Mindful Flute Etudes: Transform Your Playing with Body Mapping and Melody Mining by Amy Likar and Rena Urso is appropriate for college through professional flute players.
The etudes by Danish flutist/composer Joachim Andersen are an integral part of every serious flute player’s training. Mindful Flute Etudes introduces a fresh perspective on practicing these etudes—a perspective that integrates mind, body, and spirit into your work. Following the advice in these pages will help you create more embodied performances. The premise is to understand and cultivate an accurate and adequate body map and apply your resulting fluid movement to the exploration of musical intentions. Throughout the book, there are QR codes which link to videos designed to illustrate the content. Concepts of musicianship are paired with concepts of whole-body movement and melody mining to enhance how you are playing your technical studies. You can use the strategies in this book as a creative template to help you find greater ease and fluidity in your playing and become more mindful
