King of Prussia, PA — Theodore Presser Company is excited to announce the publication of Flute 101: Mastering the Basics by flute pedagogues Phyllis Avidan Louke and Patricia George. This book exhibited great popularity early on, selling more than 1,000 copies even before its official publication with Theodore Presser Company. It will be presented at the 2010 National Flute Association Convention in Anaheim this summer to the delight of many.

A uniquely comprehensive teaching resource, Flute 101: Mastering the Basics eliminates the need for several books during the first year of study; a real money-saver for student and teacher alike. This book takes the student through introductory, beginner, and intermediate curriculum while addressing different learning styles, even at the beginner level. It demonstrates that learning the fundamentals of playing can be enjoyable when players can experience their benefits. Flute 101: Mastering the Basics includes a Teacher’s Guide with lesson plans containing songs, duets, and creative activities to develop tone, technique and musicianship, as well as a Phrasing Guide, which gives the teacher an organized curriculum with which to teach musical phrasing. This is a must-have staple of the flute teaching studio, for use with beginning to intermediate players.

Offering music by today’s greatest composers and teachers, Theodore Presser Company is the leader in publishing educational and recital music. Theodore Presser Company is a full-range music publisher and distributes the music of over 30 publishers from around the globe, with a combined sales catalog that features over 60,000 available works. For more information about new publications from Theodore Presser Company or to locate a dealer near you, log on to www.presser.com or e-mail us at sales@presser.com. For a review copy of the publication listed in this release, please contact Heidi Vanderlee at (212) 777-0900, ext. 230 or send an e-mail to hvanderlee@presser.com.