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IN THIS
ISSUE
1. Cedar
Mesa Music lowers prices, adds free shipping and
flutes.
2.
The
NEW Free DownloadS "Fading Canyon Light" and "Earth
& Sky"
3.
Flute
Class: Native American flute Song Writing
Workshop
4.
Flutes
and Flute Makers: JP Gomez, Guillermo Martinez,
Keith Stanford
5.
Appearances
6.
Bonus
Download: "The Speed of
Dreams"
7. Reviews
and Comments
Dear Friends,
This is a big issue of Echoes From The Mesa, with
lots of exciting News and Music. The biggest news
is that we've lowered
the price
on all purchases made at the Cedar Mesa Music
Store. This includes the Members Store where
members get their 10% discount.
There are two new
Free Downloads in this issue. One is a new song
called Fading
Canyon Light
that was recorded on an Anasazi flute last summer.
The other is a live version of the song
Earth
& Sky,
from Sacred Dreams, recorded live in Tucson. Not
only can you download both songs, but you can watch
a video of them as well!
For all of you
that want to write your own Native American flute
songs be sure to check out the Native
American Flute Song Writing
Workshop
that I'm giving next May. Class members will learn
how to turn "Playing from the Heart" into complete
songs and get a recording of the song they write in
class. Unlock your creativity.
Since our last
issue there are now three new articles on the Cedar
Mesa Music blog, featuring flutes by JP Gomez,
Guillermo Martinez and Keith Stanford. Find out
more about them and their profiled flutes in the
Flutes
and Flute
Makers
section.
My latest
schedule
of appearances
is up and if you make it to the bottom of the news
letter there is a bonus free download called
The
Speed of Dreams
In harmony,
Scott August
1. CEDAR MESA MUSIC LOWERS CD
PRICES, ADDS FREE SHIPPING
The Cedar Mesa Music online Store has lowered
prices for E-Mailing List members and non-members.
All normally priced CDs have been reduced from
$15.99 to $14.99. E-Mailing list Members get 10%
off and now pay only $13.49.
Buy two or
more CDs and get Free Shipping!
Become a Cedar
Mesa Music E-Mailing list member and save an
additional10%
Membership is free and sign up is fast and
easy.
SIGN
UP HERE
Don't forget,
we also sell HIGH
SPIRITS FLUTES.
Members save 10% on all flutes! Prices start
as low as $80.10 and our most popular flute the
"Sparrow Hawk", in the key of A, is now only
$88.20!
Make your
purchases through our secure online
STORE.
All transaction are done through Paypal. It's fast
and easy. You don't need to be a Paypal member. All
you need is a credit card.
www.cedarmesa.com
is the official web site of the music of Scott
August.
Free shipping
is only available on CD purchases.
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2. NEW FREE MP3 & VIDEO, MUSIC
DOWNLOADS:
DOWLOADS ARE AVAILABLE FREE TO MEMBERS OF OUR
E-MAILING LIST.
Membership is free and sign up is fast and
easy.
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UP HERE
FADING CANYON
LIGHT
The
Big House Casa Grande,
AZ
This past January I was performing at
Casa
Grande,
and while I was there I happened to run in to a
couple that had seen me perform at Bryce Canyon in
July of this year. Proving it is a small
world.
Sunset, Bryce
Canyon, UT
It turned out they
had a taken a video of my performance there and
offered me a copy. The next day they showed up with
two home made DVDs for me. Unfortunatly they didn't
put their name or contact information on the discs,
so I have no idea how to contact them. (If you're
reading this let me know.)
Scott August
performing "Fading Canyon Light"
Considering that
people were walking in front of the couple as they
filmed and the background light was much brighter
than where I was standing, parts of the video
turned out fairly well. I pulled a couple songs off
the DVDs and have posted one featuring an Anasazi
flute solo called Fading
Canyon Light.
If you missed my
article about the Anasazi flute you can also read
it here:
ANASAZI
FLUTE BLOG
EARTH
& SKY
Earth &
Sky
Last November I
recorded a live performance of Earth & Sky
while performing in Tucson, AZ. This recording
features a flute made by Keith
Stanford,
who is one of the flute makers profiled
in this issue. Earth & Sky is from the CD
Sacred Dreams and was recorded using a
Hawk
and Geri Little John Woodsong
flute in
F. Keith's flutes have a similar quality and his
flute is also in F.
Watch the
video or listen to the audio:
EARTH
& SKY
MORE FREE
DOWNLOADS
WIND
Song for
Zapotec Clay flute. Performed live at TED
2006.
YELLOW
LIGHT OF DAWN
A piece for
Anasazi flute inspired by the ruins of southern
Utah.
DESERT
MOON
As
the sun sets in the west, a pale, full moon rises
over the Tucson desert.
CANYON
CLOUDS
Storm
clouds dance above the canyon's cliffs and plateaus
while a
gentle snow covers the canyon walls filling the
canyon with a sacred silence.
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3.
Flute Class: Native American flute Song Writing
Workshop.
Have you ever wondered how to take that neat
musical idea you have and turn it into a song? Or
do you feel that your songs need to be tighter and
more focused? This workshop will help you develop
your ideas into full, pleasing songs that everyone
will want to listen to.
Scott August's
Native American flute Song Writing Workshop
will not only teach you some easy techniques for
writing your own songs, but we will also be
recording the songs each class member composes
during the workshop. This will allow you to listen
and analyze your song in greater depth and help you
strengthen you song writing skills. Plus you'll
have a recording of you playing, that you can share
with family and friends.
This
will be a hands on class with a lot of playing.
We will cover:
Techniques for expanding your small ideas into
songs.
Playing from the Heart and the Head.
Composing a song using the techniques learned.
Recording each class member's song.
Critical analysis and development.
Please
note: This class will not cover
the basics of how to play the Native American
flute. This class is not reccomended if you've
never played before.
Date
& Time:
Saturday, May 20th, 2006
10am - 4pm
Location:
Santa Margarita United Methodist Church
30605 Avenida de Las Flores
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 92688
Price:
$90.00 per person. Deadline May 6, 2006
For
more information go to the Native
American flute Song Writing
Workshop
page on cedarmesa.com.
If you don't have
a flute read my How
to buy a Native American
flute
article that tells you everything you need to know
to buy a good Native American flute.
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4. FLUTES AND FLUTE MAKERS
Since the last issue of Echoes From The Mesa three
new profiles of flute makers have been added to my
Native
American flutes and
Music
blog.
Guillermo Martinez of Quetzalcoatl Flutes &
Drums,
JP Gomez of
Heartsong flutes and Keith Stanford of Cherry Cows
flutes.
J.P. Gomez is one of the longest working
makers around. He makes world class Native American
flutes that look and sound wonderful.
Read
the article.
Guillermo
Martinez
has also been making flutes for a long time. In
addition to Native American flutes, Guillermo also
makes wonderful flutes based on Maya and Aztec
designs. Read
the article.
Keith Stanford makes only a few flutes a
year, but everyone that hears their warm, haunting
sound loves them. Keith's "ki-e-ta" NAF Flute
Making Manual is very popular among beginning NAF
makers. Read
the article.
There are a lot
of great flute makers out there and I hope to get
to all of them. In the mean time you can visit them
online through the Native
American flute makers
page on
the Cedar Mesa Music website and read about some of
them on my Native
American flutes
blog.
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5. APPEARANCES
Find out where Scott August is playing next. The
Appearance
page on cedarmesa.com has been updated and has his
current schedule.
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6.
THE SPEED OF DREAMS. A bonus Free Download.
LA
SUNSET
As many of you may realize in addition to the
Native American flute I also write and perform all
the other instruments on my recordings. Before I
taught myself to play the NAF my main instruments
was the piano and other keyboards. That is still a
big part of my music and from time to time I write
tunes that are not part of my southwest
soundscapes. These pieces are sometimes for TV
commercials, which I still write from time to time,
or just for fun.
I recently bought
a new instrument that is software only and doesn't
exist outside of a computer. While trying it out I
wrote a little piece using it. This song doesn't
have a Native Flute, or any native instruments. I
wrote it just for the fun of it and hope you'll
have fun listening to it.
The
Speed of Dreams
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7.
REVIEWS AND FEEDBACK
Reviews and feedback of the music of Scott
August.
"Your music is very uplifting and soothing. I can't
wait for the next one."
-Janice O'Leary
"The music is great!"
-J Bausch,Hummelstown, PA
"Love Scott's music, you can feel the passion and
spirit driven nature that saturates every cell in
the body with power."
-D Ashton
"Scott's music is soothing to me because I had to
leave the SW for work and miss it terribly. It
helps bring some part of me back to those places.
It's beautiful work."
-DJ, Fort Myers
"Your music captures the spirit and soul of Cedar
Mesa…………beautiful!!!"
-S. Smithies, Ranchos de Taos, NM
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ECHOES FROM THE MESA is a quarterly newsletter
published by Cedar Mesa Music.
We welcome your comments. Please direct any
comments to news@cedarmesa.com
Cedar Mesa Music
The official web site of the music of Scott
August.
www.cedarmesa.com
© 2006 Cedar Mesa Music
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