The Good, the Bad and the... Confusing of Nakai TAB notation for Native Flute

Native American Flute music has not been not written down historically. But now, the flute is used in many different and non-traditional forms of music making. So some form of notation seems useful, perhaps even necessary. Nakai TAB is probably the most familiar NAF notation system for players of the instrument.

R C Nakai, who can be credited with much of the cross-over interest in the Native American Flute, developed this way of notating music for the instrument. He describes it as a TAB system, even though it is based on Euro-Classical notation, which is not a TAB system.

This video looks at Nakai TAB, what it is supposed to do for us, its strengths and weaknesses. Many players of the instrument do not read Euro-Classical notation at all, so I’ve made every effort to do this without getting overly technical. Unavoidably though, this video is a bit more music geeky than most of my playing tips videos.

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Here are some links to other related videos.

Are You Playing Your Native American Flute "In Tune"?
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"Jasmine" - the full band track
   • Native American Flutes front a power ballad  

If you enjoy extended tracks for deep listening or journey meditation, here is a link to "Forest Gathering" at Insight-Timer. This track (remixed and remastered) will be own my new album "Forest & Mountain"

   • Native American Flutes front a power ballad