A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist

Susan Maclagan is a freelance flutist, flute and music theory instructor, editor and author who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has studied the flute for more than 50 years. Her career has included playing in the Calgary Philharmonic and in a flute and harp or piano ensemble called Windsong; teaching privately with a specialty in flute technique and at institutions such as the University of Toronto and Havergal College; and writing for flute magazines and newsletters. Susan has won several scholarships and studied at the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory of Toronto, the Banff School of Fine Arts, the Aspen School of Music, Jeunesses Musicales of Canada and has attended a huge number of flute master classes and 25 National Flute Association conventions. She recently, edited, advised, and contributed to the book Flute Secrets (2017), which was written by the renowned flutist and pedagogue, Trevor Wye. On Facebook, she has a fan page for her dictionary and administers the “Flute Tips Group”,”The Flute Classifieds, and “Favorite Flute Videos” pages which she started. Her teachers have included Keith Underwood, Geoffrey Gilbert, Louis Moyse and Jeanne Baxtresser.

Foreword
By Trevor Wye
Acknowledgments
List of Common Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
Introduction

THE DICTIONARY

Appendix 1: Various Flute Classifications
Appendix 2: Renaissance, Baroque, and Simple-System Flutes
Appendix 3: One-Keyed, Two-Keyed, and Simple-System Flute Parts
Appendix 4: Flute Clutches
By David Shorey
Appendix 5: Parts from Older or Modified Boehm Flutes
Appendix 6: The Family of Boehm-System Flutes
Appendix 7: Basic Modern Flute Parts
Appendix 8: Boehm Flute Key and Tone Hole Names
Appendix 9: Common Modern Flute Options
Appendix 10: Some Modern Head Joint Options
Appendix 11: An Easy Guide to Checking Your Flute Tuning and Scale 
By Trevor Wye
Appendix 12: Tools of the Trade
Appendix 13: Crowns and Stoppers
By Gary Lewis
Appendix 14: Boehm Flute Scales from 1847 to the Present: The Short Story
By Gary Lewis
Appendix 15: Anatomy of the Human Head and Neck
Appendix 16: Orchestra and Opera Audition Excerpts
Appendix 17: Early Music on Modern Flute
By Barthold Kuijken
Appendix 18: Beatbox Flute
By Greg Pattillo

Selected Bibliography
About the Author