This WILL improve your flute playing - no matter how new, or advanced you are.

Here we have practical advice on how to better relax your playing fingers and reduce overall tension, leading to more relaxed and accomplished flute playing.
Beginners ‘NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE’ flute tutorials below
Session 1 - the basic scale • Improvised flute playi...
Session 2 - popping and fluttering
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Session 3 - sliding a note • Tutorial 3 - Improvise...
Session 4 - Breath control
• Tutorial 4 - Breath co...
Session 5 - Stepping & Tapping
• Tapping and Stepping -...
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[@anniesealy5801]

Really helpful, thank you 🪈🍃

[@227uday]

ammezing guidence

[@ukulelebobby]

Thanks Robert for sharing your experience and thoughts. Happy Flutin ! Your tip of playing a bit of flute every day is spot on. When I pickup the flute I work on feeling the holes . And few breaths as well. Engaging the little finger seems to help to keep from raising the fingers too high .

[@Robert-Leons]

Brilliant! Glad this was helpful for you

[@Eric-lh6wp]

Thanks for your great tips again Robert! Could you please make a video where you explain how in particular the NAF has healing capabilities. How does it work? I haven't been able to find anything more on this toppic than relating the different keys to the seven chacras. Would love to hear a more in depth explanation.

[@Robert-Leons]

I can help here from a shamanic perspective one day, more so than a sound healing perspective but yes, different frequencies can effect different energy centres.

[@SacredSoundss]

Really helpful, I wasn’t aware how tightly I grip my flute, I can already hear and feel the difference. Would love to get your thoughts on playing with backing tracks and rhythms if you feel inspired🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@Robert-Leons]

I’ll pop it on the list. However I haven’t really used many Rutgers or backing tracks in my playing as mainly I play in a ceremonial context, solo. So to cover this subject I’d like to first gain more experience of how it changes and shapes my own playing. That’s where I generally stand with it though, that it’s a positive move based on the fact that anything that challenges us to play differently is expansion and to be embraced as a learning, to take from the experience what you can, whether or not you decide it’s for you moving forwards. You’re welcome to share here, what backing tracks or Ruth end apps I might try?

[@SacredSoundss]

@@Robert-Leons I don’t have any experience with apps either but would love to learn if there are any good ones out there, my flutes are in F#minor and D and I haven’t found any tracks in these keys that really match up or sound good. Also interested in tips for playing with drums and percussion instruments. 🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@gazgf]

@@SacredSoundss you could check out prana flutes…they offer some free tabs with metronome and some drums to play along with I think….might be a bit basic for you but might help.

[@pollyon]

i have been learning an Anasazi flute from Erik the flute maker, it has a quena mouth piece, after practice my thumb would be in pain, so i can relate to how unsavoury tension can be

[@Robert-Leons]

Sounds like an interesting flute you have. I think potentially, it’s even more difficult to relax when so much focus is also on creating the embouchure

[@pollyon]

@@Robert-Leons absolutely, i was like that with the irish whistle at first, the low whistle specifically, but only because the pipers grip was new, i can do it in my sleep now

[@Robert-Leons]

@@pollyon yes, same. Now that I know pipers grip and I’m familiar with increased sensitivity of breath control on the octaves, I can explore my Low D whistle more. It takes just a little dedication. A few minutes a day, and patience but once you’ve cracked a new flute, it comes back around to becoming more relaxed I feel, to be able to truly express ourselves freely. I’m now looking to add circular breathing to be able to explore Kaval and Fujara, interesting times 😁

[@pollyon]

@@Robert-Leons nice!, i agree with this take