An arrangement of an original string trio. Just enjoy playing the attractive modal melodies, or have fun learning to improvise. It comes with suggestions to help you create your own music
based on the Aeolian (natural minor) scale.Technical Levels: Flute- easy; Piano- fairly easy
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PFS039P
Woods in Spring
Folk-like melodies
to play together. Then try out the many suggestions for the flute to
decorate the melody and improvise new tunes. The attractive and fairly
easy piano part makes for an enjoyable ensemble experience with pianists
of moderate achievements. Flutists who have played it as written, at an earlier stage, can return to it later to develop their creative ideas. Exploration of this sort is an enjoyable way of preparing for the more mature approach to repertoire required post- Grade 5. Technical Level: Flute- easy; Piano-fairly easy
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Composer: Audrey Podmore
Instruments: Flute/Treble Recorder
& Piano
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PFS040P An Alpine Songbook
Composer: Audrey Podmore
Instruments: Flute/Recorder
& Piano
Little melodies with an Alpine flavour. There is a separate resource with ideas for improvising an alternative yodelling song. A great piece for friends to share, in informal music-making, it is equally at home in a studio or general music classroom and would be a useful resource for the GCSE composition class.
Technical Level: Flute- easy; Piano- fairly easy
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Arrangements of two lovely folk airs, Sally Gardens and The Quiet Land of Erin. There are performance suggestions to help you explore the wonderful heritage of folk music.
Technical Levels: Flute- easy; Piano- moderate
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Sally Gardens
Listen:
The Quiet Land of Erin
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PFS038P It's All A Bit Fishy!
Composer: Audrey Podmore
Instruments:
Flute & Piano
A swinging piece based on a well-known counting folk song. A little more tricky than many of the pieces on this page but listen to the audio and learn the rhythms by ear. Later you can apply the ideas introduced in the 'Jazz it Up!' resource (see below) to create your own variations on the "It's All A Bit Fishy!" theme (bars 1-12)
12345 - A 'Jazz It Up!' Worksheet
This presents the basic tune , followed by suggestions for making it your own.
PS036P A Bird Sang In The Tree Above
Composer: Audrey Podmore
This piece is based on a Japanese scale (see the
free worksheet below) After playing my tune, why not try writing your
own?
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Improvising On A Japanese Scale Here
is the scale used in "A Bird Sang In the Tree Above", with ideas for
improvising on the scale and creating your own nature-inspired
'Japanese' piece.
Download: Japanese Scale for Improvisation
PFS042P
Absurd!
Composer: Audrey Podmore A tune with 'lyrics' sung
by a swinging lion -purely for the soloist's amusement. This is a chance
for 'jazzers' to differentiate between straight and swing quavers - more
than the playback can do! There is an option to improvise in the
unaccompanied section (on suggested pitches) and also to end the piece
before the unaccompanied section, if preferred. Audio:
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PFS040AP Yodelling Song & Improvisation
Ideas
Sheet music for 'Yodelling Song' and improvisation
ideas for flute players to create a new tune. No accompaniment is
provided for this tune, instead the pianist has notes to facilitate an
improvised accompaniment.
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Instruments:
Flute & Piano
Exploring Japanese Folk Music
Instruments:
Flute & Piano
Other Music For Flute & Piano
PFS028P Morning Has Broken/ Piano Score & Flute Part
A popular choice for weddings and other family occasions.
Morning Has Broken / Flute & Piano
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PRS050 As The Deer Yearns/Voice, Piano, Opt. Flute
As The Deer Yearns / Voice & Piano, Optional Flute
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Lyrics
A setting of verses from Psalm 41.
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PMS031P A Widow Bird/ Soprano or Flute & Piano
Podmore: A Widow Bird -Listen
Setting of a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley for soprano, or flute, and piano'
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PFX004 Study for the Dedicated Amateur / Podmore /
Flute, v. 1
This study is designed to be played from every possible starting note, covering the player's entire range. The aim is to play as smoothly as possible and with minimum changes in tone colour, tonguing only after a breath.
Version 1 has a range from E1 to F3
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PFX004A Study for the Dedicated Amateur / Podmore /
Flute, v. 2
This study is designed to be played from every possible starting note, covering the player's entire range. The aim is to play as smoothly as possible and with minimum changes in tone colour, tonguing only after a breath.
Version 2 has a range from Ab1 to A3
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PFX004B Study for the Dedicated Amateur / Podmore / This study is designed to be played from every possible starting note, covering the player's entire range. The aim is to play as smoothly as possible and with minimum changes in tone colour, tonguing only after a breath. Version 3 has a range from Bb1 to B3 Buy Here
Flute, v. 3