441. Our First Note

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Welcome to the wonderful world of fluteplaying. Your teacher has shown you howto hold your instrument and make a soundon the mouthpiece.

Let's play our first song!

t Œ Œ "G"Œ Œ t Œ Œ Œ Œ44

2. Our Second Note

& vb Œ Œ Œ "B FLAT"Œ vb Œ Œ Œ Œ44

3. Three's a Crowd

& t ŒŒŒŒ vb ŒŒŒŒ t44

4. Four In a Row

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445. A Funny Pair

& }b }b Œ Œ w w Œ Œ& }b }b Œ Œ }b w }b Œ

446. Skate Board Sam

& }b }b }b Œ w w w Œ& w w Œ Œ }b }b }b Œ

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447. Catch That Note

& w w w w t& }b }b }b }b vb

44&8. Keep On Blowin'vb w w w w& vb }b }b }b Œ

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449. Our Third Note

& x "F"x

4410. Couch Potato

& xWhole rests get four beats of silence.

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4411. Puppy Dogs

& { { { Œ }b }b }b Œ& w w w Œ { { { Œ

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4412. Our Fourth Note

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4413. Apple for the Teacher

& " " " " " " " Œ& " " " " " " " Œ& " " w w }b }b w w& " w }b w " Œ " Œ

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4414. Our Fifth Note

&(Flutes should play this note separatelyfrom the brass and woodwinds.)

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44&16. Half Notes Happen`b `b , , `b 4 E `b

44&17. Hot Cross Buns`b , t `b , t& w w w w ! ! ! ! `b , t

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&Notes are written onlines and spaces called

the "staff".

How many lines can you find?

How many spaces can you find?

44&18. High Divew w w ! `b ,

& w }b ! ! t& w w w ! `b ,& w }b ! ! t

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44& }b ! w ! }b } ` ! ! , }b { E19. Mary Had a Little Lamb

& }b ! w ! }b } ` ! ! }b ! t&

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

4420. Bad News Bears

"D"

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

"E FLAT"

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

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"High F"

& { y { y { y Œy { { z y P Œ"21. Dreydl, Dreydl

& zb " 2" zb "Œ" { zb y" vb

44& `b ` P P . . sb22. Notes Without Letters

& ^b G . . P P vb& ^b G . . P P vb

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4423. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me!

& y `b " y }b P& " , }b " y `b

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

4424. Crazy Tonguing

& yyyy zb 222 yyyy """"

& }b } } } ! ! ! ! }b } } } vb

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44& bb }}""y }y""" }}""y ` """25. Yankee Doodle Cha Cha

& bb } } ""y 2 y ""} " } """ ` }}}

44& bb 2 { w w w E P y 2 { { { G `26. Caribbean Cruise

& bb 2 { w w w E E . { y o

44& bb } } } " " y } } P y y y " } P P27. Country Hoe Down

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

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4428. Eighth Note Slide

& bb 2 2 2 y y y " " " } Œ& bb " " " y y 2 2 2 G

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4429. The Cabbage Song

& bb y y y y 2 2

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y y y y " "..& bb y y y y 2 2 2 2 y y " " } }

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& bbThis is the "high" G. It is fingered like your

other "G" but sounds an octave higer.

Use a faster air stream and follow the

directions from your teacher. "G"t

4430. Old MacDonald Had a Farm ..& bb 2 2 2 } " " ` w w { { G Ó

& bb 2 2 2Half note rests get

two beats of silence.

} } w 2 G

& bb 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

& bb 2 2 2 } " " ` w w { { G Ó

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1. ..2.

& bb

4431. Stodola Pumpa

& bb

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

w w w { { { 2 2 2 } 2 y y y " y1. ..

2.

& bb 2 2 2 } 2 2 2 2 Œ

44& bb { w { 2 y 2 E " y G y 2 E32. London Bridge

& bb { w { 2 y 2 E P E y ` .

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& bbA "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.

y 2 {

& bbA "tie" is a curved line that connects

two or more notes of the same pitch.

Hold the note for the combined value of the notes.

G 2

3433. Southern Roses

& bb ` . G . . . P .

& bb y 2 { P . y 2 { ` .

& bb ` . G . . . P .

& bb y 2 { P y G . 2 Œ Œ

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44& bbNote(s) that come before the first

full measure of a piece of music.

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& bbHold (keep blowing) the note

until your director tells you to stop,

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44& bb " y 2y""y 2wy2"2{34. Snake Charmer

& bb w w w w { y 2 { { { { 2 " y& bb 2 y " " y 2 w y 2 "U Œ

44& bb } 2 y 2 { " E 2 y " y G `35. Aura Lee

& bb } 2 y 2 { " E 2 y " y G ŒŒ

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36. JingleBells

& bb

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y y . y y . y { } " . Ó

& bb 2 2 2 2 2 y y y y y " " y P E

& bb y y . y y . y { } " . Ó

& bb 2 2 2 2 2 y y y y { { 2 " v

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4437. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

& bb } } { { wGo back to the beginningand play until "Fine".

w E 2 2 y y " "Fine

`& bb { { 2 2 y y P { { 2 2

D. C. al Fine

y y P

44& bb yGo back to the sign andplay until "Fine".

y 2{ {2y " } }"yThe "sign"

y" P38. Ode to Joy

& bb%y y 2 { { 2 y " } } " y " }Fine

`& bb " " y } " y 2 y } " y 2 y "

D.S.al Fine

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& bbA "flat" lowers the note one

half step. It stays in effect

for the entire measure.

"A Flat"ob

4439. Yankee Doodle

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

4440. Little Cabin in the Wood

& bb } 2 2 { 2 y EA "time signature" tells you how many

beats there are in each measure of music.

} { { w w { 2 4

& bb } w w 2b w { Gb } { { w o

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& bbbA "key signature" changescertain notes throughouta piece of music.

When you see this key signature,play all the B's, E's and A's as FLATS.

4441. It's a Ringer!

& bbb G E 4 G 4 G 4 E& bbb G E 4 G 4 E o

4442. Polly Wolly Doodle

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22 w w G wwww 2 2 ww E . yy1. ..& bbb { { y y y { { . 2 2 2 2 w w { { t

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& bbb 2 2 2 2 w w { { o

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& bbIt remains in effect for the entire measure.

A "natural" cancels a sharp or flat."E Natural"sn

44& bb zn y " y zn z ^ y y . zn w 443. Mary's Other Lamb

& bb zn y " y zn z z z y y zn y I

44& bb w 4 zn w 4 zn w E y { ^n . w44. O Come Little Children (Melody)

& bb 4 zn w 4 zn w E y y P .

44& z ^ " z ^ " z . y y P . z45. O Come Little Children (Harmony)

& ^ " z ^ " z . { { ^ .

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2446. Jolly Old St. Nick

& w w w w { { { 2b 2 2 2 4 " " " "1. ..

2.

& }b } 2b y 2b { w E { 2b { w Gb

44& bbb

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.

" y 2 { w w 2 w 2 2 447. Hatikvah

..& bbb { { y 2 2 y " y 2 P

4448. Slippery Slurs

& bb { y ` 2 " , } y E y " `

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4449. Are You Sleeping?

& bb 1} "Playing the same music beginning at different times.

y } œ œ œ œ 2y 2 E a Four Part Roundœ œ ˙

& bb3{ w { 2 y } œ œ œ œ œ œ 4} { ` œ œ ˙

2450. Minka, Minka

& bb�f

{ { { { { 2bp

w {PianoPlay with a soft volume.

FortePlay with a full volume.zn z z z zn w { z

..& bbf

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w z { {

4451. Rollin' Back and Forth

& bb y w . œ œ ˙Your left hand remains the same.

Your right hand does all the work.

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A dotted quarter note gets oneand one half counts.

! . }J " y y 2 y . "J }52. America

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{ { { { . 2J y& bb 2 2 2 2 . yJ "

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44 ..A œœœœœ œœœœœœ œœœœœœ œœœœœœ44 ..B œœœŒ œ œœœœœŒ Œ œœœŒ œœœœœœœ44 ..C œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œŒ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ44 ..D œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ24 ..E œ. œj œ œ œ. œj ˙34 ..F œ. œj œ ˙. œ œ. œj ˙.34 ..G œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ. œj œ Œ ˙34 ..H ˙ œ

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4454. Rhythm Wreck

& bb } } } ` y y y y y y { . {J { {

& bb P Œ Œ œ œ œœœ œ œ ˙ œ œœ œ œ ˙ ˙

& bbLow "A" flat is fingeredthe same as your other

"A" flat. Blow easy.

"LOW A FLAT"

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4455. More Hot Cross Buns

& bb " } Gb œ œ ˙b

& bb œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙b

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4456. It Just Comes Naturally

& bb ` ,

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

` Gb } 2b !n " } ! `

4457. Don't Be Fooled

& bbb } 2 } !n } 2 ` 2 !n 2b 2 } !n `

44& bb

An accent sign tells you toplay the note with more

emphasis.

} Œ y Œ 2 ‰ znJ z {An eighth rest gets onehalf beat of silence.

œ Œ œ Œ œ ‰ œnJ œ œ58. Go, Fight, Win!

& bb œ Œ œ Œ œ ‰ œnJ œ œ œ> œ> œ> Œ œ> œ> œ> Œ

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2459. Bach Minuet

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

2460. Rueben and Rachel

& bbf

2b 2 2 2 2b {p

2 " 2b 2 2 2 ! { 2

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2b 2 w 2 { { 2 " 2b } " 2 {> w> 2>b

34& bbb } 2 2 2 y 2 { } { { { 2 { w61. When Love Is Kind

& bbb } w w w { w 2 } " y G .

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3462. Mexican Hat Dance

& bbmp

} } y { y }

Mezzo Piano

Mezzo Forte

Play with a mediumsoft volume.

Play with a mediumloud volume.

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w> {> Œ Œ1. .. 2.& bb

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w> {> Œ Œ } Œf

!> }> Œ Œ

4463. Blues Dues

& bb } y { w 2b w { y } y { w

& bb 2b w E 2 } 2 { w w { 2& bb } y { w 2b w E { { { { E& bb 2 2 2 2 G } y { w 2b w EU

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4464. Big Breath Slurs

& bb w w w w w wb w w

& bb w w w w w w w w

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65. When the Saints Go Marchin' In

& bb } y 2 x { } y 2 x { } y 2

& bb E . ` . I " Πy "& bb ` . } . { { { G . 2 Πy 2

& bb E . ˙ ˙ w œ

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4466. William Tell Overture

& bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 { w } }

& bbb } } } 2 w w { y } } } œ œ œ œ œ œ

& bbb 2 { w 2 w ` } 2 w { 2 w 2

4467. This Old Man

& bb { y E œ œ ˙

& bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ { } } } }& bb } " y 2 E { y y 2 œ œ ˙

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& bbB NATURAL ]n

4468. Sweetly Sings the Donkey

& b " gn " y ^ ^ y " y z I& b z y z { 4 4 { z { w ^ . w

& b " gn " w " gn " w œ œ œ œ w

3469. Danger! Tricky Rhythms

& bb " " " " -n . " . "J " . y

& bb 2 y " œn . œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.

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2470. Bye, Baby Bunting

& bb } w " } w œ œ œ œ œ œ

& bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

..4471. Monster Melodies

..& bb w Πy

Crescendo

Decrescendo

Œ } Œ w Œ

Get louder

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Get softer

y " } !

..& bb w . !j } w w . !j } w G . Œ

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&A "SHARP" raises a note one half step.

It remains in effect for the entire measure.

F SHARPe#

3472. Barcarolle

& \# w 4 F# F# z w 4 F#

& F# z w 4 F# \# . \ .

& ˙# œ ˙ œ# œ# œ œ ˙ œ#

& œ# œ œ ˙ œ# ˙. ˙.

&Write in the letters to these notes.w wb w w wb w w w wb

w wn w#

& w w w w wb w w# wb wb wn w wb

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The Alternate "B flat" FingeringUse the second fingering indicated for thealternate way to play the "B flat".

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& wb wb

44The Alternate "B flat" Fingering Exercise

& bbbœ œn œ œ œ œb œ. œ. >̇ œ œn œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. >̇Use the alternate thumb lever throughout.

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74. Can Can

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& bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ1. .. 2.& bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

44& bbb75. La Bamba

œœœœœœ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœ Œ œ œ œ œ œ

& bbb œœœœœœ Œœœ œ œœ œœÓ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœœ

& bbb Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ Ó

& bbb ˙̇ ˙̇ œœ œœ Ó ˙ ˙ œ œ Œ œ œ

44& bbb76. Simple Giftsœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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& bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œJ œ œ ˙

34& bbb77. Amazing Grace

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