Catch-Up Recordings
Here you will find all recordings for warm-ups and classes
Available for x 30 days
Saturday 14th November
FluteCamp No. 66: Passacaille by Rhené-Baton
Janna introduces this gorgeous, whimsical piece, with some specially tailored exercises to help master the technical challenges.
At the end there is a link to a video of Janna playing it in a concert in November 2025. You can also find this video in the members’ pages here.
Suitable for Advanced players only
Friday 13th November
Warm-Up: High note soaring
Using a couple of Elizabeth Parry’s Microetudes, we practised high notes in slow to fast patterns
Intermediate / Advanced
Tuesday 10th November
Tuesday Session: The Elements - part 2.
We explored some repertoire linked to the elements Fire, Water, Earth, Air; from Handel through to Aaron Copland and Simon & Garfunkel! And we revisited the importance of feeling grounded/connected to the earth.
Suitable for All Occasional Intermediate / Advanced moment
Download the Air on a G-String sheet music here
Download “Bridge over troubled water” sheet music here.
Both of these will be used in our Playalong session later this month.
Monday 9th November
Warm-Up: Flautist, Composer and Teacher: Tulou
Sight-reading through some of his charming duets!
Suitable for All
Friday 6th November
Warm up: Letting the sound sing through long notes
Using the metaphor of a scarf staying afloat in the air for what should happen to your air during long notes, we played several beautiful slow melodies.
Suitable for All
Tuesday 3rd November
Tuesday Session: The Elements!
We explored our Earthy tone, playing watery semi-quavers, airstream as wind, and finding our fiery inner Carmens!
Suitable for All
Occasional Advanced moment
Monday 2nd November
Warm-Up: RHYTHMS!
Continuing on from last week’s session, we worked through some more tricky rhythms - finishing with a lovely Bayley duet.
All have a try but best suited to Intermediate/Advanced
Friday 30th October
Warm-up: Irish folk tunes
We played Dolina McKay, Dark Island, Inisheer and The Connaught Man’s Rambles - some interesting rhythms to familiarise ourselves with, and some lovely tunes, some as duets, to take us into the weekend.
Suitable for all mostly, some Intermediate
Tuesday 27th October
Tuesday session: Rhythms
From the very basics of written rhythms, gradually working our way to practising harder rhythms. We also talked about upbeats and offbeats and how to start a piece that begins half way through a 3/4 bar.
Suitable for all then further on gets harder/Intermediate
Monday 26th October
Warm-Up: Eb Clattering
Some straight forward warm-up exercises in the key of Eb Major, focusing on clattery keys/fingers. Plus an extra little duet at the end in a more cheerful key!
Suitable for all (duet at the end is harder/Intermediate)
Friday 23rd October
Warm-up: Mindful sonority and scales
Whilst playing our sonority and scales, we constantly check in with our bodies to see if tension has crept in anywhere. Letting the breath be the trigger for that check and for relaxation. It takes practice (doesn’t everything!) but is so worth it.
Suitable for all.
Tuesday 20th October
Tuesday Session: Problem den and vibrato
After addressing a couple of questions sent in about fast & high piccolo parts from the orchestral repertoire, large intervals, and tension when performing, we compared different types of vibrato - in singers and in flute players using video examples. We talked about the pro’s and con’s of different vibrato styles. Towards the end we practise vibrato at different speeds.
Minutes 27 to 49 are suitable for all. The rest is for Intermediate to Advanced players
Monday 19th October
Warm-Up: The Art of a 2 Note Phrase
Using the most famous warm-up of all, Moyse’s ‘De la Sonorité’, we experimented with phrasing just two notes in very different ways. From a ‘sigh’ to a ‘gift’ and many more…
Suitable for all
Friday 16th October
Warm-Up: Harmonics
This morning we worked on harmonics and how useful it is to find them on your flute - for airspeed, “address” of each note, tuning and more! We used one of Janna’s original exercise worksheets.
Suitable for all
Tuesday 13th October
Tuesday Session: Folk tunes from around the world
A playalong session with Abbie and Janna. Folk tunes from China, Ireland, USA, Australia, Japan, Spain, Ukraine and Argentina
Suitable for all (mostly) but some more for Intermediate and one advanced tune
Monday 12th October
Warm-Up: GO LOW!
This morning we worked on our low register - relaxing shoulders (no tension!) and resonating (internal cello!)
Suitable for all
Sunday 11th October
FluteCamp No. 65: Hindemith Sonata 1st 2 movements
Janna helps take apart this challenging sonata, tips on understanding it and on interpretation.
Suitable for Advanced players only
Friday 9th October
Warm-Up: Chromatics
Exercises and different ways of practising chromatic scales- in shorter sections.
Suitable for all but some of it is a challenge!
Tuesday 6th October
Tuesday session with Guest Artist Philippe Barnes
Playing Irish music on the silver flute. Philippe takes us through all sorts of ornaments, phrasing, articulation, fingerings and we tried some Irish tunes together. A fun and very informative session - and below are some of his technique sheets to share with you all!
Suitable for all
Monday 5th October
Warm-Up: RHYTHMS!
Focusing on rhythms, note values, and ostinato - finishing with a duet of Bolero
Suitable for all but a challenge!
Friday 2nd October
Warm-Up: Ear Training 2
Using the lovely folk tune Scarboro Fayre - training our ears to hear the intervals in different keys
Suitable for all
Tuesday 29th September
Tuesday session: Individuality, Interpretation and more on Rubato
We discuss the concept of Interpretation in music. Worth thinking about! We talked about individuality of interpretation and watched the eflute members’ versions of the first few bars of Mozart’s Andante in C. Then Abbie went more into depth on Rubato - with examples to try and recordings to compare.
Suitable for all (start) but later more for Intermediate to Advanced
Monday 28th September
Warm-Up: What is Rubato?
Abbie had the best of intentions this morning, covering the fascinating topic of ‘rubato’.
In her own words “I was a bit tired to tackle such a big subject this morning - sorry if I was a bit waffly! We’ll go over this again (and in more detail) at a Tuesday session soon!
Suitable for Intermediate to Advanced
Friday 25th September
Warm-Up: Copy Cat!
A fun session of copying Janna as we warmed up breathing, dynamics, scales, articulation, rhythms and intervals!
Suitable for all
Tuesday 22nd September
Tuesday session: BIG “Behind the Curtain” Quiz!
It’s QUIZ TIME! Can you identify the Show, the Venue, the Backstage, the Studio? Abbie gives us an inside view of life as a professional flute player, sharing videos and photos from ‘behind the curtain’
- a fun one!
Part of our *new* ‘Behind the Curtain’ Series
Suitable for all standards - no flute needed for this one!
Monday 21st September
Warm-Up: Random Tune
From cascading scales to pompous minuets - we had a nice mixture today!
Intermediate/Advanced
But all can enjoy, using mute & taking at own tempo
Saturday 19th September
FluteCamp Session 65 - Fauré Fantaisie
Working through both halves of this difficult but beautiful piece, with advice on how to learn it and tips on how to manage some of the harder challenges!
Suitable for Advanced players
Friday 18th September
Warm-Up: Reset/Rethink Your Embouchure!
Today’s warm-up worked on lots of lip and facial exercises, then experimenting with our flute embouchures. The aim is to not get stuck in the same position, to try different things, and see if there might be an even better tone inside of you!
Suitable for ALL
Tuesday 15th September
Weekly session: performance nerves (MAIN SESSION) and Individuality of interpretation
We used 2 pieces towards the end of this video - one is Habanera from Carmen - thinking about different ways of interpreting them. There is no right way! But what a wonderful way of finding your own voice.
Suitable for ALL - from half way along more for Intermediate/Advanced
Monday 14th September
Warm-Up: Intervals and flexibility
Starting with the low register we increase the interval within a fifth in lots of different minor keys. Great for flexibility of embouchure and for dynamic control of each note. Another of Janna’s originals.
Suitable for ALL
Friday 11th September
Warm-Up: Playing by ear and interval training part 1
One of Janna’s own goals is to be able to help people to play by ear better. This is where listening to intervals, singing and playing them comes in. Using the tune Happy Birthday we worked through five Major-key intervals. You can continue this by yourself. The worksheet I used is attached for your convenience.
Suitable for ALL
The sheet-music is here for you to download with my suggested exercises to continue training your ears at the end.
Tuesday 8th September
Weekly session: Our Goals!
Starting off by sight-reading some Bach, we followed up on the questionnaires that have been returned. With both Janna and Abbie we dipped into some of the most common topics that were mentioned and talked about how to address these in our sessions, so that you can increase those scores!
Suitable for ALL
Monday 7th September
Warm-Up: The Coldsore Session!
Abbie can’t play the flute today due to a pesky coldsore, so today’s warm-up was a little different! It featured tips about chapped/dry lips, finger stretches and exercises, tuning to voice, and a relaxing talk-through warm-up to finish. An unusual one for sure!
Suitable for ALL
Friday 4th September
Warm-Up: Sonority and scales combined!
Using one of Janna’s original warm-up exercises which combines slow sonority work with faster finer work. Useful for everyone!
Suitable for all
Friday 28th August
Warm-Up: Borrowing a Vocal Warm-Up
This morning we worked our way through an intense vocal warm-up (not actually singing ourselves, but experimenting with playing it on the flute). This warm-up could be revisited in even greater detail, maybe even trying to incorporate the directions written for the singers where possible…
Suitable for all
Monday* 24th August
*day change!
Weekly Session: PLAY-ALONG-A-SYMPHONY PROJECT
Tonight was a special one!! We worked on both flute parts of Leonora Overture no.3 in C Major by Beethoven. Now you can choose a part and either play along to the orchestra with a boosted 2nd flute, both flutes boosted, or just the orchestral track.
Suitable for All
(tricky moments but you don’t have to play it all!)
Videos with sheet music and orchestral Backing
Playing Flute 1 (with Flute 2 boosted): https://youtu.be/UewixGBk1dY
Playing Flute 2 (with both Flutes boosted): https://youtu.be/46BKlFBR0Ks
Sound Only (no boosted flutes)
Recording on Spotify
Recording on YouTube
Rough Recording (90s style!): https://youtu.be/ChRKLGtJMBA
Music via IMSLP: print your parts (but sheet music is on the videos).
Monday 24th August
Warm-Up: Nokia Theme and Random Tunes!
We revisited Gaspar’s fantastic Nokia Ring Tone Warm-Up, this time in greater detail, before seeing where ‘Random Tune’ took us! One of the tunes was a challenge and we discussed ‘bouncing’ on notes, the last melody of the day was a beautiful Irish song.
Suitable for Intermediate to Advanced
Friday 17th August
Warm-Up: Remembering Marcel Moyse
This warm-up uses a set of exercises using Harmonics, from Gaspar Hoyos’ book “The Happy Flute” - based on Moyse’s “De la Sonorite” book.
Suitable for all standards
Tuesday 17th August
Weekly Tuesday Session: Tuning / Intonation
We started all together using harmonics and comparing pitches to actual flute fingerings, played our version of the Up Down quiz, then split into 2 sessions. Both are useful - try to catch up with both of them.
Suitable for all players
Download Abbie’s
Tuning Workshop doc here
Monday 17th August
Warm-Up: Harmonic minor melody
A short melody based on the harmonic minor scale. In ALL keys. We explored how the raised 7th and lowered 6th of the scale create that very special sound in music.
Suitable for all standards (apart from a few keys - just leave those out if too hard!)
Download the exercise here
Saturday 15th August
Flutecamp no. 64
Doppler’s Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy
Download my simplified version here
Suitable for Advanced players
Friday 14th August
Warm-Up: Syrinx the Water Nymph
A variation on sonority work, using 2 phrases from Debussy’s “Syrinx” (continuing our Water theme!)
Suitable for all standards
Tuesday 11th August
Weekly Tuesday Session: Vivaldi’s Concerto “La Tempesta di Mare”
We used tailor-made scales (fish-scales of course), read the score, and practised all 3 movements of the concerto.
Suitable for Intermediate and Advanced players
Monday 10th August
Warm-Up: High Note Soaring
Focusing on opening up our high register: blossoming, sunrise, soaring! Avoiding tension in the throat, tips for blowing freely and not holding back through fear of being sharp or sounding ‘hysterical’. Up to high G… we’ll go to A next week…
Suitable for all standards
Friday 7th August
Warm-Up: Aquarium
Using the music from the Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens, to develop tone.
Suitable for all standards
Tuesday 4th August
Weekly Tuesday Session: Water!
Using water imagery for tone, finger technique, sight-reading, improvisation and more!
Suitable for everyone!
Monday 3rd August
Warm-Up: No Tension!
Lengthening phrases, as well as working on resonance as we go low. A brief peak at next week - now avoiding tension in the higher register too (permission to be sharp!)
Suitable for all standards
Friday 31st July
Warm-Up: Melodic minor melodies in all keys
Becoming familiar with all minor keys in the melodic minor form, using a simple melody. This warm-up is another Janna-original!
Suitable for all standards (some keys later on become more difficult, so stop wherever it becomes too challenging).
Tuesday 28th July
Weekly Tuesday Session: PERFORMANCE CLASS!
We were delighted that so many people played in tonight’s session, it’s always so nice for us to hear you all! And what a fantastic evening of music making! Everyone has made huge progress (great to hear!) and most importantly, you all played with feeling - lots of dynamics, colour and imagination. Yay!
Well done all!!! - Love Janna and Abbie xx
Suitable for everyone!
Monday 27th July
Warm-Up: Random Tune!!
Sight reading using the fun Flutetunes ‘random tune’ button! We never know what to expect! Today we had a nice selection of pretty duets but finished with a scary study!
Suitable for all standards (but very last ‘tune’ advanced)
Friday 24th July
Warm-Up: Interval jumping
Aiming for a beautiful legato, support and phrasing through different intervals
Suitable for all standards (some notes are in the top register but only briefly)
Tuesday 21st July
Weekly Tuesday Session: A swedish pot-pourri…
Vibrato in context, and Spanish tunes, plus a little bit on tuning. Apologies from Janna from Sweden - the internet was not as not as good as I hoped.
Suitable for most standards
Monday 20th July
Warm-Up: Vibrato and breathing
This is a warm up from November 2025 with Abbie, posted up today as neither of us can make the actual warm-up session live this time. Work on aspects of vibrato and breathing, using Gaubert’s Madrigal.
Suitable for all standards
Friday 17th July
Warm-Up: From low to high notes
Getting a strong foundation in your lowest register as a basis for the other 2 registers. This warm-up uses an original warm-up by Janna
Suitable for all standards
Tuesday 13th July
Weekly Tuesday Session: An inside look at Interlochen!
A very jet-lagged Abbie is teaching on a flute retreat in America’s famous Interlochen Center for the Arts. She put together a (stealth!) video for eFlute, capturing the size and atmosphere of this very special place…
Part of our *new* ‘Behind the Curtain’ Series
Suitable for all standards - no flute needed for this one!
Monday 14th July
Warm-Up: Simple melody
Playing a simple melody and experimenting with aperture size, dynamics and imagery to find your own sound. This warm-up uses an original melody by Janna
Suitable for all standards
Sunday 10th July
Flutecamp No. 63
Hindemith Sonata - 3rd movement
Suitable for advanced standards
Friday 10th July
Warm-Up: Raindrops!
Trying to keep cool in the hot weather - we practise staccato playing using an original warm-up by Janna
Suitable for intermediate to advanced standards
Tuesday 7th July
Weekly Tuesday Session: Misinterpreted Music!
We explored lots of music that might be easily misunderstood by the title, and also some sad pieces! Rep included Rakes of Mallow, Dido’s Lament, Danse de la Chèvre and more!
Suitable for all standards to begin with.
The pieces gradually get more advanced near the end
Monday 6th July
Warm-Up: Good Tone in all Registers
Long note practice in all Registers, a great warm up by Jennifer Cluff, including tackling the tough note: high F#
Suitable for all standards
Friday 3rd July
Warm-Up: Borrowing Dr Sanchez Epic Warm-Up!
Covering so many things all in one!
Harmonics, Legato, Tone, Tonguing, counting… A bit overwhelming, but today starts you off! It’s the sort of warm up you should revisit for several days…
Intermediate
(although some elements suitable for all)
Tuesday 30th June
Weekly Tuesday Session: More Circus-Themed Pieces:
1. Offenbach’s Can-Can
2. Kabalevsky’s Comedian’s Galop (for double tonging)
3. Hilary Taggart’s Carnival (tricky reading of rhythms and notes!)
Intermediate to Advanced
Our Recordings Page is getting a makeover!
Scroll down for past sessions. In future we are going to include more information about each class and a traffic light system for who it is most suitable for (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced or ALL)
Recent Recordings
Monday 29th June
Warm-Up: Blowing through long phrases, diminuendos and note-endings (thanks to Gaspar Hoyos for exercise 1 in The Joy of Breathing”)
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/aGeGoKYpQmrYqAh2eGuU1YwaU1Fe-LsHsw6HKcBnlboX8dZ1etXplzStBo71VDk.5mSLe0i2u9Y0Rz3D
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Friday 26th June
Warm-up: Low notes power
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/HJ2V12BjJxYWg2aDE5RtImvvq1GYEUSkUgNum5bngfd4Wo_u_Wgl2C5y8gFBdcH8.3XtIfjt8KoZCDRD9
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Tuesday 23rd June
Weekly Tuesday Session: Focused Repertoire - 2 Circus Pieces. Circus Pony and Entry of the Gladiators.
Zoom Recording (apologies for technical issues): https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/r0BkGnbx7IIVaFU-vPCPSY7TeM_G3q5G8_4ORK65vAvpN90yZYye-eIQ_Gplpaq9.vh13Fq0FASQ5UpEt
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Monday 22nd June
Warm-Up: EJ4, and sight reading from Xenogears.
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/EY0O5whqJdzgEkmbk_cdge6ix7o0rnZXqZ-9Nh041iHVAfyCaY0_YTYW15rAK8QB._mwvtvvB6-QcVves
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Friday 19th June
Warm-up: Intervals - some quite acrobatic ones!
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/VM4yxTiHSRVF6_pO3CVUstieha55mn72D_VLwEMl-t9u8ie889-jQRf3QVotaS9o.ATQiHGOcHftUt6lP
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Tuesday 16th June
Weekly Tuesday Session: Circus Part 2: Different (clown) moods, juggling (all the elements of playing), jumps/acrobatics (intervals), tightrope walking (staying on high notes).
Zoom Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/ypuQiGunk8RlBuU4w5DLLI6IWOB9Y2wvqLb5sHM5uiWUTlYSjCau4UmAKzV9-s6d.KSYUK3mAiASmDbSK
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Monday 15th June
Warm-Up: Playing like a machine! (using music from the Ministry of Sound)
Recording:https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2KntHP9pi6bZIrNQHRbzVVm3zK6PI1aYaheHEvsueYABKDxin759EfpwF74Vh3f_.51jmniGNkIhzFHBH
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Saturday June 13th
FluteCamp No. 62 - “With a hint of Lime” (Paul Harris) and “Prelude Francais” (Bryan Kelly)
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/ddfbBwNQ1wy0ysm-l4qzBI-LM1WsGnVExyFFRvJ3ytnMTbToUHpH1y_l-WMmC3a8.8rIn130oMmVbYO3f
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Friday 12th June
Warm-up: Diaphragm pulsing and effective chromatics
Recording:https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/ZlAzHnTx-Telh_KfmwgI9zfIKtw56N5WW66MC97-tSgFhvqJB9TpPBFG8thyrGo.nLJnR_P0PP9dYUNW
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Tuesday 9th June
Weekly Tuesday Session: Guest Session with Holly Cook in Mexico, working on “Cirque du Soleil”.
Holly made an “Inside Cirque” video especially for us! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVM3CWK2Rk This video will be taken down in one month due to legal reasons.
Zoom Recording of the rest of the session: Q&A (Holly’s wifi was unfortunately a little unstable): https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/q_CciXbuQUwpm7k2K8Qejbc0u7CnXcB7Y2lGWl2ZWw1k6G4uQXvkiVoyAZOY4ntz.P2Ua02FuzpGjl0xd
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Monday 8th June
Warm-Up: Albioni, Stamitz and Quantz (sight-reading)
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/UY1ImLXp312nf5NZkhv8PuNzXerMPdmoIxrQ2ioIfDGmvjcSWXpr3e23dv2v4COc.b7xUJqKO9i3jr3Js
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Friday 5th June
Warm-up: Practice-techniques for getting finger-patterns even (using the Mexican Hat Dance!)
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2tvYr0dbQMNQD4Sb6ONLzLsYEEwYLFoipXpfiB-Wyw2uxnBiulvpRK-Pl1Oeqvkw.K_3tqiQV1PO5pWGs
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Tuesday 2nd June
Weekly Tuesday Session: Circus Part 1. Chromatics, Bartered Bride, Baby Elephant Walk & more
Zoom Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/udpsRpS2cVntcJkKvIbMQFvRVGHL6LKKzXfkHyymdsvUTPi5gOi4AeS7sCGNInE0.HT6NjN9jRUqZuqUm
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Monday 1st June
Warm-up: Tone & scales warm up
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/KGDdo7uOIqROeoflz8ZDmndMmvg0xhetg5GTXnIEdb_bDK-_Hq2bNTdpMbWouANO.Q35BHTa-XmxDoAUe
Download the exercise here
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Friday 29th May
Warm-up: Sightreading, on theme of Summer!
Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/lhCILn0iNE_gC2UNn94EKHVhokCE9afR1uA9Hk0qmsZNMB2crkGniN6yK6I77jZj.bdy8uy1ZexzEnzYm
Archived Recordings
These have been downloaded to YouTube, so available for the foreseeable!
PRE-RECORDED WARM-UP VIDEOS (backup)
Kept here just in case! Never usually needed, but here just in case of Zoom/WiFi fail or emergency
Tuesday March 3rd
Weekly Tuesday Session: Trills, turns and grace-notes in context
Recording: https://youtu.be/ssd_vdYT8WU
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Monday February 16th
Warm-Up: Fingers against tongue exercises
Recording: https://youtu.be/yz9T7ZqRH5U
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Friday January 24th
FluteCamp No. 57 - Gossec’s “Tambourin”
Recording:https://youtu.be/s4po0G7yEbA
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Monday November 3rd
Warm-Up: Vibrato and breathing
Recording: https://youtu.be/G20RIJxkpaE
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Saturday October 6th
FluteCamp No. 54 - Debussy’s Syrinx
Recording: https://youtu.be/3boawAwY-UY
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Friday September 12th
Warm-Up: Mordents and turns
Recording: https://youtu.be/9FVLbHrzChg
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Saturday September 6th
FluteCamp No. 53 - Pentatonic and Whole-Tone scales and pieces
Recording (on YouTube so you can change the speeds should you wish to): https://youtu.be/kscobGtUJyg
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Friday August 8th
Warm-up: Taffanel and Gaubert EJ4 short series: Part 3 - the last section (easier keys)
Recording: https://youtu.be/RlJYa9zoiyY (you can slow this down/speed it up)
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Saturday August 2nd
FluteCamp No. 52 - Presto Giocoso - 3rd movement of Poulenc’s Sonata
Recording: https://youtu.be/b59NrpEYUmo Download the exercises for it here
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Friday August 1st
Warm-up: Taffanel and Gaubert EJ4 short series: Part 2 - the keys with many flats and sharps!
Recording: https://youtu.be/t_0B-mQwQnU(you can slow this down/speed it up)
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Tuesday July 22nd
Weekly Tuesday Session: Reading a score - Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet
Recording: https://youtu.be/dAMxgntDOBw (2 zoom-meetings joined together)
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Friday July 11th
Warm-up: 3-in-1 C warm-ups (melodic minor, arpeggios and diminished 7th)
Recording: https://youtu.be/psLSKjwUO7g
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Tuesday July 8th
Weekly Tuesday Session: Tap-dancing rhythms
Recording: https://youtu.be/qZpHNXRyyWs
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Saturday July 5th
FluteCamp No. 51 - Fast Fingers
Recording: https://youtu.be/BgEetT9wViw
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Sunday June 4th
FluteCamp No. 50 - In-tune dynamics
Recording: https://youtu.be/k8qf2PMkBqk
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Tuesday June 3rd
Weekly Tuesday Session: A new challenge for everyone! and Extended Techniques.
Recording: https://youtu.be/JUMwEGEoibA
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Tuesday March 4th
Weekly Tuesday Session: Spring-themed studies (and some conversion from 2/4 to 6/8)
Recording: https://youtu.be/_FpchDIJh6g (on YouTube so you can change the speeds if you would like to)
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Saturday November 9th
FluteCamp No. 43 - Scales with varied articulation
Recording: https://youtu.be/SI01yfHdF-Q
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October 4th
Warm-up: Moyse Study 18 for tonguing and double tonguing
Recording: https://youtu.be/EzyqGPJcJcQ
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September 27th
Warm-up: Major scales and trills
Recording: https://youtu.be/HSpRocO7ZVs
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September 23rd
Warm-up: General warm-up for tone - pre-recorded.
Recording: https://youtu.be/XuPUHnRjJWs?si=0ynm33DE_BnDOp3_
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September 20th
Warm-up: Minor scales and trills
Recording: https://youtu.be/DYh6ZodXLik
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September 10th
Weekly Tuesday Session: Introduction to Telemann’s Suite in A minor
Recording: https://youtu.be/cHp6V2xeAtk
Download sheet music:Air a l’Italien Minuets Polonaise
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Saturday September 7th
FluteCamp No. 41 - Chromatics for fast finger technique
Recording: https://youtu.be/W78fSeuemeA
Downloads:Chromatic scales exercises, chromatic slalom, rapid chromatics, exercise on Flight of the Bumblebee
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August 30th
Warm-up: Scale Game
Recording: https://youtu.be/ou1A4HW1ugs (via YouTube so you can change the speeds if you want to)
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August 16th
Warm-up: Chromatics
Recording: https://youtu.be/aArwfKnr8ps
Download the sheet music
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August 6th
Weekly Tuesday Session: Introduction to the dance movements of JS Bach’s Orchestral Suite in B minor
Recording: https://youtu.be/BT2OBNcuflY - uploaded via YouTube so that you can slow it down in places if you want to.
Download the sheet music here
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August 2nd
Warm-up: B minor warm up including Sarabande
Recording: https://youtu.be/fdSIlh_Z3Hc (via YouTube so that you can change the speeds if you want).
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June 17th
Warm-up: Fingers against tongue, and simple transposing
Recording: https://youtu.be/8gY4aMisJGc
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June 10th
Warm-up: Chromatics and a Flight of the Bumblebee exercise.
Recording: https://youtu.be/iVh30iBYcFE This is uploaded using YouTube so you can slow it down if you want to.
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June 7th
Warm-up: Short scales and Arpeggios - Major keys
Recording: https://youtu.be/mMCEPnREKfM
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May 17th
Warm-up: D major exercises and some lovely melodies
Recording: https://youtu.be/uacAADXdqzY
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Warm-Up: G Major complete warm-ups and 2 Handel movements in G.
https://youtu.be/xKjPLi2qOcM (can be slowed down)
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Warm-up:Faure’s Pavane as a low-note warm-up, with a duet version in 4 keys
https://youtu.be/0vMwwfsd3J4
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Warm-up: Video on hand position and posture
https://youtu.be/CqvjI9JPajg
Video Bank
These videos were made for the eFlute Festival. They were made specifically for this event and were recorded by our esteemed guest artists. They are made up of tutorials, talks, and performances and can be viewed at your leisure. They vary greatly in style, subject and length – we have let artists run free with their ideas! We hope you enjoy them!
More coming soon…
Suitability: Intermediate/Advanced
Artist: Katherine Bryan
Katherine Bryan gives you tips and ideas to maximise your preparation and performance of the Prokofiev Flute Sonata mvt 1.
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Eliza Marshall
Making music outside of the box…
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Camilla Hoitenga
Camilla's home-recorded interpretation of IN A HEARTBEAT by composer Stefan Hakenberg meets paintings by Harald Klemm
Suitability: All
Artist: Holly Cook
Tutorial: Shakuhachi sounds on the flute
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Anna Noakes
Anna gives us her thoughts on J.S Bach's wonderful A minor Partita for solo flute
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Liz Goodwin
Liz (author of The Fife Book and founder of Flutewise) talks to us about why using a fife is the very best way of teaching beginners flute skills
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Simon Gilliver
Playing with Piano (with audio play-alongs!)
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Niall O'Riordan
Strategies for Effective Learning
Niall teaches a weekly Feldenkrais class Sunday's 5pm BST sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/e86d90a23de8/feldenkraisonline?fbclid=IwAR3RV1VHalpLWA-59PaiFam2tulrjOfvteZ1yk2LSi0zVKjAkbXpk4pq1FI
Website: www.fluteonline.net
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Jane Berkner
Jane shares her invaluable experience about flute ensembles and choirs - talking us through everything from tips for playing in one, to advice on setting one up!
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Janna Hüneke
Janna performs 3 short studies from James Rae's 42 More Modern Studies for Solo Flute, all in the ABRSM exam syllabus. Scherzetto (Grade 7), Little March of the Soldier Ants (Grade 2) and Rocket Science (Grade 8). Presented with inspiring illustrations
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Katherine Bryan
Katherine gives insight into Philippe Gaubert's Madrigal as well as some ideas on sound production.
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Andy Findon
Andy talks about adapting ethnic flutes so you can play them with concert flute fingerings
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Sarah Desbruslais
Sarah discusses the importance of listening to recordings
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Pasha Mansurov
Pasha talks us through FLUTE BEATBOXING!
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Gareth McLearnon
Some thoughts and instruction on playing with BIG FLUTES! Both to do with fundamental embouchure AND to do with set-up.
Suitability: Advanced
Artist: Ian Mullin
Ian Mullin discusses and performs Drouet No.16 Etude
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Gina Luciani
How do you get started with YouTube? What gear do you need? What are secret YouTube tips and tricks? In this video, Gina answers all of these questions to set you up for success on YouTube
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Anna Noakes
Anna Noakes talks through the piece Syrinx, the story behind it, how to play it, illustrated throughout with examples on the flute.
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Simon Gilliver
Tutorial: Solo Improvisation
Suitability: ALL
Artist: Holly Cook
A demonstration of flutes including Indian bansuri, Chinese xiao, Native American flute, Chinese dizi, Romanian and Bolivian panpipes.
Suitability: Advanced - but all to try!
Artist: Pasha Mansurov
Tutorial: Circular Breathing!