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Beginner flute pieces, free and in teaching order

SheetScroll’s free flute course has 14 public-domain pieces in teaching order, from the left-hand notes B, A and G to a whole minuet by Petzold. The flute sounds as written, and every piece listens and turns its pages without Pro.

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How is the flute course ordered?

Like flute methods, it begins with the left-hand notes B, A and G in Hot Cross Buns. Each piece then adds notes in the flute’s own order, and the rhythm grows alongside.

  1. Pieces 1 to 4: B, A, G, then D, then C, until you have five notes, G to D, in Lightly Row.
  2. Pieces 5 to 7: eighth notes in Jingle Bells, then the low D, E and F-sharp in Twinkle, and longer phrases with low notes in Au clair de la lune.
  3. Pieces 8 to 10: a full octave in Ode to Joy, B-flat and 3/4 time with pickups in Brahms’s Lullaby, and the second octave, with ties, in Amazing Grace.
  4. Pieces 11 to 13: 6/8 and a minor key in Greensleeves, dotted rhythms and long phrases in Dvořák’s Largo theme, and sixteenth notes in Schubert’s Cradle Song.
  5. Piece 14: a whole 32-bar minuet in eighths, Petzold’s Minuet in G.

What will I learn?

  • The first octave from G, then the low notes down to D, then the second octave up to B.
  • Breath and phrase length: tunes grow from short phrases to the long lines of Largo and Cradle Song.
  • Meters and keys: 3/4, 6/8, a flat in Lullaby, and a minor key in Greensleeves.
  • Rhythm, from quarters and halves to eighths, dotted notes and sixteenths.

The whole course lies between D4 and B5. Low C and the third octave are left for later. The flute sounds as written, so what you read is what SheetScroll listens for. The pieces are public domain, in our own CC0 encodings, and were checked note by note against editions.

How do I begin?

Tap Learn an instrument in an empty library, or open Setlists and choose Learn → Flute. SheetScroll imports the pieces, makes a setlist called Learn flute and opens the first piece. A short note on each piece says what is new.

How should I practice with it?

  • Put the device near the flute. SheetScroll says when it is too quiet or too noisy to follow.
  • Play slowly enough to breathe where the phrase ends. Mark breaths with the Breath mark stamp.
  • Take each new note in a short piece before the next, as the course does.
  • If you stop and start again, tap the bar you are on, or just keep playing.

What do I play next?

Try the free flute sheet music, or import your own PDFs and scans. Pro lets SheetScroll listen to any piece. See the wind and brass page.

The pieces

Learn flute: From three notes to minuets. 14 pieces, in the order they are played.

  1. Hot Cross Buns, Traditional: First notes: B, A, G
  2. Mary Had a Little Lamb, Traditional: Adding D
  3. Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Traditional: Adding C
  4. Lightly Row, Traditional: Five notes, G to D
  5. Jingle Bells, James Lord Pierpont: Eighth notes
  6. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Traditional: Low D, E and F-sharp
  7. Au clair de la lune, Traditional: Longer phrases, low notes
  8. Ode to Joy (theme), Ludwig van Beethoven: A full octave
  9. Lullaby, Johannes Brahms: B-flat, 3/4 time
  10. Amazing Grace, Traditional: The second octave
  11. Greensleeves, Traditional: 6/8 time, minor key
  12. Largo (theme), Antonín Dvořák: Dotted rhythms, long phrases
  13. Cradle Song, Franz Schubert: Sixteenth notes
  14. Minuet in G, Christian Petzold: A whole minuet

Start this course

In the app: Setlists → Learn.

Questions

Is the flute course free?

Yes. It is part of the free reader, and its pieces listen and turn pages without Pro.

Do I need to read music first?

No. The first piece has three notes, and each new piece adds a little.

Does the flute need transposing?

No. The flute sounds as written.

What range does the course cover?

D4 to B5. Low C and the third octave are left for later.