The Music of Scott August
The Complete Guide to the Native American Style Flute, ABRIDGED 3rd Edition
Price
$35.00
Includes 30 Songs
Book Description
The Complete Guide to the Native American Style Flute has everything you need for the Native American Style Flute. Clear and easy instruction for beginners to advanced players.
The new Abridged 3rd Edition will show you how to to buy and care for your first flute, explore its haunting scale, and learn the techniques to playing with confidence. Discover how to add embellishments, explore alternate scales, and master articulation and vibrato Native American Music Award Winner Scott August's step-by-step instructions will have you playing your first notes in no time and on the path to creating your own music!
The new Abridged 3rd Edition will show you how to to buy and care for your first flute, explore its haunting scale, and learn the techniques to playing with confidence. Discover how to add embellishments, explore alternate scales, and master articulation and vibrato Native American Music Award Winner Scott August's step-by-step instructions will have you playing your first notes in no time and on the path to creating your own music!
Includes:
Buying Your First Flute
Master the Native American Style Flute Scale
Tablature for the NAF
Complete list of Embellishments and how to use them
30 original Songs
Breathing and vibrato
Articulation
Understanding basic rhythms
22 Alternate scales
Easy exercises to improve your playing and strengthen your fingers
Get out of Ruts and Stay out of Them
Learn the Secrets of the Pros!
Master the Native American Style Flute Scale
Tablature for the NAF
Complete list of Embellishments and how to use them
30 original Songs
Breathing and vibrato
Articulation
Understanding basic rhythms
22 Alternate scales
Easy exercises to improve your playing and strengthen your fingers
Get out of Ruts and Stay out of Them
Learn the Secrets of the Pros!
Topics Include:
INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE FLUTE
INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE FLUTE
How the Native American Style Flute Works
Buying your First Flute
Introduction to the Native American Style Flute Scale
Buying your First Flute
Introduction to the Native American Style Flute Scale
BEGINNING PLAYING TECHNIQUE
Playing your First Scale
Breath Control
Vibrato
The Harmony of the Native American Style Flute
Basic Rhythms
Breath Control
Vibrato
The Harmony of the Native American Style Flute
Basic Rhythms
EMBELLISHMENTS: Complete Embellishments for the NAF
Taps and Cuts
Chirps
Grace Notes
Double Grace Notes
Turns
Leaps with Taps, Cuts and Chirps
Trills
Mordents
Appoggiatura
Acciaccatura
Tonguing
Vibrato
Articulation
Examples of how to use embellishments
Chirps
Grace Notes
Double Grace Notes
Turns
Leaps with Taps, Cuts and Chirps
Trills
Mordents
Appoggiatura
Acciaccatura
Tonguing
Vibrato
Articulation
Examples of how to use embellishments
22 ALTERNATE SCALES FOR THE NAF
Yu Diao, Minyo
Gong, Ryo
Man Gong Jue, Raga Malkauns
Pentatonic Mixolydian
Spanish Gypsy, Ahava Rabba
Byzantine
Batti Major, Raga Gambhiranata
Hirajoshi
Pentatonic Dorian and Locrain
Blues
and more...
Gong, Ryo
Man Gong Jue, Raga Malkauns
Pentatonic Mixolydian
Spanish Gypsy, Ahava Rabba
Byzantine
Batti Major, Raga Gambhiranata
Hirajoshi
Pentatonic Dorian and Locrain
Blues
and more...
ORIGINAL NEW SONGS AND DUETS FOR THE NAF
For all levels:
Beginners to Intermediate
Audio recordings to help you learn the songs. (Audio recording are available online)
Beginners to Intermediate
Audio recordings to help you learn the songs. (Audio recording are available online)
EXERCISES: 24 Beginning to Intermediate Exercises
The Basic Scale
Trill Preparations
Scale Segments
Extreme Finger Training
Finger Isolations
Turns
Two Hole Leaps
Two and One Hole Leaps
Special FXs
Trill Preparations
Scale Segments
Extreme Finger Training
Finger Isolations
Turns
Two Hole Leaps
Two and One Hole Leaps
Special FXs
Frequently Ask Questions
I already own the full 3rd Edition, does this new Abridged edition have any new material?
-No.
How does the abridged 3rd Edition differ from the full 3rd Edition?
-The book is the same up to the Intermediate and Advanced songs, which are not in the abridged edition. Everything else is the same, only those songs are not included .
I own the 1st, or 2nd, edition, will this have material that is not in those edition?
-Yes, quite a bit.
-No.
How does the abridged 3rd Edition differ from the full 3rd Edition?
-The book is the same up to the Intermediate and Advanced songs, which are not in the abridged edition. Everything else is the same, only those songs are not included .
I own the 1st, or 2nd, edition, will this have material that is not in those edition?
-Yes, quite a bit.
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