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If you’ve come this far, I must tell you not to be intimidated by trying to play the Native American flute, especially if the sounds of these instruments are speaking to your spirit. Native flutes are some of the most beautiful and easy-to-play musical instruments in the world. Allow yourself to create a space for the flute to play with you.
For many of us who are not familiar with music theory, the idea of playing a native flute involves ‘feeling’ and ‘being inspired’ during the learning process. That’s how some of the most beautiful and heartfelt native flute songs are born.
A beginner flute player doesn’t need to know music theory or read sheet music to learn to play these instruments. Imagine that hundreds, thousands of years ago none of that existed, but music always existed, it has been there all along since forever, you just need to quiet your mind to hear it.
The fundamental characteristics of the Native American flute make it perfect for musical initiation within an intuitive, spontaneous, playful, meditative, and therapeutic process.
In my process with flutes, I identified 10 postures and practices that made a significant difference in my intuitive development with the flute and I would like to share them with you:
1
Create a space and time in the day, in the week to experiment with the flute… start slowly with 5, 10, 15 minutes…;
2
Tune yourself first, relax, breathe deeply and place your attention on the flow of your breath before playing the flute;
3
Engage with the flute in the spirit of discovery and experimentation;
4
Blow softly and long on the lowest note, still paying attention to your breath;
5
Practice the basic ascending and descending scale several times, starting very slowly and pausing on each note to perceive the intervals, distances, relationships, and sensations caused by each note separately and then with the notes in sequence;
6
Create different ways to move the ascending and descending scale;
7
Practice the passage of scale notes guided by a pulse (marked time) I suggest starting at 60 bpm. (metronome apps).
8
Take one day a week to forget everything and simply play the flute!
9
Play to a landscape, a tree, an animal, an emotion, play to yourself…
10
Put intention into playing the flute, play for peace on the planet, for love, for nature…
Playlist Tips for Playing Native Flute
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Iniciar
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Dinâmica - Volume
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Variação de Afinação
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Estrutura e Respiração
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Memória Tátil
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Exercício de Escala Básico
DIcas Flauta Nativa | Revisão Escala Salto e Passo
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Tessitura de Escala Passo
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Tessitura de Escala Salto 1
Dicas Flauta Nativa | Tessitura de Escala Salto 2
There are no limits to playing these instruments when the sounds come from the spirit itself. So please go ahead, it can be a life-changing experience, just as it has transformed mine.
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