Title Highlight: A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist

A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist

1 volume: Common Abbreviations, Illustrations list
Appendix 1: Various Flute Classifications
Appendix 2: One-Keyed, Two-Keyed, and Simple-System Flutes
Appendix 3: One-Keyed, Two-Keyed, and Simplet-Sytem Flute parts
Appendix 4: Flute Clutches
Appendix 5: Parts from Older or Modified Boehm Flutes
Appendix 6: The family of Boehm-System Flutes
Appendix 7: Basic Modern Flute Parts
Appendix 8: Boehm Flute Key and Tone Hole Names
Appendix 9: Common Modern Flute Options
Appendix 10: Some Modern Hear Joint Options
Appendix 11: An Easy Guide to Checking Your Flute Tuning and Scale
Appendix 12: Tools of the Trade
Appendix 13: Anatomy of the Human Head, Neck and Mouth
Appendix 14, Orchestra and Opera Audition Excerpts
Selected Bibliography

Many people think that the only flute in existence is the one being used in every college and high school marching band or orchestra. But in fact, the marching band/orchestra flute is actually a Boehm flute, one that was designed in 1847 by the German Theobald Boehm and is only one of many varieties of flutes. The flute family is actually wide-ranging and includes such instruments as the ocarina (an end-blown flute) the fife (a side-blown flute often seen in portrayals of the American Revolution) and the recorder (a duct flute). This book defines, describes and illustrates not only the types of flutes, but almost anything one can think of related to the flute such as; the history of the flute, techniques of playing, parts of the flute, repairing and tuning the instrument, flute makers and flute making and many more topics. There is even an entry for the Hindu god Krishna who is often pictured playing the flute.

References in an entry to terms defined in elsewhere in the book are illustrated with bold type for easy reference. The many appendices cover a wide range of topics covering both technical and performance based aspects of the flute. The bibliography at the end of the book has many references for further reading on topics both historical and technical.