Aus Walter van Hauwes Arbeit als Professor am Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam ist dieses Lehrwerk hervorgegangen. Es richtet sich vor allem an Dozenten und Studenten. 1984 erschienen, ist es zu einem Standardwerk der Blockflötentechnik geworden.

Part I: How to Hold the Recorder - 1. the Right Hand - 2. The Left Hand - 3. The Lips - 4. The Fair Distribution of the Weight - Part II: How to Move the Fingers - 1. The Movement Itself - 2. The Right Hand - 3. The Left Hand - 4. The Half-holes - 5. The Left Thumb - 6. Which Fingers Do What? - 7. Table of Fingerings - 8. Exploring Combinations of Fingers - Part III: About Breathing - 1. Inhalation - 2. Exhalation - 3. How to Hold the Air - Part IV: About Articulation - 1. The consonants - 2. The Position of the Tongue with Single T and D - 3. double Tonguing with T and D - 4. Double Tonguing with More than Two Syllables - 5. Legato-Portato-Staccato - 6. The Consonants K and G