Key Resources

The Music and Performing Arts library has a good collection of scores for flute.  There is a range of tutors and exercises for learning the flute as well as a large number of classical works for flute, often with piano accompaniment.  Also there is a selection of popular music arranged for flute from Broadway to jazz, from motown to rock.

Major References

The Development of the Modern Flute
A study of the evolution of the flute written by flutist, Nancy Toff.

The Early Flute
Covers all aspects of the early transverse flute in the renaissance, baroque and classical periods.

The Flute Book : a Complete Guide for Students and Performers
Considered a standard work on the flute written by Nancy Toff, flautist and flute historian.

Flute Music of the 18th Century : an Annotated Bibliography
A comprehensive repertoire of music written for flute in the eighteenth century. The book is organised alphabetically by composer with an index of instrumental combinations in the second part.

Flute Repertoire Catalogue
Lists over 10,000 score titles for flute.

Flute Technique
Includes information on flute playing techniques and a small list of music for the flute.

Flute Technique
Written by Gareth Morris, former Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music, this small book looks at the history of the flute, playing technique, fingering charts, style, practice, orchestral playing and repertoire.

Great Flute Makers of France : the Lot and Godfrey Families, 1650-1900
Documents the history and work of two influential French flute making families. The book also includes information on other 18th century flute makers.

A Handbook of Literature for the Flute
A list of flute solo and ensemble scores organised by grade and composer with a description of each piece.

The Keyed Flute
A translation from the German of J.G. Tromlitz's tutor for the eight keyed flute, first published in 1800.

My Complete Story of the Flute : the Instrument, the Performer, the Music
A biographical dictionary of flutists and composers of flute music.

Practical Tutor for the Flute in Four Systems
A classic tutor for the flute written by Otto Langey and published in London, 1934.

A Word or Two on the Flute
A delightful little book on the history of the flute, originally published in Edinburgh in 1826.

Journals

 Flute talk
An American flute journal with the latest flute articles, profiles, competitions and letters.

Flute Notes
The J.S.Battye Library archives the WA Flute Society newsletter notes.

Flutewise
Web site of Flutewise, a non-profit trust that encourages young people's interest in the flute. The trust produces a quarterly magazine by subscription.

 Community Resources

Conferences

Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition
An international flute competition held in Odense, Denmark every four years.  Web site lists previous winners, jurors, contact details as well as a history of the competition.

Jean-Pierre Rampal Flute Competition
Held in honour of Jean-Pierre Rampal, an international flute competition for flutists under the age of 30 years. The web site provides participants' names, jurors, rules, history and contact details.

Kobe International Flute Competition
Web site for Kobe International Flute Competition, held in Kobe City, Japan every four years. Lists competition pieces required, rules, previous winners and contestants, and information on the qualifying audition. Available in English and Japanese.

Education

Cincinnati Flute Symposium
The Cincinnati Flute Symposium is a week long series of rehearsals, lessons, masterclasses and recitals for flutists of all ages and levels held at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Applicants are chosen by taped auditions. The site includes a downloadable application form and information on fees, competitions, accommodation and the University of Cincinnati.

Scottish International Flute Summer School
Provides all the information for this flute summer school including course details, mini biographies of the teachers, a small repertoire list, fees, location description, contact details and a booking form.

Suzuki Talent Education Association of Australia
Fancy learning the flute the Suzuki way?

Or do you just want to learn the flute? Directory of teachers
An excellent listing of music teachers produced by the WA Music Teachers Association.

Interest/Support Groups

The Australian Flute Society
Includes links to other flute related web pages, publications and convention information.

The British Flute Society
Join the British Flute Society online, the world's oldest flute society and receive a quarterly magazine entitled 'Pan'. The site includes an event calendar, contact details and a link list page.

The Dutch Flute Society
Web site of the Dutch Flute Society which was established in 1992 to encourage flutists to increase their knowledge of the flute. The site is mainly written in Dutch.

Flute Society of NSW
Web site of the Flute Society of New South Wales, a non-profit organisation that promotes flute playing and listening. The site has a link list page, event calendar, full text of 'Bulletin', Eisteddfod results for previous years, a bulletin board, list of flute teachers (members only) and committee listings.

Greater Boston Flute Association
The Greater Boston Flute Society was established in 1992 to provide cultural opportunities for flutists. The web site includes a selection of articles from the 'GBFA Gazette', membership information, a comprehensive set of links and a calendar of events. Awarded a weekly selection by Suite 101.com.

National Flute Association
Join America's National Flute Association or examine its links to articles online and competitions.

The West Australian Flute Society
The home page of West Australia's flute society includes news and reviews, articles, competitions, events and links to related web pages.

Other Information Resources

Net Links

Flute.com
A myriad of links to flute web sites.

Flute Pronunciation Guide
Visit this site to learn how to pronounce flute related names eg Eugene Ysaye. Each name has been recorded by a native speaker of the language eg French, German. The phonetic spelling of names is also given.

Flute World Online
A U.S. based on-line store for buying flutes, piccolos, sheet music, recordings, books and accessories.

Flutehistory.com
Written by author, Ardal Powell this site has a useful flute timeline, a history of the instrument, playing styles and biographies of flute makers, composers and players including work lists and bibliographies. There are also link lists, research resources and a repertoire bibliography.

A Guide to the Irish Flute
A simple yet stylish web site that has information and resources on playing traditional Irish music on a wooden flute.  Resources include a directory of flute makers, a wooden flute exchange, interviews, listing of recommended flute players and an article on maintenance of wooden flutes.

James Galway
Find out about James Galway's diamond studded second gold flute.

Larry Krantz Flute Pages
A winner of numerous web site awards. The site includes flute teaching tips, flute repertoire, faqs, flute and piccolo fingering, links, articles and international listings for lost and stolen flutes. There is a email discussion group as well as information on careers, auditions, performance and health issues for the flautist.

Trevor Wye Corner
Provides a variety of articles and listings from a biography and discography of Trevor Wye to a list of materials used in making a flute.

World of Flutes
Contains flute related articles, details of FLUTENET, its international discussion group and a large set of web site links, including listings of stolen flutes.