Simple Flutes by Mark Shepard

Simple Flutes by Mark Shepard

Simple flutes of bamboo, wood, metal, plastic, or clay can be a joy to play and make. This book gives you the basics of simple flute playing, then offers guidelines for making flutes of your own from a variety of materials. It even includes a handy chart for where to put the holes. Simple Flutes is a must for simple flute players and makers

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Mark Shepard is the author of How to Love Your Flute, hailed by Paul Horn as a model for our times, as well as the craft guide Simple Flutes. For many years, he was a professional artisan, making and selling flutes of bamboo or plastic.

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Contains the essense of a tremendous amount of experience. -- Sam Hinton, Sing Out

An excellent overview. -- Monty Levenson, Tai Hei Shakuhachi

A slim, elegantly presented, and highly practical guide. . . . First-rate, user friendly. -- Midwest Book Review, Aug. 2002

This thin volume contains a wealth of information. -- Linda Dailey Paulson, Dirty Linen, Oct.-Nov. 2002

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CONTENTS

1 PLAYING

The Sound The Hands The Notes Second Octave Sharps and Flats Breath and Tonguing Making Music Flute Care

2 MAKING

Flute Qualities The Flute Tube The Mouthhole The Fingerholes Tuning Stoppers Finishes Plastic Bamboo Wood Clay Metal Other

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SAMPLE

Here are the two most important rules for tuning:

-- A hole will give a higher note if it is placed closer to the mouthhole. It will give a lower note if placed farther away.

-- A hole will give a higher note if made larger. It will give a lower note if smaller.

These rules mean you can raise a note by enlarging the hole or by placing the hole closer to the mouthhole. You can lower the note by using a smaller hole or by placing the hole farther from the mouthhole.

It also means you can change the hole size and its placement without changing the note. A larger hole could be placed farther from the mouthhole, or a smaller hole placed closer to the mouthhole.

Shepard, Mark: - Mark Shepard is the CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises LLC, founder of Restoration Agriculture Development LLC, and award-winning author of the book, Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers. Mark has also been a farmer member of the Organic Valley cooperative, the worlds largest organic farmer's marketing co-op, since 1995. He is most widely known as the founder of New Forest Farm, the 106-acre perennial agricultural savanna considered by many to be one of the most ambitious sustainable agriculture projects in the United States.

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ISBN 13	9781620355305
ISBN 10	1620355302
Title	Simple Flutes
Author	Mark Shepard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simple Productions
Year published	2018-01-16
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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