Early History, Theory, Mathematics, and Influence of Flutes & Music
Native American Flute Types and Evolution
Recommended Native American Flute Books
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THE OLDEST MAGIC Copyright - 1995
Almost everything anyone ever wanted to know about musical scales, modes,
keys, language, prehistory, folk flutes, and the uses of music and its
influence upon our society since ancient times. Included are instructions
for making various types of ancient flutes. This book is an aid to
satisfying the most insatiable of curiosities in regard to music and
music theory, as well as a means of exposing one to facts that have been
kept from the general public through the years. This particular book
has elicited the most praise from my readers through the years.
ISBN 0917578104
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NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN FLUTES - Copyright 1990
This is a small book on the flutes of the North American Indian, covering
such things as their flute types, uses, evolution, religious connotations,
etc. Original work, representing a year's research by a
flutemaker/mathematician.
ISBN 0917578074
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SECRETS OF THE FLUTE - Copyright 1991
Covers the physics, math, and design of non-mechanical flutes and
the non-mechanical part of mechanical flutes. This is original work
and the subject material is not available from other sources at this
time. It is ideal for the teaching of the musical science of flutes and
other woodwinds, for use by professional flute designers, and for
hobbyists.
ISBN 0917578082
A number of copies of SECRETS OF THE FLUTE were mistakenly printed from misaligned but factually correct plates. Consequently, they are being sold at a discount.
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MORE SECRETS OF THE FLUTE - Copyright 1997
The sequel to Secrets of the Flute above, this book
tells more about flute
physics and math. The result of six more years of flute research,
combined with the book above, this book allows the flutemaker to design
the most extreme examples of flutes with accuracy, and is ideal for
those who wish to have a total comprehension of the flute.
ISBN 0917578171
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1. CREATING AND USING THE NATIVE AMERICAN LOVE FLUTE - Copyright 1994
Tells how to design, craft, play, and pray the Native American Love Flutes
of the more popular current varieties. This book is the foundation upon
which the other books in the series are based and was originally written
to be sufficient unto itself. Although the other books in this series allow
one to expand his or her knowledge of flutemaking, they are not sufficient
without having read this book first.
ISBN 0917578090
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2. CREATING AND USING GRANDFATHER'S FLUTE - Copyright 1995
The second book in the Love Flute series. Tells how to create and use one
of the varieties of older flutes, gives tables and graphs to aid in
optimizing and creating more varieties of new and old Native American
flutes, and explains more about the creation and use of the Native
American flute. The particular type of older flute featured here will not
choke up from moisture as do the most of the contemporary types of native
flutes, and its playing quality is unsurpassed. Furthermore, it is ideal
for creating flutes from materials such as heat-treated bamboo which has
a natural beauty of its own.
ISBN 0917578112
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3. CREATING AND USING OLDER NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTES - Copyright 1995
The third book in the love flute series. The older Native American flutes
used tuning holes in the last stages of their creation. This book tells how
to create and use flutes with tuning holes, how to compute and use equivalent
diameters, gives tables and graphs on flutes with tuning holes, and tells
more about the use of the flute.
ISBN 0917578139
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4. CREATING AND USING SMALLER NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTES - Copyright 1995
The fourth book in the love flute series. Tells the advantages of and how
to create and use smaller Native American flutes, provides tables and graphs
for creating smaller flutes, tells the nature of nodal interference and how
to eliminate it, includes a chapter on ways to improve the appearance
of any flute, and includes some philosophical comments.
ISBN 0917578147 - $10.00
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5. CREATING AND USING LARGER NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTES - Copyright 1998
The fifth book in the love flute series. Tells the advantages of, and how
to create and use, larger Native American flutes, provides tables and graphs
for creating larger flutes, explains the difficulties of larger flute design
and how to work with them, gives ways to vary flute length without seriously
affecting the sound, and includes some philosophical comments.
ISBN 0917578198
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6. CREATING AND USING THE LARGEST NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTES - Copyright 1998
The sixth book in the love flute series. Tells the advantages of, and how
to create and use, the largest Native American flutes, provides tables and
graphs for creating them, explains the difficulties of large flute design
and how to work with them, and includes some philosophical comments.
ISBN 0917578201
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7. CREATING AND USING VERY SMALL NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTES - Copyright 1998
The seventh book in the love flute series. Tells the advantages of and how
to create and use the smallest feasible full-working Native American flutes,
provides designs for creating them (up to G# two above middle C), explains
the difficulties of tiny flute design and how to work with them, and includes
some philosophical comments. Tiny flutes are, by far, the most challenging
of all flutes to design and craft.
ISBN 0917578228
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8. CREATING AND USING THE NATIVE AMERICAN CONCERT FLUTE - Copyright 1996
The eighth book in the love flute series. This is the most advanced book in
the series, describing how to make an optimized Native American style
flute which has a moisture-removing mechanism and independent adjustments
for sound quality, transition point, and temperature. Includes a chapter
called "Greatest of Secrets" which has universal significance. This book is
not recommended unless the student is already familiar with flutemaking.
ISBN 0917578163
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DIMENSIONS IN ASTROLOGY - Copyright 1982 & 1986
In 1981, an editor of two local newspapers, who had read and was fascinated by
Astrology - The Cosmic Stradivarius, asked me to write a series of articles
on ancient astrology which would be published weekly for one year under the title
The Oldest Science. Later, the series was syndicated and ran
in several other newspapers over the course of a few years. In 1986,
the fifty-two articles were compiled and published in this little soft-cover book
under a new title (Dimensions in Astrology).
ISBN 0917578099
Ancient astrology is far different from modern "pulp" astrology, and the foundation of astrology has been found to be of a musical nature. It may also seem strange to consider astrology and music as branches of science. Yet, Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Tycho Brahe, Johanne Kepler, and Sir Isaac Newton were all astrologers - and music is actually mathematics as experienced by the ear and the auditory portion of the brain.
Today, the fact that some of our prominent scientists were astrologers is kept from the public whenever possible. Much of the Old Testament in the Holy Bible was taken from documents written in Hebrew which were meant to be a time capsule teaching ancient science - but this is also kept from the public whenever possible, thus requiring one to have some ability at translating and decoding ancient Hebrew to discover the old truths.
There is a movement today to present more facts to the public by showing how real astrology works and why the ancient scientists (including the Judeans) used it so extensively. This book is part of that movement.
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ASTROLOGY - THE COSMIC STRADIVARIUS - Copyright 1974
For a long time, I was reluctant to place this book on this list. Trying to convince so-called scientists that astrology is a valid scientific discipline, when I have another battle going with them already, seems to be too much. However, when I looked on the web and discovered that a first copy of the "Strad" was on sale for over $49, it seemed that the cat was out of the bag. Also, it seems wrong to sell the book for such a high price when I still have some copies for the original price.
There is a family story about this book that should be told. It is the first book I ever wrote. I used an old IBM typewriter to make the master copies - quite a chore as compared to creating today's computer masters. And the real credit for the book ever being written goes to my mother. Mother was an amateur astrologer. She had done a lot of reading on her own and had found a mentor to teach her astrology. By the time I resigned my commission in the Air Force, she was becoming known for her new talent and was doing her best to interest me in that discipline. She knew that, as an Air Force navigator, I could learn quickly the calculations necessary to erect an astrology chart.
She had a difficult time with me because I had my Bachelor of Science degree, had been instructing line navigators, and knew that astrology was a "quack" science - that the stars could not influence me. However, I finally agreed to read a book she presented to me because I knew that if I were to read that astrology book, I could show her where it went wrong and she would stop bothering me with such nonsense.
As it turned out, the book was correct and I was wrong. The fact that astrology works piqued my curiosity and I began to check it out more thoroughly and do charts for people. I wanted to know why astrology works. In the process I devised a better way to erect astrology charts and began to decode some of the astrological secrets of the ancient Chaldean and Hebrew astrologers. Six years after I began my research I finished my notes enough to write this book on my findings.
The "Strad" was ahead of its time and not too many copies sold. Furthermore, those who could understand it reasonably well had to have a working knowledge of math, be able to comprehend astronomy and celestial mechanics to some degree, and care enough to learn the secrets of interpreting astrology charts. And since much of my research was the result of translating Hebrew from the Torah (the Hebrews were excellent astrologers), the usual variety of astrologer who used the old but newer Greek system had to learn a knew way of doing things.
It would be wise to read Dimensions in Astrology before attempting to read this book. The Cosmic Stradivarius contains secrets of Hebrew astrology, how it is a form of gestalt psychology, the ancient history of astrology, and more. It comes in a plastic "comb" binding, has 282 pages, and there will probably not be another printing once these copies are sold.
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ASTROLOGY - THE MUSIC OF LIFE - Copyright 1974 & 1984
After I published Astrology - The Cosmic Stradivarius, some friends told me it was too condensed and needed expanding. THE MUSIC OF LIFE is an expansion of the first third of the "Strad" and has better transitions. I began an expanded version of the second third of the "Strad" but never finished it. At the time, it was obvious that not enough interested people could handle the details in the "Strad" and that I would not get my investment back if tried to pursue it further.
Again, it would be wise to read Dimensions in Astrology before attempting to read this book.
The Music of Life contains more about Hebrew astrology, how it is a form of
gestalt psychology, the history of astrology, the meaning of symbols and myths, and more.
The book has 351 pages and is softbound.
ISBN 09175780508
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The flute design program includes subprograms most suitable for designing Native American style flutes in keys from E above middle C to the C above middle C, and in many different tunings - and has certain automatic functions which aid in reducing the time involved. It has another subprogram for advanced work in the most common tuning for Native American style flutes - especially very low or very high flutes. Subprograms are also included for making straightbore shakuhachis, kenas, kavals, diagonals, and transverse flutes. This program is not available to retailers.
At one time, there were three different options for the Flute Design Program. If you are a registered customer who bought either option one or two and wish to upgrade to option three (this one), please go to www.lewpaxtonprice.us and get details on upgrading.
The program options come on two floppy disks for those who have a 3.5" floppy drive, or a single CD for those who have a CD drive. The CD version is recommended if you have a CD drive. You should know how to copy the contents into folders ("directories" if you have an old DOS operating system). The program options are based upon a DOS spreadsheet which runs fine in DOS or Windows operating systems and can be used in a Mac system with a "translating" program (of which there are at least four at this time).
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Available from:
Windwalker
P O Box 946
Arch Cape, OR 97110
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RainDance Publications
3351 Mintonville Point Drive
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LEARNING MADE EASY by Neoka Falk, New World Publishing Company.
Available from:
New World Publishing Company
P O Box 530984
St. Petersburg, FL 33784.
Website: http://www.neoka.net
BENEATH THE RAVEN MOON by Mary Youngblood.
Available from:
The Oregon Flute Store
90944 Leashore Drive
Vida, Oregon 97488
Website: http://www.oregonflutestore.com
Early History, Theory, Mathematics, and Influence of Flutes & Music