Make an Overtone Flute with Kari Tauring

Make an Overtone Flute with Kari Tauring

  • Ages 12+

Make your own version of the overtone flute, one of our earliest instruments. Learn to play a song on it and make your own music.

By Norway House

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Norway House

913 East Franklin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404

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About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours
  • Ages 12+
  • Free venue parking

Hear the sounds and stories about the overtone flute while making one of your own from PVC pipe! Learn the differences between pulled core and a bored core, watch videos from teachers in Denmark and Norway, and learn the folklore that surrounds these universal human creations. You will learn to play a simple folktune on your flute.

Overtone flutes are one of humankind's earliest instruments and it is still used today in Nordic traditional and contemporary music. Have fun with it and experience a new old way to make music.

All materials are provided.

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Norway House

NORWAY HOUSE CONNECTS THE UNITED STATES WITH CONTEMPORARY NORWAY THROUGH ARTS | BUSINESS | CULTURE

As the window to contemporary Norway, Norway House is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that partners with businesses, organizations, and the community to celebrate a shared heritage. Norway House is a destination for the community with over 40,000 visitors annually. The big, blue Albert Quie Education Center opened its doors at 913 Franklin Ave, Minneapolis in May of 2015, strategically adjacent to Mindekirken, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in the Ventura Village neighborhood. The location boasts a rich and diverse residential history. 

Through our programs—which include the Galleri at Norway House, Minnesota Peace Initiative, and the Edvard Grieg Society of Minnesota—you can experience contemporary art, design, and music. Visitors can engage in discussion about important topics that share links to Norway and the global community. 

We serve not only as a center for our programming, but also as a convening space and resource for our business and non-profit partners, locally and globally.

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