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Playing Flute With a Little Beatbox Flare
Playing flute and beatboxing are separate feats on their own, but Greg Pattillo manages to perform both simultaneously. Here are his flute tips for musicians.
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Greg Pattillo Shares His BeatBoxing Flute Tips
Over 20 million visited You Tube to see Greg Pattillo beatbox while playing flute. With these flute tips, musicians learn to play and make percussion with their mouths.
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What Happens When Classical Flute Meets Beatbox?
Millions of flute players logged onto You Tube and were blown away by Greg Pattillo's fusion of flute and beatbox. Here's how the seeds of that sound took root.
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Meet Pattillo, You Tube's Beatbox Flute Player
Greg Pattillo's You Tube videos and persistence in the New York subways breathed new life into a classic instrument and launch his beatbox flute playing career.
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Learn to Play Flute by Holding It Correctly
Musicians playing flute with proper posture will develop good habits and progress quickly. Here are flute tips covering correct finger and hand position.
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Playing Flute and Assembling It Properly
Due to their movable parts, flutes are often damaged during assembly. Here are tips for assembling a new flute that will prevent expensive and unnecessary repairs.
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How to Understand Pentatonic Scales
Native American flute music is usually played in a pentatonic scale. It's not hard to understand the musical theory behind jargon like octaves, scales, and modes
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Tabs for Christmas Native American Flute Music
Musicians join in the holiday spirit by playing five Native American flute songs with this free Christmas tablature for Native American flute Music.
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Christmas Carol Native American Flute Music Tabs
Musicians can take part in the rich tradition of Native American flute music with this free, online Christmas tablature and sheet music for Native American flute songs
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So Many Flutes for Sale, Which Model is Best?
There isn't one flute model that's right for everyone. To buy a flute, musicians should evaluate craftsmanship, features, and styles to find the instrument best for them.
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Buy a Used Flute and Find a Great Bargain
The choice to buy a used flute can either be a bargain or become a repair headache. Here are tips to help musicians get the best flute for the money.
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How To Improvise Native American Flute Music
With a few pointers, musicians can transform pentatonic scales into their own Native American flute songs. Making Native American Flute music doesn't have to be hard.
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Introduction to Native American Flute Making
The Native American flute is a modern instrument deeply rooted in tradition. Discover the facinating history behind Native American flute making.
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Art of Native American Flute Making
Flute maker, John Stillwell, discloses how he was drawn to the Native American flute, and shares secrets behind the making of his first-rate instruments.
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Varying Styles of American Indian Wooden Flutes
Recent innovations have given rise to differing methods for Native American flute making today. John Stillwell, shares on the history of Native American flute music.
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Contributing Articles in Flute
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Vibrato on the Flute
Vibrato, a wavering controlled breath, will enhance your flute performance for a resonant tone with direction and emotion.
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Advanced Flute Articulation and Technique
Staccato gives energy to a note, while slurring makes a note softer. Learning to do each without making a note sound sloppy takes great technique and concentration.
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Flute Exercises for Dynamics Control
Dynamics is more than playing loud and soft. Crescendos and diminuendos are the emotions evoked in the sheet music. Here are tips on how to convey and control dynamics.
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Practicing Scales, Etudes, and Arpeggios
Getting better at the flute takes dedication. Learning how develop the agility of the fingers and controlling that power between them and the brain takes perseverance.
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How to Improve Intonation on the Flute
Good tone starts with continuous and steady airflow to the instrument. Breathing practices and using a tuner will improve intonation and create a round and rich sound.
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How to Tune a Flute
Playing in tune is more than tuning one note and moving on. Learning to tune a flute properly takes great dedication to understanding each flute and its characteristics.
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Choosing an Intermediate Flute
When it is time for a young musician to make the move from a student flute to an intermediate flute, keep these guidelines in mind to find a quality instrument.
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Making a Pipe Recorder
A pipe recorder can be made from commonly available materials and tools. With some patience and persistence, a fine quality instrument can be made and enjoyed.
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