This tin whistle book offers a beginner-friendly, step-by-step method for all ages, featuring familiar folk tunes, music notation instruction, and a dedicated section on authentic Irish ornamentation for playing traditional Irish music on the standard D whistle, complete with online audio for guided learning. It’s a comprehensive guide that teaches the basics, builds repertoire with easy songs, and introduces the traditional Irish style, making it an ideal starting point before moving to o...

An extremely well-written, thorough study into contemporary and traditional tinwhistle music and performance. Included are chapters on fundamentals, ornamentation and more. Includes access to online audio.

Mozart for Flute features a wide variety of enjoyable arrangements for flute and piano. This collection is enhanced by a sonata for flute and piano written by Mozart as a child prodigy. Excellent for use in recital and contest programming as well as the teaching studio. Audio available online.

The first of two volumes of the most requested pieces for weddings, church services, or meditative settings, these compositions provide excellent intermediate literature for study in private lessons. Each of these classical masterpieces is excellent for development of tone and vibrato. All works are arranged for flute (or violin) with piano and organ accompaniment. A convenient pull-out part is included for the soloist. Comes with access to online audio that contains both organ and piano a...

Celtic Flute Made Easy is a collection of beautiful songs, airs and dances originating in the musical cultures of Ireland and Scotland. Piano accompaniments as well as guitar chords are provided for the flutist who wishes to concertize these timeless Celtic works. A play-along audio presents full arrangements of all pieces in the book for use in the performance or studio setting. Includes access to online audio.

A well-written, easy, step-by-step method for learning tinwhistle. Contains big notes, illustrations, and a wealth of wonderful children's songs carefully scored and graded for the D tinwhistle. Written partially in easy-play notation, where the letter names of the notes are written inside the note heads, and partially in large standard notation. The play-along recordings contains every song in the book and serves as a guide to insure accuracy of interpretation and ease of learning. All re...

A growing number of folk players have adopted the silver flute as a viable alternative to the wooden simple-system flute. Mel Bay's Scottish Flute Collection is written for the classical flutist who wishes to concertize traditional Scottish music. The collection includes jigs and reels, arranged into performance sets to provide length and diversity. Simple, cèilidh-style piano arrangements highlight the flute and encourage the practice of ornamentation in a traditional style. Both an ornam...

This is a wonderful collection of 43 songs and dance tunes from 18th and 19th century Scotland. The songs range from work songs to love songs to ballads commemorating epic moments of Scottish history. The sets are arranged for solo flute or tin whistle with piano or guitar accompaniment. The piano accompaniment is available as an online download. Includes access to online audio.

"Flute Improvisation Made Easy" introduces the art of improvisation to flutists of all skill levels. The book covers basics of improvisation including rhythm, modes, scales, call and response, and typical forms like the blues. Written suggestions and transcribed improvisations guide the player in how to perform these musical elements. The accompanying audio includes separate solo flute and backup tracks.

A collection of duets which exemplifies a variety of distinctive styles. Includes notes on Baroque performance practice, including French `notes inegales'. Contains excerpts from `The Modern Flute Professor' by Meline; `Sonatas I, IV and VI' by Loeillet; excerpts from `Twelve Duos for Two Flutes, Op. 57' by Devienne; and `Sonatas II and III' from Six Sonatas or Duets for Two German Flutes or Violins, Op. 2 by Telemann.

An easy-to-understand, basic instructional text for the fife. Presents wonderful fife tunes and carefully written studies. Tunes include Albina, Aldridge's Allemande, All Through the Night, and many more fun titles. Includes access to online audio.

Celebrate the holiday season with Mel Bay's collection of Christmas carols arranged for flute and piano. Contemporary tonal colors and harmonic progressions enhance these delightful arrangements. Carols are extended through variations to extend duration and add melodic interest. Each piece modulates to the next so that the entire collection may be performed as an extended suite. The diversity of styles range from a quasi-jazz rendition of 'We Three Kings of Orient Are' to a contemporary ve...