Share the Lead: Chart Hits: Flute Book & CD

Warm, immediate, and celebratory. These are songs many listeners know from radio and film, so performing them carries an ease and connection that energizes both player and audience. The accompaniment CD creates the feeling of playing within a band or full arrangement, transforming a solo flute into part of something larger.

Intermediate flutists preparing for recitals, studio performances, or informal concert settings. This collection works for late-elementary through early high school players who have solid fundamentals and are ready to tackle contemporary, accessible melodies with full accompaniment support.

• Balance the sustained phrases in ballads like When You Say Nothing At All by shaping each note toward the vowel sound, rather than treating them as isolated events.
• In upbeat tracks like Flying Without Wings, use the CD to lock into the groove early; don't try to impose your own tempo over a recorded ensemble.
• Where melodies sit high or demand quick articulation, isolate those passages in slow practice first to build confidence before rehearsing with the accompaniment.
• Listen to the full arrangement on the CD before your first read-through so you understand where the flute melody lives in the mix and what harmonic support surrounds it.

Feature one of these selections as a crowd-pleasing solo during a mixed recital, or program several back-to-back to showcase your flute students' range and musicality in a single set. The familiar titles make this ideal for informal studio performances, school assemblies, or any context where you want students performing repertoire that both they and their audience find engaging.

• Shaping sustained melodic lines over harmonic accompaniment
• Matching articulation and phrasing to pre-recorded ensemble parts
• Balancing expression in both uptempo and ballad contexts
• Reading and performing lead melody lines in contemporary popular arrangements