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Part of the video series: How to Play a Native American Flute

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Summary: Learn tips and technique advice for how to breathe when playing a Native American flute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.

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How To Breathe When Playing A Flute

So now that you've been introduced to the main scale of the flute and your fingers are a little bit familiar with moving in between the different notes, the next thing to consider is how you breathe and play and breathe and play and make a very natural kind of cycle. So take a deep breath and just play three or four notes in a row. Now that's called a musical phrase and I'm basically improvising the music. The basic scale of the flute is second nature to me by now and all I do is start on one note and just play and keep it a little bit interesting with different rhythms and just breathe and play and breathe and play, let's try that. So just breathe and play some notes, breathe play some notes, stayed relaxed and keep it easy.

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