24 Progressive Studies for the Flute, Op. 33

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Flute — I am happy to be able to present the Andersen/DeLaney Etude and Daily Exercises book and, in doing so,to be able to honor Charles DeLaney for a lifetime of superior teaching.This book represents Mr. DeLaney’s excellent teaching ideas in two parts: The DeLaney Daily Dozenand the Andersen Op. 33 etudes, to which Mr. DeLaney added his own written annotations and commentaries.These commentaries, which feature a unique combination of wit and practical advice, are reproduced verbatim inthis edition. Delaney explored the idea of playing the flute in the fourth octave, thus extending the range to learnhow to support and play more evenly. It is often the case that after mastering the difficult fourth-octave fingerings,everything else seems comparatively easy. Flutists will be surprised at how much patience they need to learn all thisand how much more flexible their brains become after finishing this book. All of this admittedly difficult materialis presented with another great part of Charlie DeLaney’s teaching: his golden humor.I tested this book with my students, and found that it worked very well as described above. The scales werealways done in the famous “Magic Circle:” Everybody would sit in a circle and play one scale after the other aroundthe circle. This made the training very effective in a group lesson, such as a studio class. It helped the students topractice their scales; moreover, it was fun doing it together. This was yet another part of Mr. DeLaney’s teachingphilosophy, for learning together in a good atmosphere was so important to him. It made everything easier andfaster. It gave you a great deal more motivation, inspiration and often a smile as well.I want to thank Sue DeLaney, Deborah Harris and Angeleita Floyd for their input during my work onpreparing this edition of “DeLaney’s Daily Dilemmas.” I would also like to thank Robert Walker for helping withthe computer logistics and the format of the music. Finally, I dedicate this book to Charles DeLaney to thank himfor his wonderful contributions to the flute world, all his work for his students everywhere, and especially for theFSU flute studio from 1976–2000. Carl Fischer Music presents a new spin on a classic teaching method with this edition of Joachim Andersen's 24 Progressive Studies for the Flute, Op. 33. While all of the original etudes are included, flute pedagogue Professor Charles DeLaney has expanded them to include notes in the upper range of the instrument, updating this book for the flute's modern incarnation. DeLaney also lends his sharp wit to this edition, having cleverly named the etudes and also has provided helpful and humorous practice notes for each. As a special bonus, this book also features "DeLaney's Daily Dozen," a set of practice exercises guaranteed to improve technique and musicality. Essentially a complete method built on a proven collection of etudes, Delaney's edition of 24 Progressive Studies for the Flute, Op. 33 is absolutely essential for serious flute students. For intermediate to advanced players.