
Native American Flute Player Gets Schooled (by a Wood Thrush)
It’s a stretch of woods that I had walked dozens of times. Before starting down the footpath, I usually greet the trees and offer a pinch...

What Do YOU Hear In Your Head? (when I say "traditional Native American Flute music")
When they first contacted me, it seemed like a good opportunity. A video game company wanted “authentic” Native American music, including...

Native American Flute at a Papal Mass?!? To Play or Not to Play...
OR "So a Native American Flute Player and the Pope Walk into a Baseball Stadium…" Out of the blue one day, I received an email asking if...

Fawkes the Phoenix and the Powerful Magic of Song
“…wonderful red and gold plumage.” “…can carry immensely heavy loads” “…tears have healing powers” “…they make highly faithful pets.” If...

Be a Happier Musician While Trying to Play "In Tune"
Recently, I made two YouTube videos about the Upper Register of the Native American Style Flute. How high above the fundamental can the...

Lunas y Agua - Place, Time, Music
In the spring of 2018, after living in the DC/Baltimore region for many years, I moved close to Orlando, Florida. My sense of home and...

A Magic Beyond, part 2 (Soundscapes)
“Them! Don’t listen properly, do they?” – Stan Shunpike OK fellow Potterheads, let’s play a game. I know you have read all seven volumes...

This Is How We Do It
When you go hear a band, do you want them to sound just like their recordings or do you like them to change things up? What if you are on...

A Magic Beyond
"Ah, music, a magic beyond all we do here." - Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone) Musicians and other artists are a...