Instructional References

This is a list of instructional references for flute player cited throughout Flutopedia.

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Instructional References for Flute Players

[August-S 2011] Scott August; Andrew Rea (illustrations). The Complete Guide to the Native American Style Flute, Level: Beginning to Intermediate, published by Cedar Mesa Music, Los Angeles, California, 2011, 101 pages, ISBN-13 978-0-615-52776-5. See the Cedar Mesa Music web site

[Ball 1994] Jeff Ball. Trailhead of the American Indian Courting Flute, published by Four Winds Trading Company, 1994, 34 pages, softcover with cassette tape.

[Ball 2001] Jeff Ball with Bruce A. Whitten. Trailhead of the American Indian Courting Flute, Revised Edition, published by Red Feather Music, 2001, 40 pages, ISBN 0-9672383-0-7, softcover.

One citation: Names of the Native American Flute

[Borg 1995] Odell Borg. “How to Play” Native American Flute, video DVD.

[Borg 1995a] Odell Borg. Native American Flute Intermediate Instruction, video DVD.

[Hermann 2004] Henry R. Hermann. Enjoying the Native American-Style Flute, published by Naturegraph Publisher, Inc., Happy Camp, California, 2004, 112 pages, ISBN 0-87961-271-1 (978-0-87961-271-9). See the Naturegraph web site

One citation: Native American Flute - Honoring the Tradition

[Paquette 2005] Daniel B. Paquette. Flute Dreams — Playing the Native American Flute, published by iUniverse, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2005, 88 pages, ISBN 0-595-37131-0 (softcover), 0-595-81530-8 (e-book) (978-0-595-37131-0 (softcover), 978-0-595-81530-2 (e-book)). See the Publisher's web site

[Perkins 2001] Laura Lee Perkins. Native American Flute Tutor, published by Larura Lee Perkins, M.Ed., Searsport, ME, WO 8283, 2001. See the White Owl Products web site

Publisher's description: Laura Lee Perkins, M. Ed. provides a simple approach to learning the Native American flute. This is an easy to understand book for learning to play the Native American flute. It can be used by an individual or group. The instructional recording allows you to progress at your own pace. Included in the last chapter of the book are the 19 Wabanaki tunes found on her recording First Light (WO 8201). Once you have completed the instructional chapters, you will be ready to play along with the First Light cassette or CD.

[Powell 1987] E. Dave Powell. Learn to Play Native American Flute, in two volumes, Phoenix, Arizona, EDP-01 and EDP-02, 1987, total time 32 minutes, ASIN B00GE5EF0Q, audio cassette and booklet.

[Sarasvati 2015a] Ami Sarasvati. Learn to Play the Native American Style Flute — Level 1, Volume 1, published by CreateSpace, 2015, 24 pages, ISBN 1-5170-5974-7 (978-1-5170-5974-3).

Publisher's description: This little book is a quick start guide for learning to play the Native American style flute. No musical experience is necessary. The author, and now other teachers using this book, simply walk the reader down a musical path one step at a time. Common sense tips like block placement and issues of wetting out, help beginners avoid mistakes they might not have considered. This easy-to-read book includes best practices for success and provides numerous valuable online resources. For those who would like to teach the Native American style flute, this book can be yours to use with your students as well. If you would like to learn how to teach a local flute class using this book, mentoring with the author is available over Skype. This is an ideal book to use for private or group lessons because it is so easy to follow. Welcome to a beautiful journey.

[Stanford 2010] Keith Stanford. Playing the Native Flute in Six Weeks, published by CherryCows, 2010, total time 3:30:00. 19 digital video downloads (WMV format). See the Video on the CherryCows web site

[Vames 2003] John Vames. The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift, First Edition, published by Molly Moon Arts & Publishing, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2003, 94 pages, ISBN 0-9740486-0-7, comb binding. Nakai tablature notation, no finger diagrams, CD included. Contains 25 songs.

[Vames 2005] John Vames. The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift, Second Edition, published by Molly Moon Arts & Publishing, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2005, ISBN 0-9740486-2-3, comb binding. Same as First Edition, except for the cover and price. Contains 25 songs.

[Vames 2005a] John Vames. Song for Koko: Jazz for Native American Flute, First Edition, published by Molly Moon Arts & Publishing, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2005, 65 pages, ISBN 0-9740486-1-5, spiral binding. Nakai tablature notation, no finger diagrams, CD included. Contains 14 songs.

[Vames 2006] John Vames. The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift, Third Edition, published by Molly Moon Arts & Publishing, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2006, ISBN-13 978-0-9740486-3-5, comb binding. Same as First Edition, except for the cover and price.

[Vames 2007] John Vames. The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift, Fourth Edition, published by Molly Moon Arts & Publishing, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2007, ISBN 0-9740486-3-1 (978-0-9740486-3-5), comb binding. Same as First Edition, except for the cover and price.

[Vames 2007a] John Vames. Song for Koko: Jazz for Native American Flute, Second Edition, published by Molly Moon Arts & Publishing, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2007, 65 pages, ISBN-13 978-0-9740486-1-1, spiral binding. Same as First Edition, except for the cover and price.