What is the most common key for a Native American flute?

What is the most common key for a Native American flute?

G
The center of this range, the keys of F# and G, are the most common keys for Native American flutes. These keys are a good choice for most first-time players of the Native American flute.

What is the lowest key on a Native American flute?

Keys of the Native American Style Flute. Native American style flutes are made in many different keys. The key of the flute is the fundamental (lowest) note that the flute can play. So a flute in the key of A will have a fundamental note that is the same tone as the note A above the middle C on a piano.

Is the Native American flute song book Free?

Click to download the Native Flute Handbook. There is no cost for this 400+ page PDF book. This section of pages make up the Flutopedia Song Book. Most of these songs are scored using Nakai Tablature with Finger diagrams.

What’s the best way to learn to play the flute?

Creating Music: If you are new to playing flute, start with just one tone: Close only the upper 3 holes (3rd hole is covered by leather band) with the left hand and the 3 right hand holes keep open. Play some long tones and some rhythms just with this one note. EASY IS RIGHT!

What kind of songs did the Dakotas sing?

Taking the truer method, we find the Dakotas to be men and women of like passions with ourselves. And they in like manner find in music and song their greatest means of emotional expression; either in the stirring songs of the chase or of war, or the p1aintive melodies of love, or the weird chants of their sacred mysteries.

Do you start with a lower key flute?

I would not recommend to start with a lower key, because most lower keyed flutes have problems with the over-blown tones. The F#-minor NAF has a really beautiful warm alto sound and F# is the tone of the 4th chakra, the heart-chakra.