Discover the Musical Modes on the Native American Style Flute: For Intermediate and Beyond Players

Are you ready to add variety and spice to your Native American style flute playing? Expand your musical horizons by learning to play the musical modes on your Native American style flute! For intermediate and beyond NAF players. Maybe you’ve never heard of the musical modes. As humanity has evolved, so have these mysterious musical modes, yet they may appear daunting to NAF players. No longer! Here is your invitation to deepen your musical roots on the NAF. These pages offer you immediate access to the modes with straightforward finger charts, Nakai TAB, and other references. You can play the modes on your flute within minutes using this book. In addition to the charts, this book offers a brief understanding of the musical modes, pointing out their characteristic sounds. Book contents include: Introduction – Start Here * Welcome from the Author * Book Crossroads * Interval Function * Let Go of Pitch * Positions 1, 2, and 3 on NAF * Three Root Notes on NAF * Mode Chart Legend * Flavor Notes * Major Scale Modes * Minor Scale Modes * The Diamond Method * Pentatonic Pyramid * Improvisation Formula * Two Parent Modes * How Chapters are Structured * Book Strategy Aeolian Chapter Ionian Chapter Mixolydian Chapter Dorian Chapter Lydian Chapter Phrygian Chapter Phrygian Dominant Chapter Musical Rules of the Road (Music Theory 101) * One Octave * What About the Black Keys? * Whole and Half-steps * Major vs Minor Scales * From Scales to Modes Conclusion * Three Valuable Contributors * Author’s Notes Charts * Extended Scale of NAF * Pitch/Position Guides For valuable resources, go to www.learntoplaynaf.com and navigate to the Musical Modes page. Welcome to a journey of musical storytelling and an immediate method of playing the musical modes. With this book in hand, you will be jamming solo, playing along to backing tracks, or joining other musicians playing modal music right away!