Naemanson, If you're in Maine, trot over to Song of the Sea in Bar Harbor. They have Ralph Sweets' wooden keyless flutes. Just make sure you get one in his new design, the tone is much nicer and the intonation far better. I played one of the old ones and it was OK, but I had to fiddle with my embouchure to get the C# to play on pitch. Then I tried one of the new ones (that the sales clerk was considering keeping for herself) and whipped out my credit card. The finger spacing is quite comfortable for me (and I'm an average sized 5'6" woman) so unless your daughter's hands are tiny, she should be fine. For books, TIMBER: the Flute tutor, by Fintan Vallay is a good introduction, especially as she already has a sense of how flutes work. Also helpful is COMPLETE IRISH TINWHISTLE TUTOR by L.E. McCullough which discusses traditional flute/whistle ornamentation in excellent detail. The web is another good resource as other 'Catters have pointed out.
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