Graded jazz pieces for solo flute recently set on the new Trinity College syllabus for all 8 grades. The story behind Scatadoodledoo: 'One day when I was at home practising my flute for a Jazz gig I had a particularly hard chart with lots of key changes and I just couldn't get into the flow of it. I was thinking logically and thinking of the chord symbols and just thinking thinking thinking which anyone who improvises knows is a sure way to stop you being 'in the flow'. Being a Jazz singer I love to scat sing and so I soon found myself putting my flute down and scat singing through the chart instead. I wasn't thinking I was justscatting around with my 'do-be-doos' and I was really getting into it and enjoying myself feeling so free in comparison to when I was improvising on the flute. That's when I had the idea to sing and play on my flute at the same time... I figured that all I needed to do was practice playing on my flute what I was singing at the same time and I'd be sorted with this hard chart in front of me. I started off simply at first but the more I practised the more I found my voice and fingers working together until it literally felt like they were 'one' and I was 'singing my flute'. Then when I took my voice out of it and all that remained was the sound of my flute that feeling of 'singing' still remained and I felt a freedom in my flute improvising that had been missing before. This discovery completely changed my jazz flute playing and to this day it is still my favourite way of practising improvising. 'Scatadoodledoo' is to encourage all Jazz flautists to start thinking of their flute as the voice they are scat singing with. The pieces range from grade one through to grade eight. Although the more advanced pieces like 'scatastrophy' and 'scatterbrain' have sections where the flautist has a chance to actually play and sing at the same time it is never too early to practice this method whether it be with scales or with beginner pieces like 'Scat Walker'. I hope you enjoy playing these as much as I enjoyed writing them.' Alicia Hart

The Original First and Second Books Including Dowland’s Original Lute Tablature. THE FIRST BOOK OF SONGS I. Unquiet thoughts II. Who ever thinks or hopes of love III. My thoughts are wing'd with hopes IV. If my complaints could passions move V. Can she excuse my wrongs? VI. Now, O now, I needs must part VII. Dear, if you change VIII. Burst forth, my tears IX. Go crystal tears X. Think'st thou then by thy feigning XI. Come away, come sweet love XII. Rest awhile you cruel cares XIII. Sleep, wayward thoughts XIV. All ye, whom Love or Fortune XIVa. All ye, whom Love or Fortune XV. Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me XVI. Would my conceit XVII. Come again XVIII. His golden locks XIX. Awake, sweet love, thou art return'd XX. Come, heavy Sleep XXI. Away with these self-loving lads ------ My Lord Chamberlain his Galliard (For two to play...) THE SECOND BOOK OF SONGS I. I saw my Lady weep II. Flow my tears III. Sorrow, stay IV. Die not before thy day V. Mourn, day is with darkness fled VI. Time's eldest son, Old Age (The first part) VII. Then sit thee down (The second part) VIII. When others sing Venite (The third part) IX. Praise blindness eyes X. O sweet woods XI. If floods of tears XII. Fine knacks for ladies XIII. Now cease my wand'ring eyes XIV. Come ye heavy states of night XV. White as lilies was her face XVI. Woeful heart XVII. A shepherd in a shade XVIII. Faction that ever dwells XIX. Shall I sue XX. Toss not my soul XXI. Clear or cloudy XXIa. Clear or cloudy XXII. Humour say what mak'st thou here (a Dialogue)