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What Key Am I In? – “Dorian is such a great sound!”

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 first. The major scale is a simple pattern that...

Posted to Native Flute Theory (Weblog) by dellojoio on 04-06-2008
“What Key am I in?” – There’s MORE than minor?

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 (1) scale. This makes a lot of flutes very static...

Posted to Native Flute Theory (Weblog) by dellojoio on 02-10-2008
“What Key am I in?” – Beginning Native Flute Concepts

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. I would like to take some time to describe a couple...

Posted to Native Flute Theory (Weblog) by dellojoio on 01-31-2008

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