The Debut Flute Teacher: Practical Advice for the Novice Flute Teacher
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The Debut Flute Teacher - Nicola Hayden
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Introduction
One of my most gifted and applied young students came to her flute lesson one day with a self-designed cover art for her music book. The centrepiece and statement of the artwork was a quote she found when Googling all things flute,
Once upon a time I picked up a flute, and the rest is history.
It dawned on me once again that the career path I found myself in was touching young lives in a positive way, and that the quote applied to my life just as much as hers. To her ten-year-old mind, playing the flute was not just something she did as part of the school curriculum, but it had in fact made a positive impact on her life and destiny.
Of course many variables and time will tell just to what extent the role of flute playing will have in her life, but I am convinced that as for her and myself, the art of learning to play a musical instrument has great value beyond the music itself. Many studies have proved this and so I do not need to address this topic here.
I am now in my twentieth year of flute teaching and several factors have contributed to me writing this book. I have recently had the quandary of the phone ringing and the website working for me with new student applications beyond what my time and physical capacity will allow. I have a bunch of keen, advanced flute students with the potential to begin a flute teaching career. I also have the odd non-flute specialist, multi-instrumental teacher colleague asking for advice on how to do this or that. And so I have the climate and timing to provide a resource for young flute teachers and non-flute specialist teachers. It is to these readers I am writing, though I hope flute students and interested musicians and parents may also delight in my anecdotes and practical suggestions.
I am fortunate and grateful to have been taught by some of the world’s most accomplished flutists and dedicated teachers. Each and every teacher has deposited in me their experience and expertise, and so the content in these pages is a culmination of their influence on me. I value their mentorship and so wish to become a mentor for the debut teachers reading this book.
My personal teaching philosophy is positively framed and purposefully driven. The content in this book will reflect this, for as we think so we become. I most often like to frame instructions to students in a positive way and with imagery, for example, blow gently like you would a dandelion
rather than don’t blow forcefully
. To this end, when initially setting out the steps in which to introduce a topic to a student, I have focused on the positive instructions. Inevitably issues can arise where it is necessary and helpful to suggest one does not do this
. I have separated these issues into the troubleshooting sections at the end of chapters and intend them to be a practical and helpful guide.
There are many fantastic books and methods on flute technique readily available. My intention here is to provide a concise strategy to the debut teacher in how to introduce concepts and go about setting up a flute teaching studio.
PART ONE – THE FLUTE
Chapter 1 - First Sounds
How a flute sound is made
Flutes are one of the world’s most primitive instruments, evolving from early end-blown instruments made from wood and bamboo, to the modern concert flute made of metal, silver, gold or platinum. This book will deal with the modern concert flute and the techniques required to play and teach it well.
Producing a fine flute sound may come naturally to some students and yet require years of refining for others. To some extent this depends on the individual’s physical make up, but mostly good teaching and guidance in the early stages. I hope to demystify the art of a fine flute sound in this chapter.
Of paramount importance and consideration are the following:
• Headjoint placement on the chin
• Size and shape of the embouchure
• Wind skills
Headjoint placement on chin
When I first introduce my new student to the flute I love to play a few excerpts of inspiring repertoire for them and have them notice a few things about how I’m blowing and producing sound on the instrument. I also like to explain the parts of the flute and their names.
Generally, most students can tell me that I blow across the flute and a sound is made. In teaching I liken this to blowing across a drink bottle, which most of them have had prior experience or knowledge of. The sound is produced by wind being directed to the outer