I'm learning to play the flute from this book after having taken a few lessons in junior high. What I love about this book is that it doesn't include a lot of unnecessary information. It covers what you immediately need to know to start playing, and adds some pointers on tone later on. Very straightforward. For the money, it's an amazing deal because you get a LOT of songs, from beginner to intermediate, so you won't need to buy another songbook too quickly. I bought another flute book with CD and DVD from Hal Leonard and I haven't used it at all. This book is much better.

This book is easy and fabulous if a person already knows how to read music perhaps from the piano. I know it from that stand point. By page 62 I was playing songs from 100 Solos Flute ISBN 0-8256-1098-2.

I'd recommend a Pearl closed hole split E and C foot which does go hand in hand with How To Play the Flute.

Great beginning book, but where's the information on "purchasing and caring for your instrument"?

I started playing flute in 6th Grade, and I'm 42 now. I didn't think there was much to know about the flute, but there is! I was surprised to find the history of the flute interesting, and there was a few things about care of the flute I didn't know. Plus, the exercises have really helped me. I just play the flute for fun, but I really love this book.

Well were should I begin.... 1st of all I thought this book was ok becasue some of the symbols were a little mis-drawn but on the most part It explained how to hold the flute using the right fingerings. As a beginer I found it helpfull to buy the 2000 Methoid Flute book becasue the cd in the book is very help full, but that book needs this one to fill in were it assumes you already know. The author is very good in explaining though and gives alot of detail. I tought my self so I dont know how it will work for somone that is taking lessons.