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Simple Flutes: A Guide to Flute Making and Playing, or How to Make and Play Simple Homemade Musical Instruments from Bamboo, Wood, Clay, Metal, PVC Pl
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Music Instruction: GeneralGeneral WookworkingMusic Instruction: Wodwinds
ISBN13: 9781620359310
Publisher: Simple Productions
Published: Nov 3 2025
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.10 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
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.
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