David Summer Flute Lessons Teacher Experienced Instructor, Groton MA

David Summer - Experienced Teacher

Flute Lessons, Beginning Intermediate & Advanced

David Summer has over 30 years of professional experience as a flute teacher, giving flute lessons to students from beginner flute players to advanced flutists. He also performs professionally as a flutist and has played in many different types of ensembles, including big bands, jazz ensembles, function bands, flute ensembles and chamber groups.

David holds a degree in Music Education and has been a flute instructor in private and public schools as well as in a variety of other settings. He is certified as a music teacher by the Department of Education in the state of Massachusetts.

All flute students studying with David, children and adults, are offered a comprehensive curriculum that combines the study of classical, jazz and pop music and is tailored to each individual student's interests and abilities. The flute is rich with performance repertoire, especially music from the baroque and classical periods. David helps his students explore and interpret these pieces as they learn to play the flute.

David incorporates music fundamentals such as sight reading, scales, practicing techniques and performance skills, into all of his teaching. He also includes elementary and advanced music theory studies in his flute lessons to help each student feel more comfortable and confident when playing the flute in any musical environment.

Proper breathing, breath control and diaphragm support are essential ingredients to playing the flute successfully. Developing a good flute embouchure can be a challenge for beginning and intermediate flute students. A properly formed embouchure is essential to achieving a good flute tone and is also important for flexibility, on the flute. David helps flute students understand these fundamentals and then coaches all of his students, children and adults, as they develop their ability to integrate these fundamentals into their every day flute playing.

David has taught many flute players the fundamentals of jazz improvisation. He uses play along materials as part of his jazz flute instruction to make improvising on the flute fun and introduces jazz flute students to standards from the jazz performance repertoire, especially selections from the American Popular Songbook. David also incorporates ear training in his jazz improvisation curriculum so flute students learn how to hear chord changes and recognize musical patterns.

Duet playing, classical and/or jazz according to student interest, is an important part of the flute curriculum as well. David plays flute duets with his students in their lessons to help with music reading and to improve the student’s ability to play along with other instrumentalists. (Plus they’re fun!)

Each student is different in their playing goals and the time they can allot to practice the flute. David helps his students create a custom practice routine to make the best use of available flute practice time. Students are able to maintain and improve their flute playing according to their own schedule.

Performance skills are an important part of the flute curriculum for an advancing student. David has helped advancing flute students, children and adults, find performance opportunities according to their interest.

As an experienced flute teacher, David takes pride in his patience and his ability to encourage, motivate and inspire his flute students. He believes the best flute teachers take the time to play along with their students. David enjoys playing the flute with his students, beginners, intermediate and advanced students alike, and teaching flute lessons through patient explanation and by example.

Most of all David makes learning to play the flute fun.

All flute lessons are private lessons and are tailored to each individual student's interests and ability. Lessons may be scheduled on a regular weekly basis or "one at a time" lessons are available. These one at a time lessons are especially good for students who live further away from David's teaching studio or for adult flute students who may be unable to commit to regularly scheduled weekly music lessons.

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All flute lessons are given in a music studio located in David's home in Groton MA, 01450. This location is conveniently located for students looking for flute lessons in Acton MA, Littleton MA, Westford MA and Concord MA. David's teaching studio is also easily accessible to students in Massachusetts from, in or near Acton MA 01718 01719 01720, Ashby MA 01431, Ayer MA 01432 01434, Bedford MA 01730 01731, Billerica MA 01821 01822 01862, Bolton MA 01740, Boxborough MA 01719, Carlisle MA 01741, Chelmsford MA 01824, Clinton MA 01510, Concord MA 01742, Devens MA 01432 01434, Dracut MA 01826, Dunstable MA 01827, Fitchburg MA 01420, Groton MA 01450 01471 01470, Harvard MA 01451, Hudson MA 01749, Lancaster MA 01523, Leominster MA 01453, Lincoln MA 01773, Littleton MA 01460, Lowell MA 01850 01851 01852 01853 01854, Lunenburg MA 01462, Maynard MA 01754, Pepperell MA 01463, Shirley MA 01464, Sterling MA 01564, Stow MA 01775, Sudbury MA 01776, Tewksbury MA 01876, Townsend MA 01469 01474, Tyngsboro MA 01879, Westford MA 01886 and surrounding towns, as well as towns local to southern New Hampshire, including Brookline NH 03033, Greenville NH 03048, Hollis NH 03049, Hudson NH 03051, Mason NH 03048, and Nashua NH 03060 03061 03062 03063 03064. Also the Worcester MA area, Boston MA area, MetroWest area and nearby towns.

Resources for Flutists

Here are some excellent flute resources that David has created for his flute students and makes freely available to everyone. These music education resources will be of special interest to all flutists, as well as instrumental teachers, band instructors, music educators and recording engineers who may have the good fortune to be recording flutists.

David's Flute Duet Podcast

As a resource for flutists and flute teachers, David has recorded, and is podcasting, some of the duets from the book Selected Duets for Flute. This flute duet book is familiar to flutists of all ages.

All of these classical flute duets are presented in two versions, one with both flute parts and one with the flute two only part to be used as a flute play along. This is an excellent resource for flute students, flute teachers and school instrumental music directors. Find these play along flute duets on David's Flute Podcast page.

Recording the Flute

You may also be interested in David's article on Recording the Flute. Published in Recording Magazine, this article discusses recording the flute in a home recording studio.

Also included in this flute recording article are sound clips demonstrating the effect of using different types of microphones, and different microphone positions, when recording the flute. This is an excellent resource for all flutists as well as for recording engineers and musicians with home recording studios.