A Collection of Chinese Flute Solos (Volume 1)

Author: Zhang Zhihua
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Publish Date: 2005-07-15
Features: In the past decade, with the widespread popularity and development of amateur wind bands, more and more people have taken up learning the flute. At the same time, various flute teaching materials have emerged. If ten years ago flute teaching materials were scarce and five years ago they were moderately scarce, then in the past two years, textbooks have sprouted like mushrooms after rain, no longer considered scarce. According to the compiler's incomplete statistics, more than ten different types of flute tutorials have been published, along with three dedicated scales and arpeggio practice books, five collections of foreign classical pieces and their guides, six or seven foreign exercise books, and four or five amateur examination textbooks. Among them, only in Beijing, various publishers have produced as many as fourteen books, creating a fierce market competition. However, to this day, there is still no Chinese flute solo repertoire collection (or Chinese flute teaching repertoire collection). In this regard, even if it is not entirely scarce, it is at least a deficiency. So, is it necessary to publish a Chinese flute repertoire collection? I believe the answer is yes, for the following reasons:
First, we cannot allow Chinese children and flute enthusiasts to play only foreign pieces from the beginning to the end of their learning, familiarizing themselves only with foreign flute repertoire rather than Chinese repertoire. This is incomplete. Therefore, to achieve comprehensive music education, we need a Chinese flute repertoire collection.
Second, as teaching materials, they cannot only include parts without complete piano accompaniment scores, which is not conducive to improving teaching and performance levels. Many of the published flute tutorials, although they include some Chinese folk songs and Chinese pieces, only provide parts without piano accompaniment scores, leaving the music incomplete and the teaching materials inadequate.
Third, for international exchanges, we need a Chinese flute repertoire collection. Since the reform and opening-up, many foreign flute experts have come to China for teaching, lectures, and performances. To show friendship, they often gift us with some sheet music, but we have no decent Chinese flute repertoire collection to return as a gift, which feels quite awkward.