NEWS FROM HIGH SPIRITS FLUTES

The Harvest Moon rises over Arizona on October 6, lighting up the desert with its golden glow. This full moon marks a time of reflection, balance, and gratitude, and it’s the perfect inspiration for flute players everywhere.

Here in southern Arizona, the nights grow cooler, the skies clear, and every note carries beautifully through the desert air. Playing beneath the Harvest Moon invites a calm, meditative energy.

 Featured: Signature Crescent Moon Flute

Inspired by the beauty of the Southwest night sky, our Signature Crescent Moon Flute is handcrafted from Ebonized Walnut, a dark, elegant hardwood that produces a warm, resonant voice.

✨ Highlights:

• • Tuned to 440 Hz

  • Available in the Keys of  A, F♯, and G

  • Mother of Pearl inlays shimmer like moonlight

  • Compact 19" size for clear, expressive tone

Each flute is both a finely tuned instrument and a work of art, echoing the quiet strength of the moon’s rhythm.

Harvest Moon Special

Now through October 12, enjoy 20% off all Crescent Moon Flutes ,  plus receive a free black Eco Single Flute Stand with your purchase.

Let your music reflect the moonlight, grounded, luminous, and full of spirit. 🌕

👉 Shop the Crescent Moon Collection

At High Spirits Flutes, we celebrate the beauty of music from around the world by offering handcrafted instruments that connect players with unique scales and traditions. Our World Flutes Collection blends the ease of Native American style flutes with the tonal richness of scales inspired by different musical heritages. Each flute is crafted from sustainable domestic woods, carefully tuned, and designed for both beginners and experienced players.

Below, we highlight three of our most popular world flutes, each with its own voice, character, and atmosphere.

Persian Scale Spirit Flute in the key of 'G'

Our Persian Scale Flute in the key of 'G' is handcrafted from Aromatic Cedar, a wood known for its warm, resonant tone and natural beauty. This flute is tuned to the Persian scale, a mode that offers a deeply expressive and emotional sound.

The Persian scale creates a voice that is exotic, soulful, and full of mystery, making it an excellent choice for players who enjoy improvisation and exploring new tonal landscapes. Whether you are just starting your journey with world flutes or looking to expand your collection, this flute offers a sound that inspires creativity.

Zen Scale Spirit Flute in the key of 'A'

Our In Zen Scale Flute in the key of 'A' is tuned to the In Zen pentatonic scale, a scale with roots in Japanese musical traditions. This mode creates a meditative, tranquil voice that is ideal for mindfulness, yoga, sound healing, and personal reflection.

Crafted from sustainable domestic wood, the In Zen Flute has an airy, contemplative tone that invites intuitive playing and simple improvisation. Its five-note scale makes it easy to play, even for beginners, while offering experienced musicians a powerful tool for creating peaceful, calming music.

Japanese Scale Spirit Flute in the key of 'A'

Our Japanese Scale Spirit Flute in the key of 'A' is handcrafted from Aromatic Cedar and tuned to the Yo scale, one of the core scales in traditional Japanese music. The sound of this flute is evocative and ethereal, making it a wonderful choice for sound healing, meditation, or simply enjoying the beauty of world music.

The Japanese Scale Spirit Flute combines rich tonal warmth with smooth playability, offering both beginners and experienced musicians a reliable and inspiring instrument.

Discover the World of Flutes

Each world flute from High Spirits is designed with care, blending artistry, playability, and the unique tonal colors of scales from around the globe. Whether you are seeking an instrument for meditation, performance, sound healing, or personal enjoyment, our flutes open the door to new musical experiences.

Explore our full collection of High Spirits World Flutes and find the perfect sound for your journey.

Welcome back to our 5 Minute Flute Lesson series with Jan Michael Looking Wolf, award-winning Native American musician, Kalapuya tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Western Oregon, and a cherished friend of High Spirits Flutes.

In this new episode, Jan introduces the Triad of Synchronicity, the three essential elements that come together when you play the Native American-style flute: finger placement, breath control, and tongue embellishment. Each part is explained with practical tips that make it simple to follow along, whether you are picking up the flute for the first time or refining your playing as an experienced musician.

For this lesson, Jan is playing the High Spirits Signature Luna Flute in F♯, handcrafted from domestic, sustainable wood and designed for a warm, resonant voice. Like all of our Native American-style flutes, the Luna inspires creativity, connection, and personal expression.

Jan Michael Looking Wolf is internationally recognized for his Native American flute albums and live performances, and he is deeply devoted to teaching and community. You can learn more about his performances, workshops, and music by visiting his website.

At High Spirits Flutes, we are committed to helping players of all levels grow in their flute journey. 

Center for Instruction

Resources that cover how to choose your flute, how to play, and how to deepen your practice. Whether you are looking for guidance on breath, finger placement, or exploring new melodies, our instructional resources are here to support you.

Be sure to watch this latest lesson in our ongoing video series, and explore more tutorials and resources on our website to continue your flute journey with confidence.

Start Your 5 Minute Flute Lessons Today 

At High Spirits Flutes, we are excited to introduce the first video in a new series, 5 Minute Flute Lessons with Jan Michael Looking Wolf. Jan is an award-winning recording artist, Kalapuya Tribal Elder, and longtime friend of High Spirits Flutes. In this series, he shares the first steps of playing the Native American-style flute, beginning with connecting to your instrument, producing a clear tone, and starting the flute-playing process. In the opening lesson, Jan plays our High Spirits Signature White Tail high “B” Aromatic Cedar flute, a beautiful instrument with a warm and resonant voice. These lessons are designed for all levels, from beginners just starting out to experienced players refreshing their fundamentals.

Online Flute Workshop - Sign Up Today! 

We also want to highlight Jan’s upcoming live online workshop taking place on Saturday, October 18 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. This interactive Zoom workshop will give players the opportunity to elevate their playing, broaden techniques, improve control, and learn practical steps for creating and enhancing melodies. Jan will also cover embellishments and other techniques that can immediately expand your musical expression. With more than 25,000 students taught over his career, Jan brings decades of teaching experience as both a performer and university instructor. The workshop will run for at least 120 minutes and includes Q&A sessions, interactive experiences, and a video recording provided afterward for continued practice.

To register for the workshop and learn directly from Jan Michael Looking Wolf, visit his website at LookingWolf.com

More To Come!

At High Spirits Flutes, we are proud to share resources that help players grow and enjoy their flute journey. Be sure to visit our collection of handcrafted instruments to explore the flutes featured in Jan’s lessons, and check back on our blog for more updates and learning opportunities.

Shop Our 432 Hz EarthTone Flute Collection Here

Until recently musical instruments were generally tuned so that the “A” note (of the middle octave on a piano) was tuned to 440 Hertz (Hz) cycles per second, also known as Concert Pitch. 

Concert Pitch was established as the musical standard at the beginning of the 20th century but prior to that instruments were tuned to 432 Hz cycles per second.

Slight changes to the tuning frequency of a musical instrument can alter the quality of feeling of the music being created.This tonal difference in frequency is similar to the subtleties of inflection with the human voice, which can project nuanced variation in feeling or expression.

Though the difference frequency is subtle, we highly recommend that instruments tuned to 432 Hz are paired with other instruments because of their unique 432 Hz frequency, they should only be played with other instruments tuned to the 432 Hz frequency for harmonic balance.

Instruments, like crystal singing bowls tuned to 432 Hz are frequently used in sound healing and are thought to offer energy balancing, as the sound waves move flow through the body on a cellular level.

Whether you choose one of our EarthTone flutes tuned to the 432 Hz frequency, or one of our Traditional flutes tuned to 440 Hz, the peace-healing sounds of the flute will recharge your spirit!

In this video High Spirits Flutes found, Odell Borg shares his insights on developing our 432 Hz EarthTone flute collection.

Odell Borg, founder of High Spirits Flutes created a new video with his friend Lois, all about playing flute together.  Filmed in southern Arizona where we handcraft our flutes, this video shares tips and techniques to make playing the Native American Style Flute with others a joy of creativity and connection.

Share your playing together experience with us on our socials.
We love hearing how our flutes bring people together through the universal language of music!