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There is a strong component of any musical experience that brings the listener into the realm of passion, and that is expression. Expressive playing joins the emotional and the technical; the skills with the impressions. It is through the expression that...
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After a little bit of a hiatus I thought that I would continue my "Native Flute Lesson" series by bridging two ideas together. In the first Lesson we discussed how a strong " Initial Tone " is one of the most important ideas of playing...
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So in the constant search of finding new sounds for the Native American Wood Flute or (NAF) I should mention yet another type of scale that the flute is able to speak. However, before I mention this wonderful scale let's understand a simple concept...
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So you have started to practice the Initial Tone and feel pretty good about how your sound is progressing. Now you are looking for a more challenging technique … or at least more notes then just moving fingers up and down. So welcome to the world of your...
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So in my last post I talked about how the Native American Flute (NAF) is recognized to be played in a standard minor key. If you stick with a traditional "open" fingering then, yes, then the Native American Flute will play a minor pentatonic...
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I am always intrigues at listening to people talk about "What Key am I in?" when it comes to the Native American Wood Flute. I love to listen to people's answers, because they almost always talk about one aspect of the flute … the minor...
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So I've been thinking about the importance of sound when it comes to the Native American Wood Flute (or NAF). There are a lot of people out there who pick up the instrument and start playing it with extreme ease. The instrument is a simple instrument...