Easy flute trios for beginners
The Beginning Band Fun Book’s FUNsembles: Book of Easy Trios (Flute)
What Is This Book?
The Beginning Band Fun Book’s FUNsembles: Book of Easy Trios (Flute) is a collection of more than thirty easy trios written specifically for beginning band flute students. Each short piece is designed to make ensemble playing fun and accessible while reinforcing core music-reading and playing skills. This book gives young flutists a friendly first experience playing in a small group.
Who Is This Book For?
This book is ideal for elementary and middle school beginning flute students in their first one to two years of playing.
It works well for school band programs, pull-out lessons, small ensemble groups, private studios, and home learners.
Directors can use it for full-band sectionals, honors ensembles, and chamber music units, while parents and students can use it for duets-plus-teacher trios at home.
What Makes This Book Easy for Kids to Learn?
Music is written at a true beginner level so new flutists can participate confidently.
Parts are carefully arranged to keep rhythms, ranges, and fingerings manageable for young players.
Consistent, clear layouts make it simple for kids to follow their own part while listening to others.
Parts are balanced so every player feels included and successful, not overwhelmed.
What Music Does the Book Include?
This book includes more than thirty easy flute trios written and arranged specifically for beginning band students.
The pieces are short, tuneful, and repetition-based to support strong reading and ensemble skills.
Styles focus on traditional, band-style, and educational pieces that help students practice timing, balance, and blend.
Coordinating editions for woodwinds, brass, and percussion allow mixed-instrument trios and flexible instrumentation.
Are There Fun Extras Included?
This book focuses on the music itself and does not include additional extras.
What’s Inside the Book?
Over thirty easy trio pieces for beginning flute
Carefully graded parts that match early band method skill levels
Coordinating editions for other band instruments (woodwinds, brass, percussion)
Music arranged so three players can perform together in any combination of band instruments
Short, achievable pieces ideal for lessons, sectionals, and concerts
Written to develop timing, rhythm, tempo control, and listening skills
Ensemble-focused writing that teaches balance, blend, and following a leader
A fun format that encourages teamwork and camaraderie among young musicians
Skills Your Child Will Learn
Playing in a trio and small ensemble
Counting and maintaining steady rhythm and tempo
Listening and blending with other instruments
Following and leading within a group
Tone control and breath support in an ensemble setting
Reading independent parts with confidence
Musical communication and non-verbal cues
Stage confidence for concerts, recitals, and performances
How to Use This Book
Teachers can use this book in band sectionals or small-group lessons to introduce ensemble skills beyond unison playing.
Private teachers can assign individual parts for at-home practice, then combine them in lessons for trio performance.
Band directors can mix instruments using coordinating editions to create flexible trios for concerts and classroom activities.
Students can use the book with classmates, siblings, or a teacher to experience the fun of real chamber music.
Parents can encourage home practice by having their child play along with two recorded parts or with family members who play different instruments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this book suitable for first-year flute students?
Yes. The trios are written for beginning band students and are appropriate for players in their first one to two years of study.
Do all three parts have to be played on flute?
No. While this edition is for flute, there are coordinating editions for woodwinds, brass, and percussion so you can mix instruments in any trio combination. The arrangements are designed so that any combination of band instruments from the series can play together successfully.
Can this be used in a full band class?
Yes. Directors can divide the class into trios or small groups using the coordinated books so every student has a compatible part.
Is this book good for concerts and recitals?
Yes. The short trios are performance-ready and work well for recitals, in-class performances, and small ensemble features.
Do students need previous ensemble experience to use this book?
No. The book is designed to be a first introduction to trio and ensemble playing for young beginners.
Learn More
For additional music tutorials and demonstrations, visit the official Music Fun Books YouTube Channel.
Where to get it
Available now on Amazon.