The Flute Book: A Complete Guide for Students and Performers Book

	Figures
	Plates
	Technology Used in This Book
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	The Flute Today	3
2	How to Choose an Instrument	14
3	Care and Maintenance of the Flute	31
4	A Brief History of the Flute	42
5	The Flute Family	63
6	Breathing	81
7	Tone	89
8	Vibrato	106
9	Articulation	116
10	Technique	124
11	Style	142
12	Performance	161
13	Recordings	178
14	The Baroque Era	187
15	The Classic Era	216
16	The Romantic Era	241
17	The Modern Era	255
App. A	Fingering Chart for the Boehm Flute	451
App. B	Flute Manufacturers	458
App. C	Repair Shops	463
App. D	Sources for Music and Books	466
App. E	Useful Periodicals	468
App. F	Flute Clubs and Related Organizations	470
	Selected Bibliography	477
	Index	481