Trent R. Logan

Playing my flute on a ledge of Moenkopi Formation sandstone in Holbrook, Arizona ;-)

Native American Style Flute

I purchased my first Native American Flute in the Summer of 2001. It is a small cane flute made by William Harjo. (Link to Harjo's facebook page). I have always been enraptured by the melodious sound of the Native flute and was very pleased to have one of my own.

While teaching at Holbrook Indian School, I made several Native American style flutes out of PVC pipe, and taught some of our students how to make them. Later, I made a few flutes out of wood.

My favorite native flute album is "Canyon Trilogy" by R. Carlos Nakai. My favorite selection of his is his rendition of "Amazing Grace" from the album "Emergence".

My William Harjo cane flute

My first wooden flute made from scratch (the holes are positioned for easy finger placement)
listen (MP3 format)
I used Bill Hughes' excellent video - volume 1 - for making this flute. The video is available from the Oregon Flute Store.

PVC pipe flute
Modified from directions at: www.FluteKey.com.

Online resources:
Flutopedia.com. An online encyclopedia dedicated to the Native American flute.
FluteTree.com
Flutetree songbook for Popular Pentatonic 6 hole flute
Basic Scale for Popular Pentatonic 6 hole flute
Extended Scale for Popular Pentatonic 6 hole flute

Flutetree songbook for Popular Pentatonic 5 hole flute
Basic Scale for Popular Pentatonic 5 hole flute
Extended Scale for Popular Pentatonic 5 hole flute