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If the bird-like notes in Andean folk music make your heart soar, you have probably fallen in love with the Quena.

“Flutopedia” is a trademark of Manifest Spirit Music. Native American Flute Music Inspiration Indian Arts And Crafts Act: Understanding What It Means. Sheet Music - Six-hole Pentatonic Minor Tuned Flutes Here's a solo flute recording of the arrangement on this page I made on November 21, 2011:Į minor flute of Spalted Maple by Barry Higgins. Although the melody is different from the original version, the original lyrics have been included on my transcription to aid in playing the melody. The transcription of Bob Child's arrangement, offered below, is provided as an educational example of altering a melody to fit within a limited range. Please note that the original melody and lyrics are ©1995 by Wonderland Music Company, Inc. … making it easier to play, reducing the overall range, and still preserving the flavor of the melody. In Bob Child's arrangement, he has altered the melody to be played as He has taken some of the larger interval leaps and reduced them, compressing the overall range of the melody.įor example, the first notes of the melody, as written by composer Alan Menken, would translate to the Native Amercian flute as He did this by modifying the melody in an intriguing way. Then, on October 27, 2011, Bob Child of Ugly Boy Flutes sent me his transcription, which fits nicely into an extended-range flute using two notes in the second register. However, I felt that the original melody spanned too wide a range to be playable on the Native American flute. Several people, including Sharon Burnett, asked me for an arrangement of this melody on Flutopedia. The song poetically presents the Native American viewpoint that the Earth is a living entity where humankind is connected to everything in nature. Was the 1995 Oscar-winner for Best Original Song from the Disney animated feature film, Pocahontas. Colors of the Wind - Sheet Music for Native American Flute Native Circle, the longest running Native American educational site on the web, is a place for all people to learn about and experience Native American culture, wisdom, history and contemporary issues, and explore indigenous wisdom from around the world.