First Division Band Method, Part 1: Trombone (First Division Band Course)

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Perfect!!! I had this as a 10 year old kid and it’s the best beginners band book.If your child wants to learn how to play the flute I recommend this book. It’s easy to follow and fun to read.

Great series of books for a beginner or for those of us that used to play and have forgotten....

it was my son's flute instructor recommendation, it is great

I first encountered this series of books in the early 1960s when my father and teachers decided to torture me and forced me to begin playing the trombone. My father was a very accomplished saxophone player who was not overly fond of me and I think he decided this was a good way to torment me. Needless to say the trombone was not "my instrument" and it did not work out all that well.But that should not take away from the fact that this is a wonderful series...you will run across it in schools all over the country. The book I am reviewing here is the First Division Book for the C Flute. Why is a failed trombone player messing with such a book and such an instrument? Well, I have decided to take up flute playing. As stated, I was a horrible trombone player, am a wretched harmonica player, inadequate piano player, and only kind of, sort of, know my way around an Irish Tin Whistle. That being said though, I love the sound of the flute and wish to play it...for better or for worse. I actually would prefer the clarinet, but I cannot find a cheap one (Cheap Flutes given up by failed flute players are common enough to be reasonably priced at any decent pawn shop in our area...goodness, I love pawn shops and goodness knows that in these hard ecconomic times there are enough of them in my area), and there is no way I am going to go through the agony of learning a reed instrument.Anyway, This little book is perfect for what I want to accomplish. It uses a progressive method which you could almost classify as methodical. Each note, each fingering position is discussed and amply illustrated so that even a person such as me can understand.Now it should be noted that it is a big help and a giant leap forward if a person has the skill and ability to read music. While my skills and knowledge in this area are extremely limited, they are never the less of a level that I can sort of stumble through this quite slowly and by repetition, do quite well. I have absolutely NO ear for music, but that is okay since the only living creature on earth that will ever my play will be my dogs and they are forgiving souls.Anyway, this is a fine and understandable book. You got to figure that if a musical dolt like myself can understand what is being attempted in this work, then just about anyone can. Once I master this one I will be going on to part two....and then who knows?Don BlankenshipThe Ozarks