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From now until the end of February, thanks to my lovely Sweetheart Julia, we are having a special. I asked Julia what should we do for Valentines this year and she said, "Let's give our friends an opportunity purchase to themselves and their Sweethearts some lovely instruments at a great price."

I am so pleased to announce the Bill Miller Fine Art flutes. Painted in the style of the Painted Pony series Bill won so much acclaim for, these flutes are amazing works of art.

Eagle Song

Bill Miller is an award-winning recording artist, performer, songwriter, activist, painter, and world-class accomplished flute player. Over the past four years, Miller has produced two incredible albums, received a Grammy Award and led Wisconsin's La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, a member of the League of American Orchestras.

Great Plains Spirit

A Mohican Indian from northern Wisconsin, Bill Miller has long been one of the most admired figures in the Native American music arena.

Ghost Dance

Bill has an equally active career as a painter. His work has been shown and sold in prestigious galleries around the country, and he maintains a studio at his Nashville home. With so busy a personal and professional life, it would seem that Bill Miller could cruise ever onward in easy contentment. But artists don't work that way. "I've been given a lot of second chances in my life," he says. "I've been through alcoholism and other problems. I was lifted out of the ditch, and I still see a blue sky above. After years of living against the grain, I see things as rivers, creeks and rainstorms, as the liquid layers of my life."

Bill and I will take orders for custom flutes as well. If you would like to talk to me about a flute in a different key or a particular concept, please give me a call or shoot me an email. brent@woodsounds.com (801) 822-1415

We are excited about the the events of 2014! We plan on attending more festivals and conventions around the country this year and hope to see you at some of these events. Below are the events that we will be attending through the end of April.

March 14-16:

Potomac Flute Festival

A three day weekend of Native American style flute! Concerts and Workshops all weekend long with some of the finest Native American style flute players around such as; Jeff Ball, Suzanne Teng, Cornell Kinderknecht, Mark Holland, Scott August, and Arvel Bird, This is this first Native Flute Festival of the year and I for one am over the top excited!

March 22-23:

Arlington Indian Market

Spectacular"
THE HIGHEST RATED FESTIVALS OF THEIR KIND IN AMERICA TODAY
"Enchanting"
TWO MAGICAL DAYS OF ART, CRAFT, SONG, DANCE & CULTURE
"Incredible"
300 PREMIER ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION WILL
"Thrilling"
LIVE ONSTAGE, CONTINUOUS WORLD CLASS ENTERTAINMENT
"Breathtaking"
AMAZING AND DELIGHTFUL SIGHTS CAN BE FOUND AT EVERY TURN
"Magical"
WHERE STARS OF ART AND ENTERTAINMENT SHINE TOGETHER

The Colorado event really was fun and Julia and I are super excited to be going to Texas. Hope to see you there!

March 27-29:

Oregon Association for Music Therapy Conference(OAMT)

OAMT's mission is to serve our membership and advance public awareness of the benefit's of music therapy in the state of Oregon.
The OAMT reached out to me late last year looking for support for their conference in the form of a donation for their silent auction. Jillian the organizer of the silent auction already owns two beautiful Woodsounds flutes which she uses in her work with Music Therapy. She has had wonderful experiences using the flute in Music Therapy. Here is one such example:

"Today I played your flutes for a wonderful woman who is beginning to go through the dying process. She has been having pain and difficulty breathing. Upon hearing the flute she let out a giant sigh, opened her eyes a little, smiled wide, and relaxed her whole body. Her daughter told me that music therapy is the only thing that is helping her have relief and feel good right now. What a blessing it is to have these precious tools to bring this peace to another being. Thank you for your incredible work."

We are excited to bring the flute to more Music Therapists.

April 27-24:

Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival

Santa Clarita's rich Western heritage takes center stage each year at the Cowboy Festival. This year marks the 21st annual event and looking back, some residents may wonder why the City hosts this Festival, which attracts more than 10,000 visitors each year. The Cowboy festival take place in a Western town that is used for filming movies like Jango. This is such a fun festival as the vendors set up shop in the Western town. This year Woodsounds will be set up on the Main Street in one of the old buildings. We are so excited to be there and to listen to all the great music that the festival brings in.

June 16-19:

Summer Solstice Flute School

As many of you know, last year I started the Summer Solstice Flute Festival and School. Unfortunately, With two teenagers, one daughter in college, and one son on a mission, my wife and I have found our schedule quite full. We have both felt it is important that I commit myself more fully to the family and to flute making this year. So I have made the decision to step away from the organization of the Flute Festival and the School.

Nancy Haga will be taking over the Flute School this year, but the festival will not be taking place in 2014.

Nancy Haga was the director of the Flute School last year. Truth be told she has been the heart of the festival and school for the last two years running. I am personally very excited because the right person is finally in charge. Nancy is going to be amazing and is going to grow the school into an incredible event that I can hardly wait to attend.

Nancy is working on updating the website. It may take her a week or so before the updates are in place. In the mean time, please direct questions to, nancyphaga@msn.com.

Activities for 2015 have not yet been decided. I am confident that Nancy will keep us updated with information.

I will continue to promote the Flute School through my Newsletter and other media as I am very excited to be a part of the school that Nancy is putting together. Who knows... perhaps I may even teach a class... maybe even flute making... you never know....

It has been a very difficult decision to make and we have agonized over it. There have been many people we have met and grown to love through the organization of festivals. We hope that these friendship will continue and will flourish.

We look forward to seeing you in June in Park City at the School!

If there is an event in your area that you think we should attend, let me know. I would be delighted to look into it. Some of the best shows we attend have come about through the suggestion of our clients.

For years I have tried to make a student flute at a price point that was near the $200 mark. This elusive target has finally become a reality!

I am very pleased to announce the Woodsounds Student Flute!

Woodsounds Student Flutes Mid G - $220             Mid A - $210             High C - $200

My goal with the Woodsounds Student Flute was to create an instrument that played easily and sounded good while at the same time did not cost so much that the average person was afraid to pick it up to begin to learn. To keep the price in check, the student flute is not voiced the same as a standard Woodsounds Flute. It does, however meet a standard with which I am pleased. Students studying with this instrument will not be frustrated, but rather, will have sweet and enjoyable experiences as they begin their journey with the flute. The flutes are concert tuned.

Mid G

The flute body is made from Apple wood and a dark hard hard wood for the mouth piece and the totem. The mouth piece is shape similar to the standard Woodsounds mouth piece. There are no shoulders or rails on the flute to help hold the totem in place on the flute. Additionally, there is no end cap to the flute. The flute is sanded and polished with wax for a natural feel. If you are looking for the Woodsounds Finish, you will need to look to our other flutes. These student flutes do not have the Woodsounds Finish on them.

Mid A

The student flute does not come with a Woodsounds Flute Bag. The flute bags are $25.

One last thing, I have committed to keep the price at the $200 level. To that I can only offer three keys; Mid G, Mid A,and High C. This helps me keep my overhead costs down thereby allowing me to keep the cost of the flute down.

High C

If you want a key other than the three keys offered with the Student, please feel free to consider a custom flute. Custom flute prices begin at $350 and custom flutes include the Woodsounds World Class Voicing, Sealed First Chamber, Flute Bag, Shoulders if wanted, and a Spirit Claw (as a basic) totem if wanted.

brent@woodsounds.com (801) 822-1415

Dr. Eric Legg contacted me with the following comments after I sent out the last Newsletter. Thank you Dr. Legg for your comments and ideas and thank you for sharing them!

Hi Brent,

You have done another great job on your video series! I'm sure the Puritan folks up in Maine appreciate the swab promo too. Thanks for mentioning me, my office staff say I am a celebrity now. I have a couple more tips for you regarding the swab cleaning tool:

1. You mentioned that the swab handle was a bit too short to reach all the way into the SAC. Here is a way to make a handle extension that solves that problem. I bought some plastic compression sleeves at Home Depot ( in the speciality screw section). Take an old swab, and remove the swab tip. Glue one end of the sleeve onto the end. Then, gently insert ( so you can pull it off later) the handle end of the new swab you want to use into the other sleeve end. Now you have a handle that is ~ 10 inches long which is plenty long enough to reach any internal part of there flute.

2. Even though the swab tip is attached pretty well to the handle, it can be pulled off after receptive use. What do you do if it comes off inside the flute? I bought some plastic coated wire at Hobby Lobby (the really thin green kind used to bind dried flowers). You can bend one end into a small hook, and probe the flute to retrieve the swab tip with ease.

I hope these tips will be helpful.

Eric Legg, M.D.

To get the most out of your Native Flute, there are a few key steps you can take. Watch this short video to see some of these important steps.

Caring for your Native American Style Flute

I mentioned the Puritan Swabs in the video. I have a limited number of these swabs for sale and when they are gone they are gone. They come in packages of 10 for $8. This includes shipping in the United States. Click here to order.

This Newsletter will be the only place you will be able to acquire the swabs from me.

Please let me if you have any questions.

Cambodian Rosewood Burl - High C

Brent Haines

(801) 822-1415

brent@woodsounds.com

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