Flute Playing & the Art of Doing Less Parts I and II serve as learning resources for all levels of flute players. The two volumes can be used alone, in tandem, or as a reference source that can accompany tone studies, daily exercises, and etude work. Working with the two volumes of the book will help flute players: 1 learn new skills or new approaches to already developed skills, 2. increase their understanding about how their body work impacts their flute work, 3. gain an understanding of how the flute “works,” 4. develop their sound and sound production skills, 5. develop in-depth problem solving skills, 6. develop their teaching skills. The first volume addresses the question, “What are the most fundamental and indispensable mechanical actions needed when working with tone production, how can they be most simply understood, and how are they acquired?” The second volume addresses the question, “How do our mechanical actions (air, lip, and tongue) most efficiently interact with the acoustic properties of the flute?”