Kiva Flute 4 scales in 1
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Kiva Scale Experiment using the bottom hole with any of these other scales. |
Mojave 6 Scale The bottom hole stays open. Just play up and down the notes. (Mojave 6 scale developed by Scott August and Geoffrey Ellis) |
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Major Scale The bottom hole stays open The root note of this scale starts with the bottom 3 holes open. Go up the notes and into the octave (skip bottom hole) and you'll get the "do-re-mi" scale. |
Pentatonic Minor Scale The bottom hole stays open While playing up and down the notes, imagine the fingers on holes 5 & 6 are taped together as one. also: Open and close holes 1 & 2 at the same time: as one note. hint: Imagine the thumb and first finger are pinching the flute. |
Kiva Flute Tips
- For a breathy sound, bring teeth close together as you blow
- For a clear sound, drop lower jaw as you blow (as if there's an egg in your mouth)
- The thumb hole is #1 (count from the top down)
- Pinky Fingers cover holes 4 and 7
- Both Ring Fingers hold the flute when the other holes are opened.
- Play the octave notes by slightly opening the 2nd hole
Several scales can be played as shown below
- Cross fingering not required. Open and close holes in succession.