Learning objectives - Flute

Teiknuð mynd af þverflautu.

Students usually start learning the flute between the ages of 8 and 10, though there are cases where they begin earlier. Young students often find it difficult to hold a flute. For very young students, it is essential to use a flute with a curved head joint. It's important for the student to learn how to use their body naturally right from the start and to balance the flute without strain.

More about learning the flute

Level 1

Range: e’ – a”

All scales in one file
1. þrep skrifað með skrifstöfum ásamt myndum af nótum

Scales

Range One octave
Tempo M.M = 80, scales played in quarter notes
Scales
(Choose two out of four)		 G major, F major, A minor, chromatic
(type of minor scale is optional)
Triads In all the above keys
Chromatic B flat' - F'' (optional)

Works and exercises

Piece Flautubókin mín (My Flute Book): “Ode to Joy”, page 30,
(or a similar piece)
Practice Another song from the book: “Sá ég spóa” page
(or another similar exercise)
Option
  1. Improvise from a given start, chord sequence, or melody
  2. Play an original piece or own arrangement
  3. Play a short folk song or national song by ear
    Length should be about 4-8 bars
Sight reading Play a song from music you've not seen before
   
Study material
  • Flautubókin mín 1 (My Flute Book 1)
  • Flöjten och jag 1 (The Flute and Me 1)
  • Midt i blinken 1 (Right on Beat 1)

Level 2

Range: e’ – c”’

All scales in one file
2. þrep skrifað með svörtum skrifstöfum ásamt myndum af nótum.

Scales

Range One octave
Tempo M.M = 96, scales played in quarter notes
Scales

C major, F major, G major, A minor, E minor, chromatic

(type of minor scale is optional)
Triads In all the above keys
Chromatic bes’-f”, f’ – f” (optional)

Works and exercises

Piece Flautubókin mín 2 (My Flute Book 2): “Evening Sail” page 23,
(or a similar piece)
Practice Flautubókin mín 2 (My Flute Book 2): Exercise on page 25, Moderato by Popp
(or another similar exercise)
Option
  1. Improvise from a given start, chord sequence, or melody
    (Criteria: 12 bar blues, 1x melody line (e.g., original), 1x solo)
  2. Play an original piece or own arrangement
    (Length should be about 12 – 16 bars, range wider than a fifth)
  3. Play a short folk song or national song by ear
    (Length should be about 12 – 16 bars, range wider than a fifth)
Sight reading Play a song from music you've not seen before
   
Study material
  • Flautubókin mín 1-2 (My Flute Book 1-2)
  • Flöjten och jag 2 (The Flute and Me 1)
  • Midt i blinken 2 (Right on Beat 1)
  • Sönglögin okkar (Our Songs)

Level 3

Range: d’ – es”’

All scales in one file
3. þrep skrifað með skrifstöfum ásamt myndum af nótum

Scales

Range One octave
Tempo M.M = 60, scales played in eighth notes
Scales C major, F major, G major, B-flat major, A minor, E minor, G minor, D minor, Chromatic
(type of minor scale is optional)
Triads In all the above keys
Chromatic f’ – c”’

Works and exercises

Piece Flautubókin mín 3 (My Flute Book 3) - 40 Little Pieces: A Scottish Dance
Flautubókin mín 3 – Sönglögin okkar (My Flute Book 3 - Our Songs): Dagný
(or a similar piece)
Practice Exercise no. 25, by Köhler, no. 33, no. 36 (from 125 Easy Classical Studies, Vester)
(or another similar exercise)
Option
  1. Improvise from a given start, chord sequence, or melody
    (Criteria: 16 bars)
  2. Play an original piece or own arrangement
    (Length should be about 16 bars, range over an octave)
  3. Play a short folk song or national song by ear
    (Length should be about 16 bars, range about an octave)
Sight reading Play a song from music you've not seen before
   
Study material
  • Flautubókin mín 3 (My Flute Book 1)
  • Flöjten och jag 3 (The Flute and Me 1)
  • Midt i blinken 3 (Right on Beat 1)
  • Sönglögin okkar (Our Songs)
  • 40 Little Pieces
  • 125 Easy Classical Studies
  • 76 Graded Studies

Level 4

Range: c’ – f”’

Basic exam

All scales in one file
4. þrep skrifað með skrifstöfum ásamt myndum af nótum.

Scales

Range From root note up to the highest triad tone and back to root note
Tempo M.M = 80, scales played in eighth notes
Scales C major, F major, G major, B-flat major, D major, A minor, E minor, G minor, D minor, B minor (melodic), Chromatic
Triads In all the above keys
Chromatic f’ – f”’

Works and exercises

Piece Minuet in G major from 40 Little Pieces
Mozart Allegro from 40 Little Pieces / Flautubókin mín 3 (My Flute Book 3)
(or a similar piece)
Practice Exercise No. 45 Garibaldi
(or another similar exercise)
Option
  1. Improvise from a given start, chord sequence, or melody
    (Criteria: 16 bars)
  2. Play an original piece or own arrangement
    (Length should be about 16 bars, range over an octave)
  3. Play a short folk song or national song by ear
    (Length should be about 16 bars, range about an octave)
Sight reading Play a piece you haven't seen before – your own material
   
Study material
  • Flautubókin mín 3 (My Flute Book 1)
  • Classical experience
  • 40 Little Pieces
  • 125 Easy Classical Studies
  • 76 Graded Studies
  • Flute solos
  • Classical flute