Matt decided to run workshops to advance the craft in this country and teach people the most simple but traditional design of the plains style flute in a safe environment.
The venue is Matt’s Custom Built Flute Workshop located on a 35 acre bush property in the lovely Blackhorse Valley west of Kyogle NSW.
The workshops are all hands on, Matt instructs so you can perform every aspect of making your flute, if you are not confident at a particular step matt will assist and teach you so that you can be. What is taught will give you the confidence and skills to further teach yourself the craft so you can enjoy the art of flute making and creating your own flutes.
Matt is mostly self taught and has studied flutes under R. Carlos Nakai as well as Ken Light in Montana USA, and also was lucky enough to apprentice with Guillermo Martinez of Quetzalcoatl Flutes in California USA. He has also been guided by others in the industry of NAF Making.

Basic workshop - 1 Day

This is a 1 day workshop you will learn how the NAF is made and create your own style flute in a key of your choice from a pre routed and glued blank I provide, learn how to lathe turn and sand your flute, or carve and shape with hand tools such as hand planes and spoke shaves, tuning and finishing, as well as safety in the workshop $350 Per person. Max 3 participants.

Basic workshop - 2 Day

Same as a above but I offer you the choice of timbers from my personal stock of many species and demonstrate the full process of making a flute from start to finish, the tools necessary, tips and tricks of the trade, turning, tuning and finishing allow you to understand the craft intimately. Arrive from 10.30 to 11AM Saturday to 5.30 PM Sunday 8.30 to 5.30 PM If the weather is appropriate we can have a camp fire dinner and flute circle. $420 per person. Max 2 participants.

Advanced workshop

In this 2 day workshop you will do all of the above as well as start a flute totally from scratch, learn important skills to help you tune voice and craft flutes confidently by yourself. You may finish 2 flutes depending on your level of skill and pace.

This workshop is for those who want to go deeper in the art of flute making; you will learn the finer intricacies such as bore ratios, tuning, wood burning and inlays, bore routing, wood selection and preparing the two halves. Start Saturday 8.30 AM – 5.30 PM with half hour for lunch. And Sunday 8.30 AM – 5.30 PM also. Accomidation provided. $600 per person. This workshop can be one on one by request for an extra $50 otherwise a maximum of 2 participants.

Registration

A 50% deposit is payable upon booking.
Please send an email to matt@spiritsongflutes.com.au with the subject Flute Workshop and I’ll get back to you ASAP. Thanks for your interest.