4
b
& 4b

b
&b b

b
&b b

b
&b b
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76. Simple Gifts

b 4
& b b4
b .
&b b J

b .
&b b J

77. Amazing Grace
bb 3
b
& 4

bb .
& b

b .
&b b J . J

bb .
& b