Method for the One-Keyed Flute

Janice Dockendorff Boland is a concert artist specializing in performances of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music on historical flutes. Her compact disk recordings with the Boland-Dowdall Flute and Guitar Duo appear on the Fleur de Son Classics, Koch International Classics, and Titanic Record labels. She is a recipient of an NEA Fellowship and translator of Jean-Louis Tulou's A Method for the Flute. She lives in Marion, Iowa.

• PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSCHAPTER I ABOUT THE ONE-KEYED FLUTEOn the FluteA bit of historyNamesMaterials usedRangeConcerning the highest notesOn the Parts of the FluteThree-piece fluteFour-piece fluteThe tenonThe corkThe screw capThe foot registerOn PitchModern replicasCorps de rechangeOn Choosing a FlutePitchStyleWoodsUsed flutesOn CareChecklistOiling the fluteCHAPTER II LEARNING TO PLAY THE ONE-KEYED FLUTEOn Getting StartedHow to proceedAssemblyOn Holding the FlutePhysical problemsLeft handRight handChecklistAn interesting side lineOn ToneChecklistEmbouchureAmusing side lineCHAPTER IIIOn Homogeneity of Sound (Tone Color Tendencies)Strong notesWeak notesChanges at century's endOn Key (Tonality)On VibratoThe flattementHow is the flattement executed?How is the flattement used?The flattement with the messa di voceNotationAre we certain that breath vibrato was not used?Recommended readingsOn IntonationHow to tunePlaying "in tune"Enharmonic notesPractical applicationPracticing good intonationAdjusting for intonationOn Playing Forte and PianoUsing the screw capOn Rhythmic Hierarchy"Good" notes, "bad" notesPractical applicationQuick notesBeating timeRecommended readingsOn ArticulationArticulation silencesUnslurred notesEighteenth-century patterns for quick notesDouble tonguingRecommended readingsOn Further ReadingsCHAPTER III FINGERINGS FOR THE ONE-KEYED FLUTEOn FingeringsWhy so many choices?Lowering the pitchUse of the keyExtending the rangeAlternate f sharpHow many fingerings?On TrillsWide TrillsExecutionRecommended readingsExplanation of the ChartsBasic Fingering ChartComplete Fingering ChartTable of TrillsFlattement ChartCHAPTER IV EXERCISES AND TUNES TO PLAYAbout the MusicDuet playingExercises and Tunes (Eighteenth-Century Sources)D MajorG Majore mmorA MajorCHAPTER V MODERN STUDIES FOR ONE-KEYED FLUTEIntroduction to Modern StudiesPractice RoutineModern ExercisesMajor sequences for the one-keyed fluteBroken chord studies in the major keysBroken chord studies in minor keysAPPENDIX A THE "TOP 13" EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY FLUTE TUTORSAPPENDIX B ON REPERTOIRE FOR THEBEGINNING ONE-KEYED FLUTISTEasy solosCollectionsStudiesEasy DuetsANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: BEFORE 1853AFTER 1853