Principles of A Native American Flute
Positioning Your Fingers to Play a Scale on the Flute
How To Play A Pentatonic Minor Scale on the Flute
Note Transition Tips on A Native American Flute
How To Tongue a Native American Flute
Three Note Transitioning on A Native American Flute
How To Breathe When Playing A Flute
Listening For Flute Music Inside You
More Flute Playing Techniques
How To Get Vibrato on A Flute
Variations of Vibrato on A Flute
Explanation of Grace Note on Flute
How to Play a Grace Note on a Flute
Different Native American Flute Styles
Final Note On Playing A Native American Flute
Summary: Learn tips on what tonguing is and how to do it on a Native American flute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
When Werner John was introduced to a small wooden flute at age 11, it was love at first note! Now, 40 years later, you'll find Werner in his workshop creating uniquely resonant Native...read more
"Now, what you're going to be aiming for after you learn the basic notes of the flute is expression. Expression involves differences between different ways of playing things. So one of the main ways you can get some expression in your music is to start the notes in different ways. Now so far we were just blowing into the flute and moving your fingers and that's really called legato or a very smooth playing. You can also use your tongue to stop the notes and start them. So for example if you whisper do or to into the flute you'll get a very different kind of an attack. You can actually mix and match between these different styles. You can play with that, just practice a little bit, you can make the tonguing very short, short and sharp. Or somewhere in between."
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