Mes Premiers Exercises Journaliers for Flute

This exercise book was conceived to introduce beginners to technical methods before using the exercise books commonly used at a later stage in their development such as Taffanel and Gaubert, Marcel Moyse, Reichert etc. It is a great introduction to practice methods, covering tone, dynamics, intonation, articulation, and finger speed in all tonalities in an easy-to-follow layout. The guidance at the beginning of the book, explaining each exercise and how to practise them, is clear, concise, and offered in both French and English. After the introductory pages, this exercise book encourages beginners to embrace French instruction, as is often required at a more advanced level, with the guidance pages offering support to translations. Each page is titled with solfege that follows the major to relative minor pattern, and is sectioned into two halves: sound, breathing and dynamics, and speed, tonguing and articulation, making it easy to follow. A distinc tive addition to the book is the use of the double fold-out page for students to refer to for articulations while going through the exercises of each key. On the whole, Mes Premiers Exercices Journaliers is a great addition to students' daily practice with chak lenging exercises for a multitude of abilities.