From two of the most prolific flautists of all time, Claude-Paul Taffanel and Philippe Gaubert's Méthode Complete de Flute provides an essential and well-informed aid to Flute studies. With notes in French, English, German andSpanish, this volume is highly accessible and versatile. The first volume of Méthode Complete de Flute addresses a huge number of musical elements, including tone, articulation, syncopation, key signatures, scales, breath control,ornaments and tonguing, among many other aspects. Having been outstanding performers on the Flute, as well as providing significant contributions to teaching of the instrument, the pair saw the need for their detailed MéthodeComplete de Flute, compiling it with their combined, invaluable expertise. Considering that two great names are associated, and that the compilation is packed full of technical exercises, this study book makes for an irresistablepurchase for aspiring flautists.