Practice pieces for beginner flutists. Recommended practice pieces.

contrailArai Yumi

Vapor Trail

Yumi Arai’s signature song from her early career, “Hikōkigumo” (Vapor Trail), is perfect for practicing the flute from the mid-low to high registers.

By playing with a solid, stable tone, you can make it a very compelling piece.

During your warm-up, it’s a good idea to spend a bit more time on long tones for B and F.

Variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Flute Performance [from Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star]

Mozart’s “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” Variations is a perfect piece for fundamental flute practice.

Besides the familiar main melody, the irregular variations may feel a bit challenging.

The key is to divide the piece into several sections and polish them steadily, step by step.

Flute Altès Method Lesson 5-6 Flute Etudes

Flute Altès Method Lesson 5-6 Flute Etudes

It uses quarter notes, eighth notes, and half notes.

I think it’s well-suited for basic practice—checking whether you really understand the note values, whether the transitions between notes are clean, and whether your fingers are moving smoothly.

It’s under two minutes, so it’s nice that you can practice it repeatedly.

[Shimamura Music • Flute School] How to Use Flute Vibratokatayama-san

[Flute] “Flowers Will Bloom” Model Performance — Make a Masterpiece Even More Beautiful! <THE FLUTE vol. 168>

This video features a woman named Ms.

Katayama from the Shimamura musical instrument store who provides instruction.

In this video, she explains how to apply vibrato.

She goes over the basics and demonstrates step by step how to use vibrato while playing.

Please give me wingsakai tori

Please give me wings / Red Bird / Flute / Wings to Fly / Flute

“Tsubasa wo Kudasai” is a piece in which the flute’s high register resonates beautifully.

It is also well known as a choral song.

Because the melody is familiar, it’s an easy piece to play as flute practice.

Give it a try first.

Tokyo College of Music High School J. Demersseman / Sixième Solo de Concert, Op. 82aizawa masahiro

Tokyo College of Music High School, J. Demersseman / Sixième Solo de Concert, Op. 82

This video features instructor Masahiro Aizawa.

It’s a bit hard to follow since the sheet music doesn’t appear, but he shares some tips on how to play, so I think it’s informative.

I believe it’s a video where you can learn how to play and phrase on the flute.

[Flute] I made a video showing common fingering mistakes often seen in people who haven’t taken lessons.Kamijo Misuzu

This video explains common fingering mistakes.

These errors are said to be especially common among people who play in their own way or those in school bands.

If you use the wrong fingerings, you can end up with poor intonation and sluggish finger movement.

If that sounds familiar, it might be worth watching.