This document provides a performers guide to selected National Flute Association (NFA) Young Artist Competition commissioned works: Loin dici for flute and piano (2005) by Bun-Ching Lam, Inside Morning for flute and piano (2008) by Wayne Horvitz, and Jim & John for solo flute (2015) by Michael Fiday. This document offers performers and teachers a methodical approach to meeting various performance challenges that test the musical and technical abilities of advanced flutists. A brief history of the NFA, New Music Advisory Committee, Young Artist Competition, and commissions process is provided to aid performers in understanding the context for these compositions. Written from a performers viewpoint, the guide is a resource for musicians preparing these pieces and other new works through discussions of technical issues and extended techniques.