{"product_id":"9780938497103","title":"How To Love Your Flute","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete guide for anyone who plays the flute or ever wanted to. Use it along with flute lessons or even to teach yourself! This book covers everything you need and more -- selection and care, flute technique, fingering, playing by ear, reading music, flute history, flutes around the world, and modern folk flutes. \"How to Love Your Flute\" will appeal to all flutists, from beginning to advanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard is the author of \"How to Love Your Flute,\" hailed by Paul Horn as \"a model for our times,\" as well as the craft guide \"Simple Flutes.\" He has played flute professionally in a folk music trio, as a modern dance accompanist, and as a solo theater musician.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shepard has come up with the most unique flute manual I have ever seen. It is direct, complete, informative on every aspect, and -- most important -- comes from the standpoint of pure love and respect for the instrument. . . . [This] book serves as a model for our times, and it is an inspiration for those who want to get more out of life through the joys of flute playing.\" -- Paul Horn, from the Preface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shepard's soul-felt passion for the flute resonates through his book like music. It's a comprehensive guide with something for everyone, from novice to professional, and so well written that it's a pleasure just to browse through it. This book inspires.\" -- Diana Barich, \"The Next Whole Earth Catalog\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Comprehensive and concise . . . . A highly readable and inspirational guide for flutists of every age and ability.\" -- Jeanne Baxtresser, first flute, Toronto Symphony Orchestra \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is guaranteed to have one of three influences on readers. For those who currently play, it's an affirmation to continue playing. For those who haven't picked up their flute in a while, it's encouragement to resume playing. As for those who've never played, Shepard provides a good compass for beginning your own musical journey.\" -- Linda Dailey Paulson, Dirty Linen, Oct.\/Nov. 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface, by Paul Horn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 ~ FLUTE LORE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World Family of Flutes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Story of the Western Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 ~ SELECTION AND CARE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding Your Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaring for Your Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 ~ FLUTE TECHNIQUE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbouchure and Breath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore About Embouchure and Breath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFingering Technique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTuning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Effects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4 ~ MAKING MUSIC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScales and Chords\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying by Ear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5 ~ MODERN FOLK FLUTES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding a Folk Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaring for a Folk Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying a Folk Flute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow the Flute Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous Fingering Charts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shepard Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034409844976,"sku":"9780938497103","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780938497103_p0.jpg?v=1763857020","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780938497103","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}