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Teaching the Pentatonic Flute

3/12/2022

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 The pentatonic flute is named so after the five-note pentatonic scale. Rudolf Steiner said this scale harkens back to our ancient ancestors' days and the music they felt from the spirit world. As human consciousness evolved, so did our understanding and connection to music. 
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In ancient days, the familiar seven-note diatonic scale "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do" was not developed yet. The most familiar diatonic scale is C Major- C D E F G A B C. The pentatonic scale does not use the C or the F notes, just as music from our ancient past was played with just these five notes; D E G A B. These are the notes that your sweet, little, dreamy child feels most connected to. Your young child feels the pentatonic scale's notes in their soul and delights in these tunes. They are the perfect songs to sing and play when your child is between birth and around eight years old. These are the notes that connect us to our ancient ancestors who walked and sang closer to the spirit world than we do today.

The flute is a beautiful instrument to begin with, as your child will become aware of their breath and learn how to regulate their breathing to produce a beautiful tone. Simultaneously, the flute's fingering requires the development of finger dexterity and fine motor movement, which can be challenging. So your child is also developing the ability to persevere through difficult circumstances. The ability to lift one finger or several fingers simultaneously is a marvellous brain/body activity. Finally, and most importantly, creating beautiful music is inspiring and enlivening. When your child knows a song and can sing it by heart, and then they are learning to play that song on the flute, well, that is a most exciting day to behold!!

So, the pentatonic flute is the ideal beginner instrument for your Grade One child. It speaks to the whole child: body, soul and spirit! And music is a great creative force that brings people together. ​

Daily Wonder now has a Pentatonic Flute course designed for parents to learn to teach the pentatonic flute to their children.
Pentatonic Flute Course
Daily Wonder also highly recommends purchasing the Waldorf Teachers' Companion to the Pentatonic Flute, by John Miles.

1 Comment
James Bloom
3/14/2025 05:19:04 am

Hi...I'm trying to get hold of John Miles's Waldorf Teacher's Companion to Playing the Pentatonic Flute, which is recommended on the page that led me to make this inquiry. Does anyone have a copy that they'd be willing to scan and email me? The Amazon link to the book, and to Miles's other book on playing the Choroi Octatonic C Flute, are deleted. His publishing company's website is defunct and he hasn't answered my mails or phone messages to his Micha-El Education Foundation. I've wondered whether perhaps he's seriously ill, as he's fairly old, or perhaps has died. Anyway, if anyone out there could and would help, I'd be ever so grateful, and I'm happy to pay for a copy...Thank You, James

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