The Art of the Native American Flute
Flute - Sheet Music

Flute - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.96718

Composed by R Carlos Nakai and James Demars. Style, Flute, Fife and Oboe, Method. Native American. Book. 132 pages. Canyon Records Prod. #96718. Published by Canyon Records Prod. (MB.96718).

ISBN 9780786628988. UPC: 796279043281. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This nicely designed and illustrated book deals with the playing and care of one of the most evocative and expressive instruments in the world- the Native American flute. This volume will delight the novice or advanced player alike with both fundamental instruction and a significant number of transcriptions from R. Carlos Nakais various recordings. This unique book includes a fingering chart, information in performance technique, style, rhythm conventions, ornaments, and history - plus an analysis of Mr. Nakais role in contemporary Native American culture. All exercises, solos, and duets with Boehm flute and E flat alto sax are written in standard notation. A comprehensive discography and probing essay on The Question of Authenticity close this outstanding book.