I went on a hike today up in the Appalachian mountains and found a man playing what I now know is a native flute!! It was such a relaxing experience and he was a BEAUTIFUL flute player! this is such a beautiful instrument!
One of my thing to do is to see those mountains I had it programmed to may 2020 but you know what happened I live in California next to New Port each could we exchange pictures you send me your mountains and I can send you my beaches deserts married man here thank
I love my Red Tail Hawk in "G" I got from High Spirits. As flute playing, the Lakota believe keeping your finger over the one hole is a spiritual belief, keeping the finger on it represents our place in the universe. The tree it is made from is Mother Earth and by playing it, it can be a kind of prayer or to help win the heart of the woman you wish to make your wife. As most people that play one probably would agree, that the songs come from within, from the heart. Happy, sad, lonely or to bring happiness and comfort to yourself or others. I believe that all that energy from the song and from the heart goes out in to the Universe. What it becomes I do not know, but I know the Great Sprite hears it. So I can only believe that all songs are prayers...........
Thank you Gina! I have been gifted a Native flute. My heritage is Cherokee. I'm learning more about my roots. I've always wanted a Native flute and at one of our recent church services one of the ladies came up to me and said she had been carrying this flute for over 22 years waiting for God to show her who it belonged to and He told her it was mine. She said the Lord will show you how to play it. I was blown away. I was in tears. I'm looking forward to learning how to play it.
Hi Gina. 👋🏾 As a native person I've never played the flute, I've always been quite aware of my failure at musical instruments. But the flute has been speaking to me lately to pick it up. Thank you so much for this wonderfully educational video as well as the information and encouragement to do so.
You have to get one now cause you will keep hearing flute everywhere and in your head.Just practice up and down the scales till your tired of it,you hear a scretch your not covering the hole good.After you get the scales down,start playing what you hear in the wind the birds,musice is everywhere!
Thank you Gina for the discount! I just ordered my first flute and I'm so excited! I don't have a musical background, but I love the sound of the Native American flute, plus, you make it look like it's something I could actually learn how to play. XO
@@vihnu I struggled with making a pretty sounding note, but I loved trying. I have asthma and bad allergies so it's kept me from practicing....I look forward to playing in the future because there is just something about it that makes me so happy!
The low D is magic. I have my Condor Bass low D, 432 hertz, it's my treasure : ) it's my favorite flute, but have only 1 octave ! Sometimes, I think to buy a Bansuri flute, like Shastro, for enjoy meditation = ) Thank for your video !
Playing above what I teach here requires alternate fingerings which I believe are listed on the High Spirits website! I use them on the two highest notes I play in my arrangement of "Colors Of The Wind"
I was looking to start playing an instrument and I was bought a flute as a birthday gift just 2 days ago... I've been practicing a lot and definitely need to get used to the notes! I have a 6 holed flute and I keep doing things like lifting my index and middle finger on my right hand, or both of my middle fingers - basically playing notes that aren't listed as "notes". Is this frowned upon? I guess I just gotta get the muscle memory for each note! My brain gets so confused reading music haha, but I'm sure I'll get used to it!
I'm really looking forward to the SUPER LOW register of these flutes, which seems to be the Condor Bass in D in aromatic cedar. Even though it is the most expensive bass flute, I am CONFIDANT that this will work for me. Thanks so much, Gina and High Spirits Flutes!
Hey Gina, bought a flute from HS after Watching your video and got it a while ago, and it ofcourse came with a tutorial. However, theres no real tutorials online or any content of notes for these kinds of flutes (at least i haven't found any). Would highly appriciate more videos from this series, with tutorials from famous songs, or possibly links to tutorials for famous songs. NOTE; I have never played a flute in my life until now. For an example Prison Song ( Mask off ) Would be a great song with this, or something popular that everyone can recognize when playing! Anyways love your channel, Stay golden :)
Where can i buy one of these ? Lately been falling asleep to native flute sounds and it really had me thinking of the old days when there was literally no electronics and i wanna learn to play this
Thanks for this video! I was in Maine this summer and stopped at a gorgeous scenic overlook in NW Maine, Rangeley Lakes region. A guy was playing a native flute and it got me to thinking ... well I kept thinking about it and found your channel. I ordered and received my High Spirits Sparrow flute (thanks for the discount code!) and am enjoying it! Looking forward to this journey I've embarked on.
i bought my first flute in Cherokee NC a couple years ago, it is a High Spirits in the key of D made of walnut. Its small and has a higher tone, but it is so easy and fun to play. nothing beats sitting in the woods in the hills and listening to the echo. Gotta get a base flute next! Great video, thanks for sharing Gina!
Hi, Gina ... Love your vid. What was the lowest sounding flute you played? I think it was the largest one! Simply ... where can I buy that exact flute!?Absolutely loved the sound. Thank you so much. Best ... William (Hampshire UK)
Unfortunately,I kinda already ordered one,not from hight spirits though. I'm so new to it,but the love to play stirred the appetite for buying. From the product description,it has 9 holes I think. Now I'm super confused. What's your thoughts on that ma'am. Or have you any 9 hole flute? What I ordered was some Chinese 9hole bamboo flute. Thanks a lot
I made mine - and practice on the regular. I’m Cree, our music tends to be highly personal and rare shared outside of families aside from performers. For us it’s as sacred as our drum and smudge, and those who don’t understand how significant and sacred these instruments are. Please be more respectful to the indigenous people.
I have a High Spirit six-hole flute. I’m having trouble keeping my finger-pads flat over the holes, causing a screeching sound when air is escaping. How can I fix this please?
Wow, the scale is built into the instrument. I was not expecting that at all. I was wanting to learn to play the flute but terrified about not being able to figure out which notes to play (I grew up playing a piano and trombone, but was never good at making up notes for ad-lip jazz/swing solos, so I was carrying over that experience onto these flutes, here). It was such a relief when I saw you play the notes in the beginning! I think I'd like the bass flute. As a taller female (5'9" or 5'10", my fingers can stretch a little longer, so I'm sure it'd be okay).
Gina, I was given a flute. I have no idea what key it is. It is a six hole flute and the guy who gave it to me said to play it like a recorder. Do you have any suggestions? Do I need to cover the third hole (counting from the mouth piece down)? I enjoy your instructions and have subscribed to your videos. I look forward to more of your simple instructions.
Dear Gina, I purchased a Native flute in NC at a street fair made by D.L. O'Neal and it has the letter A under the name. It is about 19 inches long. I have arthritis and I am having difficulty playing it. should I get a different length?
Hey Gina, I have a question. What kind of wood would you recommend for your traditional flute? I don't know which wood to pick for my flute so I could use some of your help 😣 OH and I am going for the key of G
I bought myself a flute in f# last year and I love it. After the first day I got it I could already play anything I wanted as long as you hold the 3rd finger down.
Very nice video. You had a very small flute in the background (on the viewers left side) that looks exactly like the first flute I bought at a street fair in Portland Oregon. My first full-sized flute was the High Spirits Crow flute in F# I think. Still my favorite flute! Thanks for sharing.
I want to get a native flute just to play. See I’m a Woodland Cree person, so whenever I’m in the woods, I always feel like there’s something missing. Imagine your sitting on a rock, looking out to the lake, you’re a distance away from a society, no boats are around, just the wind, birds, and waves. Play a flute a right there, and I’m in peace. I just want to feel closer to my ancestors.
@@GinaLuciani Hey Gina, just a quick update: I contacted High Spirits and they said the "Gina" code is no longer valid. So perhaps you may want to note that somewhere in the description or something. Also, I was trying to ship to Canada, so it wouldn't have worked regardless... Just another tidbit of information. 😊 Anyhow thanks for your willingness to help. God bless 🙏
I like Gina so so much. She explains things so very beautifully. I have purchased a couple of High Spirits glue based upon her recommendation. I will get one more - that Aromatic Cedar bass flute.
Thank you for this 🙏 I'm getting 3 flutes right now! Not those you showed at the moment 😅 but look forward to get them. Your discount code doesn't work though):
Sorry to bother you, but after listening to all the flutes for beginners I liked the Red Tail Hawk "G" - Walnut the best. But I have small hands; would this flute still be okay for me to begin with as a novice?
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I went on a hike today up in the Appalachian mountains and found a man playing what I now know is a native flute!! It was such a relaxing experience and he was a BEAUTIFUL flute player! this is such a beautiful instrument!
That's so cool! Thanks for sharing this story with me
I go to Sedona, AZ often and there is a man, Robert, who climbs up the rocks on one of the vortexes and plays. It is a magical experience.
You watch too many movies 😂
One of my thing to do is to see those mountains I had it programmed to may 2020 but you know what happened I live in California next to New Port each could we exchange pictures you send me your mountains and I can send you my beaches deserts married man here thank
Almost heaven west Virginia
I never seen god.... If I see I would thank him to create such a beauty in this earth...
I got navajo flute
Why is the hole covered?
I love my Red Tail Hawk in "G" I got from High Spirits. As flute playing, the Lakota believe keeping your finger over the one hole is a spiritual belief, keeping the finger on it represents our place in the universe. The tree it is made from is Mother Earth and by playing it, it can be a kind of prayer or to help win the heart of the woman you wish to make your wife. As most people that play one probably would agree, that the songs come from within, from the heart. Happy, sad, lonely or to bring happiness and comfort to yourself or others. I believe that all that energy from the song and from the heart goes out in to the Universe. What it becomes I do not know, but I know the Great Sprite hears it. So I can only believe that all songs are prayers...........
Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Gina! I have been gifted a Native flute. My heritage is Cherokee. I'm learning more about my roots. I've always wanted a Native flute and at one of our recent church services one of the ladies came up to me and said she had been carrying this flute for over 22 years waiting for God to show her who it belonged to and He told her it was mine. She said the Lord will show you how to play it. I was blown away. I was in tears. I'm looking forward to learning how to play it.
I'm a native American too, thinking about getting a native flute
What a beautiful story! Bless you and the kind man who gave you the flute. Best wishes for your musical future :o)
Hi Gina. 👋🏾 As a native person I've never played the flute, I've always been quite aware of my failure at musical instruments. But the flute has been speaking to me lately to pick it up. Thank you so much for this wonderfully educational video as well as the information and encouragement to do so.
I'll play your flute anyday
@@georgeschlaline6057 how incredibly disrespectful and unnecessary
Now I want a flute lol
You can make one
I have one
@@gabybiz6089 I tried but i didn't really have the right tools i guess I'll keep trying, btw how do you plan to make yours? Just curious
Me too $ 140
You have to get one now cause you will keep hearing flute everywhere and in your head.Just practice up and down the scales till your tired of it,you hear a scretch your not covering the hole good.After you get the scales down,start playing what you hear in the wind the birds,musice is everywhere!
My inner essence is Tell ng me to tell you . . . Put shungite near you. We are all bombarded with high EMF . Love and gratitude
I personally love the lower sounding flutes. To me the high ones sound too similar to a regular recorder.
Thank you Gina for the discount! I just ordered my first flute and I'm so excited! I don't have a musical background, but I love the sound of the Native American flute, plus, you make it look like it's something I could actually learn how to play. XO
So how is the flute? Did you learn to play it?
@@vihnu I struggled with making a pretty sounding note, but I loved trying. I have asthma and bad allergies so it's kept me from practicing....I look forward to playing in the future because there is just something about it that makes me so happy!
The low D is magic.
I have my Condor Bass low D, 432 hertz, it's my treasure : )
it's my favorite flute, but have only 1 octave ! Sometimes, I think to buy a Bansuri flute, like Shastro, for enjoy meditation = )
Thank for your video !
I just discovered this channel and I appreciate it a lot (already)! Your channel is very encouraging for instrument newbs like me! 😅
Aw thank you so much! I hope you enjoy my videos!
Me: sees you play this
You: I got it from High Spirits
Me: * opens new tab and instantly goes to website *
Also u now have a new sub :)
😮 gata , brilhante,belo vibrato e belo som.
Hi again Gina! I have the first flute you played. How do you get the vibrato when you play? It's really beautiful. Thank you!
How can I reach those typical "high" notes??
And thanks for the class!
Playing above what I teach here requires alternate fingerings which I believe are listed on the High Spirits website! I use them on the two highest notes I play in my arrangement of "Colors Of The Wind"
I have been playing for about 17 years. And have 7 High Spirits Flutes. They are very well made.
I was looking to start playing an instrument and I was bought a flute as a birthday gift just 2 days ago... I've been practicing a lot and definitely need to get used to the notes! I have a 6 holed flute and I keep doing things like lifting my index and middle finger on my right hand, or both of my middle fingers - basically playing notes that aren't listed as "notes". Is this frowned upon? I guess I just gotta get the muscle memory for each note! My brain gets so confused reading music haha, but I'm sure I'll get used to it!
Nice video. I just bought the Kestral E for my wife. She's has lots of metal flutes, but no wooden ones - until now.
Wow I love that! I hope she has a lot of fun playing it!
I'm really looking forward to the SUPER LOW register of these flutes, which seems to be the Condor Bass in D in aromatic cedar. Even though it is the most expensive bass flute, I am CONFIDANT that this will work for me. Thanks so much, Gina and High Spirits Flutes!
I actually am playing the Condor Bass in E (almost as low as D!) in my new Pocahontas arrangement if you want to hear what it sounds like!
Hey Gina, bought a flute from HS after Watching your video and got it a while ago, and it ofcourse came with a tutorial. However, theres no real tutorials online or any content of notes for these kinds of flutes (at least i haven't found any). Would highly appriciate more videos from this series, with tutorials from famous songs, or possibly links to tutorials for famous songs. NOTE; I have never played a flute in my life until now. For an example Prison Song ( Mask off ) Would be a great song with this, or something popular that everyone can recognize when playing!
Anyways love your channel, Stay golden :)
Where can i buy one of these ? Lately been falling asleep to native flute sounds and it really had me thinking of the old days when there was literally no electronics and i wanna learn to play this
The craftsmanship of those flutes is absolutely stunning!
I really LOVE the native flute. What cord is the one your using? On website there is A,G, G# ect. I love the sound of the one your using!
The two I play are
- Madrone Magic key of G
- Condor Bass in D made of Aromatic Cedar
Use my code "Gina" for free shipping! bit.ly/HSFlutes
Gina Luciani just got bass d and used your code
You need to change the title to Hear about the native flute.
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Thanks for this video! I was in Maine this summer and stopped at a gorgeous scenic overlook in NW Maine, Rangeley Lakes region. A guy was playing a native flute and it got me to thinking ... well I kept thinking about it and found your channel. I ordered and received my High Spirits Sparrow flute (thanks for the discount code!) and am enjoying it! Looking forward to this journey I've embarked on.
That's amazing! I hope you have so much fun learning to play it. I'll have more videos out soon with my Native Flutes :)
@@GinaLuciani I look forward to them!
If I purchase this now, will the instructional dvd be available in a downloadable format? I haven’t got a did player.
Thank you so much. It’s easyer that i‘m thinking. For many years i bought a custum made flute. Yet i can play her ❤
You might make me use that coupon code. I have a bass D from them, and I can use one an octave up. That would be useful.
Where could we order the Universal Fingering Chart for Native American Flute. It’s much easier for beginners learn how to play the flute.
i bought my first flute in Cherokee NC a couple years ago, it is a High Spirits in the key of D made of walnut. Its small and has a higher tone, but it is so easy and fun to play. nothing beats sitting in the woods in the hills and listening to the echo. Gotta get a base flute next! Great video, thanks for sharing Gina!
Hi, Gina ...
Love your vid.
What was the lowest sounding flute you played? I think it was the largest one!
Simply ... where can I buy that exact flute!?Absolutely loved the sound.
Thank you so much.
Best ...
William (Hampshire UK)
Unfortunately,I kinda already ordered one,not from hight spirits though. I'm so new to it,but the love to play stirred the appetite for buying. From the product description,it has 9 holes I think. Now I'm super confused. What's your thoughts on that ma'am. Or have you any 9 hole flute? What I ordered was some Chinese 9hole bamboo flute. Thanks a lot
Thank you! I've had a native flute for like.. 3 years? I tried forever but could never figure out how to play it
Thanks Gina. I definitely will buy the flute in the key of G. I appreciate your advice and especially your music. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Amazing! Let me know which final flute in G you choose and I hope you love playing it as much as I do!
Hi Gina..what's up? Really so nice.. I can play flute music. May i come ur country to take music course?
I made mine - and practice on the regular.
I’m Cree, our music tends to be highly personal and rare shared outside of families aside from performers. For us it’s as sacred as our drum and smudge, and those who don’t understand how significant and sacred these instruments are. Please be more respectful to the indigenous people.
Where could we order the Universal Fingering Chart for Native American Flute
Please do a video of your vibrato technique.
I have a High Spirit six-hole flute. I’m having trouble keeping my finger-pads flat over the holes, causing a screeching sound when air is escaping. How can I fix this please?
Which key is recommended for beginners? G, D, C? How about adults with big fingers? Thanks
Wow, the scale is built into the instrument. I was not expecting that at all. I was wanting to learn to play the flute but terrified about not being able to figure out which notes to play (I grew up playing a piano and trombone, but was never good at making up notes for ad-lip jazz/swing solos, so I was carrying over that experience onto these flutes, here). It was such a relief when I saw you play the notes in the beginning!
I think I'd like the bass flute. As a taller female (5'9" or 5'10", my fingers can stretch a little longer, so I'm sure it'd be okay).
Gina, I was given a flute. I have no idea what key it is. It is a six hole flute and the guy who gave it to me said to play it like a recorder. Do you have any suggestions? Do I need to cover the third hole (counting from the mouth piece down)? I enjoy your instructions and have subscribed to your videos. I look forward to more of your simple instructions.
Dear Gina, I purchased a Native flute in NC at a street fair made by D.L. O'Neal and it has the letter A under the name. It is about 19 inches long. I have arthritis and I am having difficulty playing it. should I get a different length?
Hey Gina, I have a question. What kind of wood would you recommend for your traditional flute? I don't know which wood to pick for my flute so I could use some of your help 😣 OH and I am going for the key of G
5:24 for a second I thought you were going to play Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald
I bought myself a flute in f# last year and I love it. After the first day I got it I could already play anything I wanted as long as you hold the 3rd finger down.
Thanks for the video, but I think I will stick to making my own native flutes from scratch
Very nice video. You had a very small flute in the background (on the viewers left side) that looks exactly like the first flute I bought at a street fair in Portland Oregon. My first full-sized flute was the High Spirits Crow flute in F# I think. Still my favorite flute! Thanks for sharing.
Gina thank you great lesson. 💯%#~No Lie!
I'm so glad to hear that!
I want to get a native flute just to play. See I’m a Woodland Cree person, so whenever I’m in the woods, I always feel like there’s something missing.
Imagine your sitting on a rock, looking out to the lake, you’re a distance away from a society, no boats are around, just the wind, birds, and waves. Play a flute a right there, and I’m in peace.
I just want to feel closer to my ancestors.
Thank you for painting that beautiful picture for me!
Hey there, I'm trying to use your code on High Spirits but it's saying that the code is not valid :( Any idea why?
hmm, I'm figuring this out for you!
@@GinaLuciani Thanks so much. 💙
@@GinaLuciani Hey Gina, just a quick update: I contacted High Spirits and they said the "Gina" code is no longer valid. So perhaps you may want to note that somewhere in the description or something.
Also, I was trying to ship to Canada, so it wouldn't have worked regardless... Just another tidbit of information. 😊
Anyhow thanks for your willingness to help.
God bless 🙏
Cpuld you show how u can develop songs? Maybe show 3 simple songs u created
What kind of flute is this? I bought my first one and I don’t love it’s pitch. This one is nice sounding
Ugh Native flute? You mean the White people flute? Sincerely more white people play it than anything it
What native American flute would you recommend that someone is on a slight budget?
May I buy the instruction booklet and cd. The flute I already have
Jeanette
I love high spirit and low spirit flutes. What's are their cost at time.let me know?
How do you make sure it’s adjusted correctly, does that little piece of wood sit on the edge of the hole? Or past it?
איך קוראים לחליל הזה ?
אולי את תוכלי לעזו לי אני מתקשה בנגינת טונים גבוהים ונמוכים פתאום באמצע שיר כשהטון עולה או יורד נתקע אין עוד חורים לנגן
I ordered a Double Nova flute from High Spirits yesterday and your code still worked. Thank you so much!
Hey how was the flute?
Hi Gina! I have the first flute you played. How do you get the vibrato when you play? It’s really beautiful. Thank you for your video!
Cultural appropriation….play a metal flute instead and play “into the mountain”
I like Gina so so much. She explains things so very beautifully. I have purchased a couple of High Spirits glue based upon her recommendation. I will get one more - that Aromatic Cedar bass flute.
How does the scaling change when the notes are determined by un ordered finger placement
“how to play” you didn’t even say what note is what .___. 2 videos like that that I’ve saw already
Is this free shipping to South Africa as well ??????
what a good tutorial, please can i have one of my own. Please, i dont mind a second hand one.
This is a great informative video. The Native American Flute is a popular Musical Instrument.
Nice play
Iam frm india
what is the scale of your flute is it similar to the indian side way flute
Hi I just went to a garage sale and I got a Native American flute
Is the proper name the Native flute or the Native American flute?
i got one from a hiking shop and i think it’s broken i got it and it is so much high pitched then yours 😅
Please tell me where can i purchase a native flute?
highspirits.com/
Use my code "Gina" for free shipping :)
@@GinaLuciani Thank you 😁💖
Are these flute actually manufactured by Native Americans?
Ничего не понял. Но девушка очень красивая с красивым голосом.
I bought a Native American flute I need help
I’m in the uk , can you suggest where I can buy one.
Cheers.
Just got mines and thank you for the discount code
Can u play different octaves on the native flute?
Do you recommend a certain key for starting out?
I added your album to my Spotify.
What flute was used in the movie wind talkers
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They are such great flutes!
Agreed!
Mine sounds nothing like yours T^T
How's call this flute? Thanx
Hi Gina. Your flute's collection is amazing. Thanks.
Thank you for this 🙏 I'm getting 3 flutes right now! Not those you showed at the moment 😅 but look forward to get them. Your discount code doesn't work though):
Glad this is helpful!! The code should be working - if it doesn’t for some reason, email High Spirits and they’ll adjust the price I believe!
I have a native flute frome high spirits
Beautiful thank you 😊❤️ Namaste 🙏🕉️
Sorry to bother you, but after listening to all the flutes for beginners I liked the Red Tail Hawk "G" - Walnut the best. But I have small hands; would this flute still be okay for me to begin with as a novice?
That one should be great for you. I have small hands too and G's are very easy to play on :) Make sure to use my code "Gina" for free shipping!
Excellent!. ..blessings!🙏
😊❤👍👍
where can you get flutes like these?
how can i bye your flute and book
Beautiful 🇺🇸💜
Thank you!
how do you tell what type of flute you have?
Your discount code wasn’t recognized😣 but the website offered a 25%off so maybe they don’t work together
Yes, with their holiday sales, it doesn’t work with my code, but 25% off is amazing!