Enchanted Journeys - The Essential Guide for the Native American Style Flute by Todd Chaplin

Author:Todd Chaplin [Chaplin, Todd]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Learn to play the Native American Style Flute, Learn, Native, American, Style, Flute
Publisher: Saraswati Publishing NZ
Published: 2014-11-13T11:00:00+00:00

Playing With Others

Playing with other people is a lot of fun. It develops a deeper connection to music through listening and encourages spontaneous musical expression. Outlined below are some practical tips to help you play with others and enhance your musical communication skills.

Playing your Flute with another Flute Player

The best strategy to enhance the duet is to understand some basic principals in making music:

Melody (playing the tune of a song) and Harmony (adding support to the melody by playing simple background notes) are essential elements to bring to your duet. The melody player takes the lead, and the harmony player supports the lead. These roles can swap naturally during playing, or if you are playing together for the first time, you can communicate with a nod of the head or meeting of the eyes. Leading may mean you will want to instruct the other musician what atmosphere you want to build - have a go at building a mood or emotion rather than a song.

Secondly, it is helpful to select flutes in the same key, or in keys that harmonize well together. The Circle of Fifths chart is a visual way to identify relationships between the 12 tones of the chromatic scale. Find your flute’s key (e.g. A, G, F# etc.) and choose a key either side of it – this will tell you which flutes will harmonize well with yours. For example, an A key flute will harmonize well with a D or E key flute.

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