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12 Modern Melodic Songs for the Native Flute

Vol. 1

Award-winning recording artist and educator, Jonny Lipford is recognized for his deeply melodic and innovative music for the modern Native American flute. Jonny is passionate about sharing the music of the Native American flute and in this songbook, you can learn how to play twelve of his iconic songs on your six-hole flute.


Songbook is available in both physical and digital versions!

  • SONGS
  • KEY BENEFITS
  • THREE VARIETIES

SONGS FEATURED IN THIS BOOK: 


  • With A Light Heart
  • Forgiven Memories
  • Got No Worry
  • In A Hammock
  • In The Misty Night
  • Little Boy
  • Part Of Me
  • Water Drops
  • A Little More Time
  • Chosen Path
  • From A Distance
  • Beyond The Sea

KEY BENEFITS: 


  • The book has been meticulously laid out to where each song starts on the left page, so you'll have fewer page turns resulting in less time wasted flipping pages!
  • Songs have been transcribed into three different forms so you can play where you're at and grow with the book to the next level!
  • This 176-page songbook is spiral-bound so that it lays completely flat when you place it on your music stand. No more fighting with clips of any kind!
  • You'll find this book full of beautiful inspirational quotes when a song ends on the left sheet. These quotes have been hand-picked to keep encouraging you and propelling you forward in your flute practice. 
  • An updated and abbreviated Key To Embellishment is also featured in this book which covers an in-depth explanation of the embellishments that are used in the songs of this book. 

MEETING YOU WHERE YOU ARE


This book is broken down into THREE sections, so no matter what level of flute player you are, you'll find these songs approachable. 

  • Nakai Tab with Finger Diagrams (staff and flute diagrams)
  • Nakai Tab with Finger Diagrams feat. Embellishments (same as above but with the acronyms for embellishments)
  • Nakai Tab only (staff only, no flute diagrams)


Tips for playing & Play-along videos


Learn to play 12 of Jonny's songs from his Vol. 1 Songbook with clarity and confidence! This course includes tips for playing as well as multi-shot play-along videos with and without the backing track


  • SONGS
  • KEY BENEFITS
  • TIPS & PLAYALONGS
  • BACKING TRACKS
  • ORIGINAL RECORDINGS

SONGS FEATURED IN THIS BOOK: 


  • With A Light Heart
  • Forgiven Memories
  • Got No Worry
  • In A Hammock
  • In The Misty Night
  • Little Boy
  • Part Of Me
  • Water Drops
  • A Little More Time
  • Chosen Path
  • From A Distance
  • Beyond The Sea


KEY BENEFITS: 


  • Each play-along video shows what section of the song you're currently in and changes as you move to other sections (i.e. intro, section A, section B, etc...)
  • You'll find "Cheat Sheets" for each song that addresses the overall form, breaking down each section by measure markers, timestamps and embellishments that are used in the song. 
  • The e-Course is well organized and structured so you can comfortably navigate through the different songs. 


ENCOURAGING GROWTH AS A FLUTE PLAYER


No matter if you're ready to play along with backing tracks, or if you're just going at your own pace right now, we've put together so many resources that will help you learn and play these songs with clarity and confidence!  Each song has the following types of videos with it: 

  • A "Tips For Playing" video where I break down common tripping hazards in the song, go over the overall form and show you the embellishments in each song. Think of these videos as a mini-lesson and jumpstart for each song! 
  • A video of Jonny playing the song without the backing track so you can hear (and see) exactly what I'm doing with the flute. 
  • A video of Jonny playing the song WITH the backing track so you can get up to speed with the backing track and start to identify the various sections.


12 Backing tracks - in 5 different Keys!


We realize that flutes are tuned to different keys, which is why we offer these backing tracks in several keys! You'll get each backing track in five different keys. 


12 Original Song recordings


You can also get the original recorded songs so that you can take them with you on walks, drives or just for your listening pleasure! 


AchiEving Embellishments


Embellishments help spice things up and give us options in how we want to sound while playing and sharing music.  In this e-course for the Native American flute, I break down thirty embellishments ranging from the simplest to the most advanced––even the nuances in these techniques. 

  • EXCEPTIONAL TOOLS
  • KEY BENEFITS

EXCEPTIONAL TOOLS


The course is well organized with video and text lessons, as well as two quizzes where you'll hear a technique and try to answer it correctly! This is a clear and exceptional way to learn and implement all these techniques. 

 In addition to the lessons in the course, I also provide you with an extensive (and updated) Key To Embellishments [downloadable/printable PDF] where you'll find acronyms and definitions to these techniques. 

You'll also receive my Periodic Table of EmbellishmentsA helpful guide to remind you of your options when you're in that creative mode!

Are you ready to unlock your flute playing?

KEY BENEFITS: 


  • This course is broken down into two sections (101 and 201). At the end of each section, you'll have a quiz where you listen (audio only) to a technique and then try to answer it correctly. 
  • Techniques are grouped together by category and individual embellishments are listed below the video in timestamps. 
  • You can slow down each video to really get a closer look at what my fingers are doing!


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    IS it my flute? Or is it me?


    Native American flutes are largely hand-made instruments and, whether you have one or over a hundred of them, you'll quickly realize that the tuning may be inconsistent and some notes are hard to chase down. 


    While this can be frustrating, we can also look at it through the lense of opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity for you to grow as a flute player while building a preference around your perfect flute.