Welcome to MusicalSaw.com

On the surface, a musical saw appears to be a normal carpenter’s saw. But the secret to its beautiful voice is the grade and tempering of its steel. Its eerily, haunting voice is like none other. This instrument’s exquisitely ethereal voice, renown for sweeping glissandi, and sheer novelty make it a joy to play and exhilarating to listen to.

Learning to play the saw is much easier than any other instrument. You don’t have to spend hours practicing scales or learning complicated fingering charts. If you can hum or whistle in tune you’ve got what it takes to learn to play expertly within 7 days.

If you’ve always dreamed of playing an instrument or just want to add a novelty instrument to your collection the Musical Saw is for you. I hope you’ll take advantage of the various resources on this website:

  • Musical Saw Catalog – Musical Saws and other (easy to learn) instruments, CD’s, etc.
  • Musical Saw Player Map – Find and connect with other Musical Saw players – for jamming, help in learning, or if you need a performer for an event
  • Tutorial – Set of 9 lessons that should have you playing beautifuly within a week

Contact: peter@musicalsaw.com

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Gypsy

Gregory Newton playing his Musical Saw for the show: Gypsy
Gregory Newton playing his Musical Saw in the Musical Gypsy

There are several Musicals where it is appropriate to work the Musical Saw in. – Here is one more – Gypsy.

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Throat Singing, Didgeridoo, Mouth Harp, etc.

This music video combines 3 of my many favorite music forms.  Impressive throat singing at the beginning.

 

 

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May the 4th Be With You

May the Forth Be With You

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Flute Circles

Flute Circle

I attended my first Flute Circle at Forest Park Nature Center (Peoria, IL)
The group was hosted by Randy Starnes of Thunderbird Flutes.

I was expecting something on par with the drum circles I have attended in the past, a chaotic blending of beats and rhythms with everyone just ripping away on his/her own percussion instrument. Technically, this same scheme would work for these flutes. These are native American style flutes, hence tuned to the pentatonic scale.

The beauty of the pentatonic scale is that all the notes sound nice together, so in theory, Randy could have turned us loose and the result would have been beautiful music. Sadly, where this breaks down is when not everyone has the same key flute. Thus, the way a flute circle is run is much more orderly, we go around the circle taking turns doing solo work.

- Anyway, it’s fun, you meet people, and get to listen to and play a little music. …. It’s all good.

For more information on Flute Circles, visit the International Native American Flute Circle Listserv

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Attention to Detail

non musical mistake

How long did it take you?

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