Hawk Littlejohn Flute Analysis

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Hawk Littlejohn of the Cherokee tribe stated the sound of the flute is in the body it is it's his connection to this family past and present and other tribes you have the flute. The flu carving tradition was passed down to him from his grandfather. He feels ever can create the instrument. He also feels that the flu is his bread-and-butter it by his house and everything he owns. He has been making flutes since the age of 12. Making a proper flute can take six months to a year to finish. Hawk Littlejohn flutes are made of river cane which he called his native bamboo. Cherokee Indians are formalistic and the ultimate form is your pitching your voice by the flu. All the sounds he would hear growing up even other human beings could be created by

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