Author: Jeffrey K. Ball Publisher: Crazy Crow Trading Post ISBN: 9781929572229 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Includes the history of the American Indian courting flute, flute maintenance and easy-to-follow instructions on playing. The CD includes samples of recordings from Jeff Ball as well as spoken instruction.
Author: C. S. Fuqua Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781479109838 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
The Native American Flute: Myth, History, Craft explores the history and mythology of the Native American flute and provides a detailed section on how to craft ancient and modern versions of the instrument.
Author: John Vames Publisher: molly moon arts & Publishing ISBN: 9780974048628 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
It has been professed that the sound of the Native American Flute has the power so soothe and to heal. It is very player friendly and if you have always wanted to play an instrument but never had the chance, here it is No prior music experience is needed and we guarantee that you will take home all the tools necessary for your success. Our Workshops include everything you need to get started on a Flute Journey of your own. With this book and companion CD you will learn: proper finger and breath control; how to ornament melodies; an understanding of pitch and rhythms; how to practice successfully; how to create your own songs; useful scales to develop technique and how to read printed music and tablature.
Author: Wojciech Usarzewicz Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781537142074 Category : Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
"The Art of Flutemaking" is a complete, step-by-step, illustrated guide to building Native American style flute. The author, Wojtek, published many tutorials on flutemaking on his free website, and after being asked by many readers to turn the tutorials into a book, "The Art of Flutemaking" was born. The book guides the reader through each step on building a flute, from choosing materials such as branches or construction lumber or even bamboo, through measurements and carving of the main chambers, to building the sound mechanism and tuning the entire instrument. This book will teach the reader everything that allows the person to create a fully functional Native American style flute, tuned to minor pentatonic scale. The author explains how to build the flute using simple hand tools and affordable materials, but also provides information about the use of power tools in the flutemaking process. Even if you don't have huge machines, you can still build a flute. All of this is supported by photos, images and illustrations. With the help of this book, every person will be able to build a Native American style flute. The book also contains instructions on flutecare and it teaches how to play the Native style flute, in case the reader never played this type of instrument.
Author: Frances Densmore Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press ISBN: 0873511425 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
An authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Ojibwe people.
Author: Daniel Paquette Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595371310 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 90
Book Description
Have you heard the haunting melody of a Native American Flute being played? Would you like to play in this manner yourself? Well, you can! No musical background is assumed or needed to play the flute with beauty and grace. In Flute Dreams, you are shown that playing the Native American Love Flute is as much a spiritual expression as it is a physical one. In this guide to learning to play the Native American Flute, students are given the tools to express love through their playing. The Author combines West and East in this unique guide to learning to play the Native American Flute.
Author: R. Carlos Nakai Publisher: Canyon Records Prod. ISBN: 9780786628988 Category : Flute Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A comprehensive instruction manual for learning to play the Native American flute, including information on tunings, fingerings, performance technique, tablature, style, history, standard notation, traditional ornaments, and a section on the care and maintenance of the flute. Also features sixteen transcriptions of songs from Nakai's recordings, and an analysis of his career as a recording artist and performer by the ethnomusicologist David P. McAllester.
Author: W. A. Mathieu Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 0834827670 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 386
Book Description
The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the connection between sound, music, and everyday life.
Author: Jeffrey K. Ball
Author: Paul Goble
Author: C. S. Fuqua
Author: John Vames
Author: Wojciech Usarzewicz
Author: Frances Densmore
Author: Lew Paxton Price
Author: Daniel Paquette
Author: R. Carlos Nakai
Author: W. A. Mathieu