In our last Newsletter we told you about renowned Lakota Flute player Kevin Locke’s desire to re-introduce the traditional indigenous flute tuning and melodies to schools, and the class he led with music educator Richard Dubé at the 2013 Lakota Summer Institute.   The lesson book they co-wrote for playing traditional Native flute nearly ready for publication and shipping in early Spring.  Pre-orders for Šiyótȟaŋka Yažópi!  Play Lakota Flute! – A Traditional Indigenous Flute Curriculum can be made at our online store.

The flutes with traditional tuning can be purchased as a finished item, or as a build-it-yourself kit, from Dubé’s company, Northern Spirit Flutes.

The Audio CD of songs to accompany the lesson book will be available in Summer 2014.