Instrument Level Flute - Level 1
READ THIS FIRST: Notes to Composers
General recommendations:
Speed: Slow to Moderate
Length: 16-24 bars
Rhythm: Simple duple and triple meter; mostly quarter- and eighth-note rhythms; no dotted rhythms; no triplets; no 16ths; no syncopation; no hocket or other complex rhythmic devices; no fast lines or repeated notes for more than a few notes; no long periods of rest.
Playable Notes and Skills
Range from F above middle C, to G an octave above, natural notes.
Things to Avoid
- More than 1 or 2 accidentals per piece (they probably have not encountered accidentals in their method books, but are capable of learning them).
- Slurs of more than 2 notes.
- Breaths over 4 seconds.
- Slow tempos.
- Dynamics.