How to Sit on a Rock-Native American Flute Thursday, August 15, 2019
recommended by Barb M., Keyboard and Folk Music Specialist
First Lessons: Native American Flute – How to Sit on a Rock by Andrew Bishko
New owners of the Native American Flute are often told to go “sit on a rock” and teach themselves how to play. Through eight lessons introducing the technique and theory of both the outer and inner “game” of Native American Flute improvisation, players of all levels learn to express the music growing inside themselves. The exercises in this volume are presented in fingering diagrams and Nakai TAB-an easy-to-learn derivative of standard music notation most commonly used for Native American Flute. Includes access to online audio.
Personally, I find my Native flutes to be my improvisational and meditative instruments. As a player of several other woodwind instruments, it was not difficult to learn to play another woodwind. One afternoon when I was playing background music for a garden show, I took my Native flute out, closed my eyes, and began to improvise. I became aware after a few minutes that it was very still around me. I opened my eyes as I continued to play, and several people were quietly standing and listening to me. Native flute is a very relaxing instrument to play, and “How to Sit on a Rock” is a wonderful book to help you learn to play one.
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About the Author:
Barb M. has worked in the Keyboard Department at Stanton’s since 1981. An active folk musician in the Columbus area, Barb also works with ensembles at her church and plays in the Columbus State Concert Band. In her spare time, Barb loves working with animals and computer games.