Premiere - Concert Quality Native American Style A Flute
Our Premiere Native American style A flutes are concert quality handmade artisan flutes. Each one is expertly crafted with care and attention to detail. The voice of the key of A flutes is responsive and bright. These flutes are smaller in size than any other flute we currently make which makes them ideal for those who want an easy finger hole span. Our selection of Premiere Native American A flutes in always changing. Each one is handmade out of unique and beautiful wood that we source locally in Washington State. You will find photographs and a video of each of these flutes on the product page as well as a description of the various characteristics of the wood and flute. Some woods will regularly be in stock while others are one of a kind and may never be available again.
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Key of A Flute Overview
Want to learn more about our Native American style Premiere A Flutes? In this video, I give a sound demo and discuss this key.
Our Smallest & Easiest To Play Flute
Lift Your Spirit With Our Premiere Key Of A Flute
Our Premiere Native American style A Flute is a favorite among new and well seasoned flute players alike. Its responsiveness and bright cheerful voice sets it apart from the lower keys of flute. Music played on this key will have a more upbeat feeling to it, reminiscent of a robin’s song. The finger hole spacing is compact and ergonomic, making it a wonderful choice for people with smaller hands. This easy finger hole spacing also makes it wonderful for playing faster songs because your fingers will find the holes more quickly than on a larger flute. This is one of my all-time favorite keys and a must have for any flute collection.
Tuning and Size
The Specs : Tuning and Measurements
Our flutes are tuned to the universal standard 440hz which means that they are compatible with most other concert tuned instruments. They feature a pentatonic minor scale buy play the major scale and many other scales as well! Don’t know what that means? Don’t worry, they come with instructions that include pictures so you don’t need to read music to play these flutes.
This flute is about 21 ½ inches long, 9 ½ inches from the mouth end to first hole, and the holes are 1-inch apart center to center. Their size makes them a good choice for beginner flute players because they are small enough that most adults and children can reach the finger holes with minimum effort. They sound bright and cheerful but aren’t so high in pitch that they sound shrill. They have a melodic voice that many people are drawn to. This key is often suggested by flute instructors because it is easy to play and suitable for a flute player of any skill level.
Stellar Fingering Chart for Native American Style A Flutes
In the chart below you will see three scales that you can play on a six hole Native American style A flute.
If you play every note pictured, you will be playing one octave and three notes of the "chromatic scale". This scale takes a lot pf practice and we usually recommend you learn other scales first. This is all the notes your flute will play.
The top three notes are achieved by blowing much harder and some flutes will not play the highest note pictured. The notes of the chromatic scale in the key of A are: A, A#, B C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#
The shaded columns represent one octave of the "pentatonic minor scale". This is the most common scale you hear people use for the Native flute. It is the easiest scale to play and the one we suggest you start with. These notes sound good in any order. The notes of the pentatonic minor scale are: A, C, D, E, G, A
The columns with a * above them represent one octave of the "diatonic major scale" This scale takes a little more work to memorize, but it is very useful for playing popular music. The notes of the diatonic major scale are: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A
