The following list is offered as a guideline and not a requirement. However, in order to progress, the below suggestions are the basic repertoire for a serious flute student. In some cases, students may be ahead of the recommendations.
Not all books must be bought at the same time. Each semester, recommendations will be made from the list below.
You can visit FluteWorld or Flute Specialists to buy your music and flute accessories. The preferred publisher is in parentheses ( ) after the listing.
For solo and ensemble proficiency scale information:
MSBOA Solo and Ensemble Proficiency
For All State Band Information:
MSBOA All State Band Information
Freshman
Etude books
117 Melodies and Progressive Studies for Flute, Gariboldi, Andersen, Koehler and Hugues. (Hal Leonard)
Thomas J. Filas , High Register Studies for Flute (Carl Fischer)
Moyse, De la Sonorite (Leduc)
Moyse, 24 Petites Etudes Melodiques for Flute (Leduc)
Taffanel/Gaubert, 17 Grands Exercises Journaliers (Leduc)
Trevor Wye, Practice Books Omnibus (1-5) (Novello)
Solo Collections
Donald Peck, Solos for Flute (Carl Fischer)
Contemporary French Recital Pieces, Vol. 1 & 2 (International)
Cavally, 24 Short Concert Pieces (Southern)
Voxman, Concert and Contest Collection (Rubank)
Handel, G.F., Sonatas 1-7, Urtext ed. only (Henle)
Telemann, Five Sonatas (Piper)
Telemann, Four Sonatas (Schirmer)
Solos
Telemann, Sonata in F major (in Telemann’s Four Sonatas)
Faure, Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande, op. 78 (in Donald Peck’s, Solos for Flute)
Hue, Serenade (Southern)
Pessard, Andalouse (Southern)
Marcello, Sonata in F major, op. 2, no. 1 (in Donald Peck’s Solos for Flute)
Sophomore
Etude Books
To be selected from the above list.
Solo Collections
To be selected from the above list.
Solos
Barber, Canzone for Flute and Piano (Schirmer)
Donjon, Pan Pastorale (in Donald Peck’s Solos for Flute collection)
Faure, Morceau de Concours (Bourne)
Faure, Piece (Leduc)
Handel, Sonata in a minor, Op. 1, no. 4 (in collection)
Handel, Sonata in F major, op. 1, no. 11 (in collection)
Handel, Sonata in g minor, op. 1, no. 2 (in collection)
Telemann, Sonata in a minor (from Telemann Five Sonatas)
Telemann, Sonata in G major (from Telemann Four Sonatas)
Junior
Etude Books
To be selected from the above list.
Solos
Blavet, Six Sonatas, op 2 (various)
Bloch, Suite Modale (Broude)
Boccherini, Concerto in D major, op. 27 (Southern or International)
Donjon, Offertoire (Fischer & in 24 Short Concert Pieces collection)
Handel, Sonata in C major, op. 1, no 7 (in collection)
Handel, Sonata in G major, op. 1, no. 5 (in collection)
Hovhaness, Sonata for Flute Alone (Peters)
Morlacchi, Swiss Shepherd (Carl Fischer)
Stamitz, K, Concerto in G major (in collection)
Telemann, Fantasias (various): no. 1-3, 5 & 8
Tomasi, Plaint and Dance of Mowgli (in Contemporary French Recital Pieces, vol. 2)
Senior
Etude Books
To be selected from the above list.
Solos
Bach, J.S., Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031, no. 2 (G. Henle Verlag, in collection)
Baker, Sonata for Flute and Piano (Southern)
Blavet, Sonata (La Lumagne), Flotenmusik vol. 1 – Baroque (G. Henle Verlag)
Caplet, Rêverie et petite Valse (in collection)
Devienne, Sonata no. 1 in e minor (International)
Debussy, Syrinx (J. & W. Chester Music)
Donizetti, Sonata in C major (Peters)
Erb, Music for Mother Bear (Merion)
Gaubert, Madrigal (International)
Handel, Sonata in b minor, op. 1, no. 9 (in collection)
Handel, Sonata in e minor, op. 1, no. la (in collection)
Haydn, Concerto in D major (International)
Honegger, Danse de la Chèvre (Salabert)
Hoover, Kokopelli (Papagena)
Molique, “Andante” from Concerto in D major, op. 69 (Southern)
Mozart, Andante in C major, K. 315 (various)
Ravel, Pièce en forme de habañera (Alphonse Leduc)
Schumann, Three Romances (International)