How to Play the Blues on the Native American Flute

I am very excited today to announce the launch of a new online resource where you can learn to play the blues on the Native American Flute. This new website and blog is site dedicated to presenting information, links and resources which will help you learn to play the blues on the Native American style Flute.


The site url is: http://playnafblues.com/wordpress/


I've been developing the corresponding playshop called: "How to Play The the Blues on the NAF" and I will be presenting it at the Yosemite Flute Festival this year. If you'd like to have me come present the workshop to your flute circle, or if you're interested in private lessons I am happy to help, either in person or remotely over the web (we have the technology now).


I am also in the studio recording a complete CD of Blues Jam Tracks - Vol 1 which are optimized for playing with a Native American style Flute. While I haven't completed the project yet, this new site will the place where you can download or order the CD/tracks when they become available.


In the meantime, check out the new site where I have uploaded a demo jam track from the new CD.


As always, I want to thank all of the flute students who've come through my playshops and classes over the years. I am really excited about creating an online resource which will help all of you grow in our favorite passion of playing the flute.

Happy About Being a Baby Boomer?

I know that this topic is off-topic for the flute but I have to put a plug in for one of my favorite graduate school instructors, who's also an awesome author. I guess the tie in here is that since you're all gonna be living longer and playing the flute longer, you better make sure that you're financially stable into those later years!!

I wanted to tell you about the release of the latest book by Cathy Kitcho titled: "Happy About Being a Baby Boomer - Facing our Newfound Longevity."

This is a unique book that focuses on the impact of longevity on lifestyle and cost of living. This book will kick-start Baby Boomers into facing longevity NOW to create a realistic plan for the future, using an expense-based approach to retirement planning.
This is a very practical workbook to use for planning and decision-making, with up-to-date information and examples.

Cathy has a website and blog setup so that you can continue to learn more about this topic as things change over time. Here's her website: http://www.boomerlongevitybook.com/

To purchase your copy: http://www.boomerlongevitybook.com/buy

10,000 Page view milestone

Thank you to everyone of you who visit the blog each week! We passed the 10,000 page view milestone this week (since I installed the page view counter)!
I appreciate your support and interest this blog.

- Mike

Added Rich Halliburton's Blog to blog roll

I wanted to send prop's out to Rich Halliburton of Querencia Woodwinds Flutes for starting a blog. I promise to add all Native American Flute blog's to my blogroll, to spread the word about other folks leveraging the "blogosphere" to discuss Native American Flutes.
I don't know Rich (yet) but he lives in Southern California, so hopefully we'll get a chance to met sometime.