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by Dick Claassen (Author)
Mantra or breath meditation, Yoga, Tai Chi, biking, Pilates, and any other fitness discipline you might practice can be a meditative experience. These disciplines are so powerful that the longer you practice, the more likely you will want to take on other healthy disciplines to complement your practice.
It was in this spirit that the book, "Meditative Flute", by Dick Claassen, came to be.The Native American flute has a beautiful tone, and in the right hands it can be a very meditative instrument. With this book, along with the included simplified tablature that requires no music background, you can learn to play the Native American flute in a meditative way and in just a few minutes, even if you have never played the Native American flute before. Easy chants, more challenging chants, daily chants, traditional music of the early Native Americans-there is all this and more. Claassen even includes a few familiar tunes like "Amazing Grace" and "Wayfarin' Stranger"-tunes that will take you to a level that makes your daily discipline truly enjoyable.
Playing the flute before you begin your regular discipline will calm you, still your heart and take you to a peaceful place within you so the discipline you practice will be that much more beneficial. Even if you practice no regular discipline, the Native American flute will still be your spiritual friend. All you have to do is play it!
This book does what no other book has done. Not only does it shepherd you through tunes that have a steady beat-a music structure we are already familiar with-it also takes you into the world of EXTEMPORANEOUS FREE-STYLE PLAYING. This style will give you even more freedom with the flute, open up even more meditative possibilities within you, and to the author's knowledge, no other Native American flute method book has gone into this style to any depth.
Also included are 85 MP3 AUDIO FILES of each tune in the book, all playable on any computer or mobile device
You can learn even more about meditation in Dick Claassen's book, "Meditation: A Personal Journey". It's the perfect companion book for "Meditative Flute".
Other how-to music books by DICK CLAASSEN:
Celebrate the Native American Flute - An introductory how-to book plus an informational booklet about the flute. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.
Earth Flute - A comprehensive how-to book that includes tunes from many genres such as traditional, the blues, folk, songs for children, romantic tunes, meditative tunes, classical music, and tunes from many cultures. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.
Sacred Native American Flute - A comprehensive book that covers hymns, Christmas carols, the blues, and meditative loops. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.
Ukulele Finger Picking - A comprehensive how-to book that teaches you how to play melody, chords and bass, all at the same time, on the ukulele. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.
5-String Banjo Hot and Wild! - A comprehensive how-to book that teaches you how to play full solos and backup in the folk banjo style of Pete Seeger. Also included are sample tunes from the book playable on any device.
