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The Mighty Drone Flute!
This article is about the drone flute, a startlingly powerful version of the Native American flute! There are two ways to play an instrument. You can play it along with at least one other person, (a duet, a trio, quartet, … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, drone, flute, Native American
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“Knitting” Tunes
In this article I would like to compare “doing” music to the art of knitting. What? Have I lost my mind?! No. Far from it. If you’ve read even some of my articles on this blog page you will already … Continue reading
Posted in banjo, blues, meditative, Mobile Devices, Native American flute
Tagged banjo, knitting, meditate, meditating, Native American flute, ukulele
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The DNA of Music
Before you read this article, please note that this is not a political blog. So when you read that some strict religious sects don’t allow music, this is not meant to ramp up anger among music lovers. I use this … Continue reading
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Tagged cellular, DNA, early church, early human, first musician, hymns, music, pentatonic scale
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Building a Native American Flute
The Native American flute is one of those folk instruments that looks like it would be easy to build. After all, it’s just a simple barrel with six, (or five), holes drilled down its length. You blow in one end, … Continue reading
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Playing Interpretively
There are two types of musical instruments. There is the electronic instrument. This would include electric guitars, and various offsprings of it. The other type of instrument is the nonelectric instrument that doesn’t depend on pickups and amps to make … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic melody, Cordoba, finger pick, tenor 22T, ukulele, Wild Mountain Thyme
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It’s Not Only a Man’s Instrument
The following information is gleaned from the book, The Native American Flute: Myth, History, Craft, by C.S. Fuqua. Although the love flute myth—the development of the native flute for use by a male to court a female—is certainly a most … Continue reading
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Tagged meditative, Native American flute, Native American flute CRAFT, Native American flute HISTORY, Native American flute MYTH
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Pentatonic Scale On the Native American Flute
If you already play an instrument, you probably play the guitar. Everyone wants to play the guitar. The guitar is a rock instrument, a folk instrument, a bluegrass instrument, a blues and jazz instrument, a classical music instrument, a sacred … Continue reading
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