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Lesson 3: Flute - Flute Sonata in B Flat Major, H. 552

by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Performer: Alexander Murray

Directions

Study the musical selection for one week.

Over the week:

• Listen to the music daily.
• Recite the composer and composition names.
• Read the synopsis.
• Review the vocabulary terms.
• Read about the instrument or topic category.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

This lesson continues the study of the flute, a woodwind instrument. The musical composition for this lesson, 'Flute Sonata in B Flat Major, H. 552,' by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, features the flute. As you enjoy the music, identify the sounds of the flute. If desired, review the sound of the lone solo flute playing in Lesson 1.

Vocabulary

Sonata: A composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment.
Flat (of a note): A semitone lower than a specified note.
Major (of a key): Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.

Category

1. Music lessons group musical instruments into five major categories: strings, keyboards, percussion, woodwinds, and brass.
2. Woodwind instruments in an orchestra typically include flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons.
3. Woodwind instruments produce sound when the musician blows across an opening or through a tube to vibrate air inside the instrument.
4. Most woodwind instruments incorporate a reed to produce their distinctive sounds. Study the two reeds.

5. Reeds are attached to the mouthpiece of instruments, where musicians blow to vibrate the reed and the air inside the instrument.

6. Woodwind instruments also have keys or open holes that musicians press to alter the sound. See the keys on the flute and both keys and holes on the clarinet.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Review the Parts of a Flute

Study the parts on the labeled picture of the flute.

Activity 2: Review How to Hold and Play a Flute

Examine the picture of the flutist and answer the following questions:

• How does the flutist use her right hand?
• How does the flutist use her left hand?
• What do the flutist's fingers press down?
• How does the flutist use her mouth and lips?
• How does the flutist change which sounds the flute plays?

Activity 3: Quiz Yourself: Identify Flute Parts

Quiz yourself, and identify the following parts from memory on the flute:

• Embouchure Hole
• Head Joint
• Middle Joint
• Foot Joint
• Keys

Activity 4: Can You Find It?

Study the lesson painting, 'Boy Playing the Flute,' by Judith Leyster, and find the following:

• Flute Being Played
• Flute on the Wall
• Violin
• Bow
• Fingers Pressing Holes or Keys
• Mouth Blowing Air

Review

Question 1

What are the five major categories of instruments listed in the lesson?

1 / 5

Answer 1

The five major categories of instruments are strings, keyboards, percussion, brass, and woodwinds.

1 / 5

Question 2

Which instrument category does this lesson feature?

2 / 5

Answer 2

This lesson features the woodwind category.

2 / 5

Question 3

Which instrument does this lesson feature?

3 / 5

Answer 3

This lesson features the flute.

3 / 5

Question 4

What are the major parts of the flute?

4 / 5

Answer 4

Major parts of the flute include the embouchure hole, the head joint, the middle joint, the foot joint, and the keys.

4 / 5

Question 5

How do musicians create different sounds with woodwinds?

5 / 5

Answer 5

Musicians press woodwind keys or open holes to create different sounds. They also change how hard they blow to manipulate the volume.

5 / 5

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1. What are the five major categories of instruments listed in the lesson? The five major categories of instruments are strings, keyboards, percussion, brass, and woodwinds.
2. Which instrument category does this lesson feature? This lesson features the woodwind category.
3. Which instrument does this lesson feature? This lesson features the flute.
4. What are the major parts of the flute? Major parts of the flute include the embouchure hole, the head joint, the middle joint, the foot joint, and the keys.
5. How do musicians create different sounds with woodwinds? Musicians press woodwind keys or open holes to create different sounds. They also change how hard they blow to manipulate the volume.

References

'Woodwind instrument.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.

'Flute.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.