What is a good tone in flute playing? Surely it must be more than just clean (ie not producing many unwanted sounds) , colourful (with adequate timbre) , flexible (able to produce dynamic adjustments) or just a really big tone. Thewell -known Swiss flautist P. -L. Graf is concerned that the production of tone should not be seen as an aesthetic end in itself, but chiefly as a living means of expression and as a musical event. In this practice volume he haspicked 3x7 examples from the flute and operatic repertoire in order to work through three sets of themes: 1. ) cantabile playing at a piano dynamic, 2. ) dynamic flexibility and variation of tone colour, 3. ) fullness and intensityof sound. This offers concentrated training for all flautists, from student through to professional player. Text in German, French and English