Music has always played a big part in the lives of Native American people. One of their most prominent instruments is the flute. The earliest found flute was in the fifteen hundreds. It is believed to have first originated from the Southeast and Southwest of the United States. No artifacts have ever been found in the Southeast but plenty were found in the Southwest. A Native flute was typically...
Read MoreSince there was a lack of written language, the history of our Native American flute is not very clear. In pre-Columbian times, Native people preserved their history through stories that were passed down for generations. These stories told of how the their people came to be who they are, and how they made it to their settling place. Many tribes told these stories through songs. There are various...
Read MoreThe ‘two chambered duct flute’, now typically called the Native American flute, is a unique design specific to North America. A two-chambered duct flute has a slow rather then fast air chamber at the end head of the flute where the air is blown in. There is the channel or duct, which carries air from this chamber to the split edge where some of the air is conducted down through the...
Read MoreToday, the Native American Flute brings happiness to people all over the world. They are quite the eye catcher with their beautiful designs, easy to handle, and so very magical to play. Native American style flutes are just as satisfying for beginners as they are for experienced musicians. The flute has achieved a large measure of fame for its beautiful and distinctive sound, it is even used in...
Read MoreNative American flute music can be relaxing and calm while loud, unpleasant and pumped music can have an antagonizing and stressful influence! With this in mind, the research community has asked, can the right music, played at the perfect volume, human wellbeing? Can music calm the nerves and better the quality of life? According to recent studies the answer is yes! What is music therapy? Music...
Read MoreLets take a minute to answer a couple of questions commonly asked about relaxing music. How does relaxing music help relieve stress? Well, music influences respiratory rate, blood pressure, stomach contractions and the level of stress hormones in the blood. Slow and quiet non-vocal music generally lowers bodily reactions to stress while faster music heightens alertness. Has any medical research...
Read MoreThe Native American flute is recognized as the third oldest known musical instrument in the world. The first to be discovered were drums, followed by various rattles, and finally bone whistles. Some bone flutes date back to over 60,000 years. The flute structure has changed over time. Eventually, more holes were added to the flute and the holes were carved larger. Flutes also had many different...
Read MoreThe Native American flute is proven to produce relaxing music, helping the wandering mind tame itself and find peace in the melody of the flute’s music. This relaxing music can be used as background music, but is enough to uplift and soothe your spirit. You will be taken to an ancient land where the sun sets peacefully in unimaginably beautiful colors. Fluent melodies of soaring Native...
Read MoreNative Americans spent many days hunting for the appropriate kinds of wood to carve this very special musical instrument. Following the long period of diligent carving by hand, were many more days of dedicated practice to learn how to play and thus create the beautiful sounds that could then be produced, as in no other way. One of the uses of this breath-powered musical instrument (now called a...
Read MoreSit back and relax. Get comfortable. Now close your eyes and enjoy pure, relaxing and healing music. Choose the type of music that assists you to connect yourself physically and spiritually. Your body will feel the serene sounds of the Native American flute and respond in positive ways as you enter into a deeper state of meditation and relaxation. Music has been used in spiritual, meditation and...
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