The Art of the Native American Flute

, by Nakai, R. Carlos; Demars, James; McAllester, David P.; Light, Ken

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ISBN: 9780786628988 | 0786628987
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/21/1997

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This Book Is A Summation of R. Carlos Nakai's years as an educator, performer and student of the Native American flute.

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Preface	p. vii
The Native American Flute
Native American Musical Tradition	p. 1
Native American Music Styles	p. 4
The Native American Flute	p. 7
Care and Maintenance	p. 11
Tunings and Finger Patterns	p. 13
The Extended Scale	p. 21
Other Keys and Tablature Relationships	p. 24
Writing and Arranging in Tablature Form	p. 26
Traditional Ornaments and Endings	p. 29
Standard Notations and Variations	p. 33
Parlando Style and Notation	p. 41
Mixed Meters	p. 44
Native American Flute Melodies
"December Snow" (from "Changes")	p. 51
"12/13/82 Song" (from "Changes")	p. 52
"Wioste Olowan Inkpa taya" (from "Changes") arranged	p. 53
"Wioste Olowan Tokiya" (from "Changes") traditional	p. 54
"11/3/82 Song"	p. 55
"Death Song - Lament" (from "Changes")	p. 56
"11/11/82 Song" (from "Changes")	p. 58
"Zuni Song" (from "Changes") arranged	p. 59
"12/20/82 Song" (from "Changes")	p. 60
"12/13/82 Song No. 2" (from "Changes")	p. 61
"11/20/82 Song" (from "Changes")	p. 62
"Whippoorwill" (from "Changes")	p. 63
"Whirlwinds Dancing" (from "Emergence")	p. 64
"Coventry Carol" (from "Winter Dreams") arranged	p. 65
"Rainy Nights in Taos" (from "Journeys") arranged	p. 66
"Omaha Song" (from "Earth Spirit") arranged	p. 67
"The Colors Fall" (from "Spirit Horses")	p. 68
"Crow Wing" (from "Native Tapestry")	p. 72
The Music of R. Carlos Nakai
The Beginnings of a New Genre	p. 79
The Recordings of R. Carlos Nakai	p. 81
Discussion of the Recordings	p. 83
The Question of Authenticity	p. 109
References	p. 114
Acknowledgments	p. 116
Bibliography and Discography	p. 117
About the Authors	p. 119
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The Art of the Native American Flute

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