Lets

Play
Flute
by

Andr
ew Scott
Andrew

Illustrated
by
Matt Bridges
ez
Ramirez
& Christian Ramir

Lesson 1
Parts of the Flute ................................................4
Making a Sound on the Headjoint .....................5
Putting the Flute Together ..................................6
Playing Position .................................................7
Lesson 2
The Note B ........................................................8
Ben the Bee .......................................................9
Be Good Ben .....................................................9
Toot a Toot.........................................................9
Hear Ben the Bee ..............................................10
Fly About Ben ....................................................10
Left Right Left ....................................................10
Lesson 3
The Note A ........................................................11
Ann the Ant .......................................................11
Ask an Ant .........................................................11
Creepy Crawl .....................................................12
Tip of My Tongue ...............................................12
Tots in Tutus .......................................................12
Lesson 4
The Note G........................................................13
George the Giraffe .............................................13
Fingers for G ......................................................13
Dark Blue Tongue ..............................................14
G for Me ............................................................14
Hold Down Five Keys ........................................14
Ann Ran ............................................................15
George Talked ....................................................15

Contents
Lesson 5
Yankee Doodle ..................................................16
Hot Cross Buns ..................................................16
The Half Note (or Minim) ..................................17
The Half Rest (or Minim Rest) ............................17
B Two Rest Two .................................................17
Play Me for Two .................................................17
Two Beat B ........................................................18
Cha Cha Cha .....................................................18
Lesson 6
Ben and Ann .....................................................19
Ann and George ................................................19
Two Note Rock ..................................................20
Ben and Ann Swing ...........................................20
Walk and Talk ....................................................20
In the Light of the Moon ....................................21
Merrily ...............................................................21

Lesson 9
The Note F ........................................................26
Fred the Frog .....................................................26
Fine Old Time ....................................................27
Mary Had a Little Lamb ....................................27

Lesson 7
The Note C ........................................................22
Coco the Cat .....................................................22
Coco Sat on a Mat .............................................22
C Two Rest Two .................................................23
See Me ...............................................................23

Lesson 11
How to Tune the Flute .......................................33

Lesson 8
C and A Exercise ...............................................24
ABC Song ..........................................................24
Shave and a Haircut ..........................................25
Four Note Song .................................................25

Lesson 10
The Note B Flat .................................................28
Brooke the Bear ................................................28
The Dotted Half Note (Dotted Minim) ...............29
Brooke Meets Fred .............................................29
Brooke the Bear and her Hair ...........................29
Aura Lee ............................................................30
Lightly Row ........................................................30
Five Fine Friends ...............................................31
Five Note Song ..................................................31
When the Saints Go Marchin In ........................32

Lesson 12
The Dotted Quarter Note (Dotted Crotchet) ......34
The Eighth Note (Quaver) .................................34
Coco Gets a Dot ................................................34
Ode to Joy .........................................................35
Jingle Bells - Key of F ........................................36

Contents
Lesson 13
The Three Four Time Signature .........................37
Three for All .......................................................37
Oranges and Lemons .........................................38
Lesson 14
Georges Waltz ...................................................39
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play ......................39
The Cuckoo .......................................................40
Four Note Waltz .................................................40
Little Bo Peep ....................................................41
Lesson 15
The Note Low E ................................................42
Ellen the Elephant ..............................................42
George and Ellen ...............................................42
Mary Ann ...........................................................43
Lesson 16
The Note D ........................................................44
Dan the Dog ......................................................44
Run, Dan, Run ...................................................44
Dancing up the Stairs .........................................45
Dan Likes a Pat ..................................................45
Finger Fun .........................................................46
Cocos Song .......................................................46
Oats, Peas Beans ...............................................47
Catch Me if You Can ..........................................47
Lesson 17
Changing from D to G .......................................48
Spare Change ....................................................48
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star .................................49
Old MacDonald Had a Farm ..............................50

(continued)

Lesson 18
The Note F Sharp ..............................................51
Finn the Fish ......................................................51
Ann and George Like Finn.................................52
Count Finn In ....................................................53
Lesson 19
The Slur .............................................................54
Slurs Like These .................................................54
Slurring up the Scale ..........................................54
The Volga Boatmen ...........................................55
Move Together ...................................................55
Austrian Drinking Song ......................................56
Boating Song .....................................................56
Lesson 20
Staccato .............................................................57
Toot, Ben Toot ...................................................57
George and Finn Waltz ......................................57
The Galway Piper ..............................................58
Ding Dong Merrily on High ................................58
Lesson 21
The Note Middle E ............................................59
Emma the Emu .................................................59
Emma, Dan and Fred ........................................60
Little Brown Jug ................................................60
Lesson 22
How to Read Music ...........................................61
Note Reading Test ..............................................62

Lesson 23
The Note Middle F ............................................63
Felix the Fox ......................................................63
The Common Time Signature ............................63
The F Major Scale .............................................64
The William Tell Overture ..................................64
The Note Middle G ............................................65
Amazing Grace ..................................................65
Lesson 24
Botany Bay ........................................................66
We Wish You a Merry Christmas .......................68
What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? .....69
Lesson 25
The Note Middle A ............................................70
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ...........................70
Jingle Bells Key of C ......................................72
The Note C Sharp ..............................................74
Deck the Halls ...................................................74
The Note Middle B Flat .....................................75
Silent Night ........................................................75
Advance Australia Fair .......................................76
Char
Chartt of Musical Symbols ................................ 77
Flute F
ingering Char
Fingering
Chartt ....................................... 78
Quiz ................................................................. 81
Answers ........................................................... 82
Inde
x ................................................................ 83
Index

Lesson 1
Par
ts of the Flute
arts
A flute is made up of three pieces - the headjoint, the middle joint and the footjoint.

Tone hole

Footjoint

Headjoint

Lip plate
Middle joint

Barrel

Making a Sound on the Headjoint

Hold the headjoint with both hands as shown in the picture below.
Cover about a quarter of the tone hole with your lower lip.
Blow gently across
the hole towards
the opposite edge.
The headjoint
should make a
sound.

Headjoint Sounds
T
rack 2
Track

If you cant make a

sound, try moving the
headjoint a little to the
left or the right. Or
try rolling it in
towards you, or out
away from you.

Sometimes it helps to look in a mirror while you are learning to make the sound.
When you can make a sound, go on to the next page.

Putting the Flute T

ogether
Together
When you pick up the middle joint, make sure you hold it by the barrel. Try not to grip the
keys because too much pressure can bend them. As you put the headjoint into the middle joint,
twist it back and forth to help it slip in more smoothly.
Line up the mouth hole with the key on the middle joint.

Attach the footjoint to the middle joint,

then line them up as shown.
Middle joint
Footjoint

Barrel

Line up these
two points.

Playing P
osition
Position
Make sure to hold the flute on your right side, not your left. Turn your left hand so that its
palm faces toward you, and your right hand so that its palm faces away.

Finger Numbers
1

Left Hand

Right Hand

Each finger gets a number. The left

thumb gets a letter - T. The right thumb
doesnt play any notes, so it doesnt get a
number or a letter.
Are you ready to learn your first note?

Lesson 2
The Note B
Start each
note with your
tongue, as if
you are saying
the word too.

4
T

Notes
Clef
We play notes to make music.

Staff (or Stave)

We write notes on the staff.

Time
Signatur
e
Signature

The clef tells us where to

write notes on the staff.

The time signature tells

us how to count notes.

Note

Rest

This is a Quarter Note (or

Crotchet). We play it for
one beat.

This rest means that we

dont play any note, just
count one beat.

1. Say the W
ords.
Words.
Ben the Bee

2. Clap the W
ords.
Words.

T
rack 3
Track
Play each song twice.

Start playing
after you hear
4 beats on the
tambourine.

Be Good Ben!

3. Play the Notes.

Quarter Note
(or Crotchet)
1 beat

Tongue each note.

Toot a T
oot
Toot

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Hear Ben the Bee

Tongue each note.

Fly About Ben

Left Right L
eft
Left

Where are your hands?

Repeat Dots
These two dots tell us to
repeat once from the start.

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Lesson 3
The Note A
2

4
T

Ann the Ant

Remember to
keep your
thumb in the
right spot.

Ask an Ant
Clap, then play.

10

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Cr
eepy Crawl
Creepy

11

Tip of My T
ongue
Tongue

Tots in T
utus
Tutus

13

12

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Lesson 4
The Note G
2

4
Eighth Notes

George the Giraffe

Fingers for G

14

15

(or Quavers)
a beat each

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Dark Blue T
ongue
Tongue

G for Me

16

17

Hold Down F
ive Keys
Five

18

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15

Ann Ran

George T
alked
Talked

19

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