Celebrating the Musical and Cultural Expressions of the World's Indigenous and Folk Flute Traditions
Suggested Reading
General Music
The Music of the Spheres: Music, Science and the Natural Order of the Universe by Jamie James
The Musician's Soul by James Jordan
The Spiritual Significance of Music by Justin St. Vincent
Music, Science, and Mathematics
Cool Math for Hot Music: A First Introduction to Mathematics for Music Theorists by Guerino Mazzola, Maria Mannone, and Yan Pang.
How Music and Mathematics Relate by Professor David Kung
Mathematics and Music by David Wright
Music and Mathematics: From Pythagoras to Fractals edited by John Fauvel, Raymond Flood, and Robin Wilson
Health and Well-Being
Acquisition and Loss of Movement in Musicians. (Seminars in Neurology, Volume 9, No. 2, June 1989) by Frank R. Wilson, M.D.
The Alexander Technique for Musicians by Judith Kleinman and Peter Buckoke
The Healing Energies of Music by Hal A. Lingerman
The Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music by Mitchell L. Gaynor
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine by Daniel J. Levitin
How Music Heals Us: Music, the Mind, and the Metaphysical by Kim Cannan
Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolf Gates and Katrina Kenison
Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness by Renée Fleming
Music Therapy: An Art Beyond Words by Leslie Bunt
The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy edited by Jane Edwards
Sacred Sounds: Magic & Healing Through Music & Words by Ted Andrews
The Schubert Treatment: A Story of Music and Healing by Claire Oppert
The Tao of Music, Sound Psychology: Using Music to Change Your Life by John M. Ortiz, Ph.D
The Tao of Sound: Acoustic Sound Healing for the 21st Century by Fabien Maman with Terres Unsoeld
Music and the Brain
Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music by Lawrence Sherman,
Dennis Plies, and Susi Davis
Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by Robert Jourdain
Music, Language, and the Brain by Aniruddh D. Patel
Music and the Mind by Anthony Storr
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by by Oliver Sacks
This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
Your Brain on Music: The Cognitive Benefits of Music by Laura Saunders
History and Encyclopedias
The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Ellen Koskoff et al.
Encyclopedia of Music Instruments by Robert Dearling, editor
Encyclopedia of Native American Music of North America by Elaine Keillor et al.
The History of Musical Instruments by Curt Sachs
The Hopi Flute Ceremony by Dr. Richard W. Payne
The Indians' Book by Natalie Curtis
Music in Primitive Culture by Bruno Nettl
Musical Instruments: Craftsmanship and Traditions from Prehistory to the Present by Lucie Rault
Musical Instruments of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by The Diagram Group
Musical Sound Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa by Percival R. Kirby
The Native American Plains Flute by Dr. Richard W. Payne
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture by Janet Sturman, editor
The Story of the Flute by H. Macaulay Fitzgibbon
Woodwind Instruments and Their History by Anthony Baines
World Flute Instructional
The Art of the Native American Flute by R. Carlos Nakai
A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Tin Whistle by Clare McKenna
The Complete Guide to the Native American Style Flute (Beginner to Intermediate) by Scott August
The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle by Grey Larsen
An Fheadóg Mhór - Irish Traditional Flute Technique by Conal Ó Gráda
Flute Magic: An Introduction to the Native American Flute by Tim R. Crawford with Dr. Kathleen Joyce- Grendahl
Kokopelli's Flute: The Complete Guide to the Anasazi Flute by Scott August
The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift by John Vames
Flute Lore, Folktales, and Mythology
Flute Lore, Flute Tales by Katherine L. Holmes
Kokopelli Ceremonies by Stephen W. Hill
Kokopelli: Flute Player Images in Rock Art by Dennis Slifer and James Duffield
Kokopelli: The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol by Dennis Slifer
Kokopelli: The Making of an Icon by Ekkehart Malotki
World Flutelore: Folktales, Myths, and Other Stories of Magical Flute Power by Dale E. Olsen
Music Performance
The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart by Madeline Bruser
The Athletic Musician: A Guide to Playing Without Pain by Barbara Paull and Christine Harrison
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art by Stephen Nachmanovitch
The Inner Game of Music by Barry Green with W. Timothy Gallwey
The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness by Gerald Klickstein
The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self by William Westney
Performance Success: Performing Your Best Under Pressure by Don Greene, Ph.D.
A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances by Eloise Ristad
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How by Daniel Coyle
World Flutes: Construction, Special Features, Acoustic Principles
Beeghly, Joshua, and Michael Prairie. " Control of natural resonance frequencies in warbling Native
American flutes." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 154, no. 4_supplement. 1
Oct. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0023212
Coltman, John W. "Jet offset, harmonic content, and warble in the flute." The Journal of the Acoustical of
America, vol. 120, no. 4. 1 Oct. 2006, pp. 2312-2319, https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2266562
Prairie, Michael, and Joshua Beeghley. "The warble mechanism of the Native American flute." The Journal
of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 154, no. 4_supplement, 1 October 2023,
https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0023211