Hijaz-Kar (Middle Eastern/Indian scale) flute with Native American style sound mechanism #2

The sound producing mechanism for this flute is the two-chambered fipple form (called “Native American Style”) developed by the North American plains tribes. It requires no embouchure in forming the air-stream, the flute design achieving that (like a recorder in many ways). The scale, however, is a widespread and haunting scale from the Middle-East, also used in certain Indian Ragas and in Byzantine liturgical music. In Arabic, this seven note scale is known as the Hijaz-Kar, but goes by many other names around the world, such as: Major Gypsy, Persian, Double Harmonic Major, Bhairav That, Mela Mayamalavagaula, Raga Paraj, Kalingada, Gaulipantu, Lalitapancamam, Byzantine Liturgical Chromatic, Hitzazkiar: Greece, Maqam Zengule, Hijaz Kar, Suzidil. The scale (in half steps) is 1 3 1 2 1 3 1. The six holes of this flute play the first six notes, and with cross-fingering, easily gives the octave and a an additional note. The first (bottom) hole is on the side of the flute, fingered with the pinky.