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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful.
A very highly commended performance guide
By Midwest Book Review
With The Art Of The Native American Flute, Carlos Nakai draws upon his galore years as an educator, performer, and student of the Native American flute to present the reader with a comprehensive and “user friendly” instruction manual for learning to play this core Native American musical instrument. Part one includes discussions on tunings, fingerings, performance technique, tablature, style, history, general notation, established ornaments, and a division on the care and maintenance of the flute. Part Two includes sixteen transcriptions of songs from Naki’s recordings. Part Three is an informative analysis of Naki’s role in Native American culture as a recording artisan and performer by the ethnomusicologist David P. McAllester. The Art Of The Native American Flute is a very highly commended performance guide and perceptive source on the Native American flute, as well as a concise review of the career and artistry of one of the most necessary ethnic artists in America today.
56 of 56 humans found the following review helpful.
An magnificent resource for each Native American flautist
By Sarah
This book is an astounding collection of knowledge, use, and cultural history of the Native American flute. Its discussion of flute construction, fingering, scales, ornaments, and care and maintenance is excellent. The book expects the reader to have a basic comprehend of musical notation and concepts.
An added bonus: eighteen of R. Carlos Nakai’s tunes transcribed for flute. These are: December Snow, 12/13/82 song, Wioste Olowan Inkpa taya, Wioste Olowan Tokiya, 11/3/82 song, Death song, 11/11/82 song, Zuni song, 12/20/82 song, 12/13/82 no. 2 song, 11/20/82 song, Whippoorwill, Whirlwinds Dancing, Coventry Carol, Rainy Nights in Taos, Omaha song, The Colours Fall, and Crow Wing.
There is also an splendid chapter at the end of the book regarding R. Carlos Nakai’s recordings and his influences. Ken Light, the maker of Amon Olorin flutes (R. Carlos Nakai plays an Amon Olorin Sonoran) likewise contributes. This is an important guide to the Native American flute and is worth the cost.
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful.
For Beginners or Advanced players
By Therese Yeaton
As a beginning NAF player, I found this book fascinating. I read it before I purchased my basi flute, and I found the info on respective types of flutes, construction, care and history to be very helpful.
I’ve applied this book as one of my main texts for instructing myself to play this fantasti instrument. I likewise found the formally presenting something of the TAB system to be utile as I have branched out into writing music of my own.
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