*You bring your own tent.

** Shared accommodations have a separate bed for each person.

*** Single accommodations have one bed, so they are appropriate for one person or a pair who will share. The single accommodation rate only applies if the accommodation will not be shared.

Housing will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. (Please see FAQ page for info about non-workshop participant companions.)

Early registration is recommended as this is a limited-space event.

A minimum deposit of $625 is required to secure  your registration with the remaining balance due by July 12. Personal check, money order, or payment via PayPal are accepted. Checks are preferred and should be made payable to: Amon Olorin Flutes. Please indicate your preferred payment method on your registration form and we will contact you with payment information or email you a PayPal invoice.

All registration, including housing, arrangements will be made through the event coordinator at Amon Olorin Flutes (rnaf2015@gmail.com, (406) 726-3353). Please see the Blacktail Ranch website for specific details about the different types of accommodations, but please direct all questions regarding the event to us at rnaf2015@gmail.com.

The Blacktail Ranch offers a fresh, wholesome cuisine serving fresh baked goods daily, organically and locally grown vegetables (some from their own gardens), fresh eggs and their own wild game.  All their beef is locally raised and either out of their own corral or their neighbors,  and is 100% natural grass feed beef.  When you register, please let us know if you have any special dietary concerns. The  creative Blacktail chefs are happy to accommodate vegetarians, vegans, non-dairy, gluten-free, diets and any other dietary needs you may have.

Late Fees and Cancellation:  Cancellations before June 12 will be fully refunded minus $200. Cancellations within 29 to 10 days of the event will be refunded minus $400. There will be NO REFUND for cancellations made within 10 days of the event.

For more information, please visit our FAQ page, contact us at rnaf2015@gmail.com, or give us a call at (406) 726-3353.

Ken Light

For over 30 years, flute-maker Ken Light's designs, detailed artisan-ship and artistic style have continued to set the bar for authenticity, instrumental performance, and impeccable craftsmanship in the rebirth of a nearly lost musical tradition that he has played such an important role in re-creating. His early flute designs and introduction of traditional tunings has served as a template and inspiration for many of today's most notable artists and flute-makers. Ken has personally sent out over 7000 instruments into the world, which has seeded a thriving North American and international community of Native American style flutists.  Learn more

R. Carlos Nakai

Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American flute. His soothing and powerful music has been performed worldwide and in over 35 album releases: solo, ensemble, and even symphony. A nine-time Grammy nominated artist, Nakai has sold over four million albums in the course of his career and has received two gold records (500,000 sold) for Canyon Trilogy and Earth Spirit, the only Native American music albums to have earned this achievement. Nakai’s career has been shaped by a desire to communicate a sense of Native American culture and society that transcends the common stereotypes presented in mass media.  Learn more

About the Teachers

RNAF 2016 TBA

The Renaissance of the Native American Flute

August 12-16th, 2015

Blacktail Ranch, Wolf Creek, MT

Cost includes

• 5 nights at the Blacktail Ranch in your choice of accommodation (see table below for pricing)
  
• 3 meals a day
  
• Tuition and materials for all workshop classes and activities, including recording session and CD of workshop participant performances
  
• RNAF 2015 T-shirt
  

The Native American flute has a long tradition of cultural use as an instrument of personal expression, a means to honor the feminine principle, ceremonial uses, and to entertain at social gatherings. The overall goal of our RNAF workshop is to provide participants with practical knowledge, tools and methodologies, cultural and philosophical frameworks; a wealth of solid information, practical application, and artistic exploration in order to access this unique instrument in the context of personal self-knowledge through musical expression. Instructional style and technique relies heavily on principles of oral tradition, as well as innovative contemporary educational methodologies. 

Our intent shall always be to respect and hold in high regard the experiential traditions that are and will continue to become the on-going history of North America's indigenous flute. At RNAF, we will render injustice by declaring the overt miscegenation of classic colonization and cultural reductionism as prime examples of the further manifestations of civilization and progress. We shall continually acknowledge in all aspects regarding the Native American flute, its craftsmanship, performance, and derivations that serve to reinforce the importance of the musical instrument in the cultural realm both past and present.

Instructional Philosophy

RNAF 2015 comes to the beautiful Blacktail Ranch for our 21st annual event! Our workshop is devoted to developing your personal relationship with the indigenous flutes of North America. No matter what your level of experience, your journey of discovery with this unique musical tradition awaits!

Join us for our 21st annual Renaissance of the Native American Flute (RNAF) workshop in Western Montana, August 12-16, 2015. Begun in 1992, RNAF continues to develop as North America's premier native flute specific educational event. Co-sponsored by Montana Circle of American Masters inductee, flute-maker Ken Light of Amon Olorin Flutes and R. Carlos Nakai, the world's premier performer of the Native American Flute, RNAF 2015 will take place at the historic Blacktail Ranch near Wolf Creek, Montana, located on 8000 acres of the Big Sky Country along the Continental Divide.

On-site for the entire event, R. Carlos and Ken combine their longstanding professional careers as educators, performers, and flute-makers into an unprecedented and unique opportunity for anyone who is truly interested in learning and increasing their enjoyment of North America's indigenous flute. The curriculum is organized around three main instructional groupings: first-year students, second-year and returning students, and a post-graduate, project-specific seminar for advanced students.

Each of these groupings corresponds to a set of classes designed to accommodate the skill level and interests of each individual participant. Some classes will be organized according to the students' familiarity with the instrument, playing proficiency, and development of their personal music repertoire. Class topics include:

• Basic playing techniques and traditional instrumentation
  
• developing your music through both improvisation and composition
  
• learning to utilize R. Carlos Nakai's TAB system for Amon Olorin flute composition and performance
  
• physical characteristics of the Native American flute including construction, flute selection, care and maintenance, etc.
  

Other classes will address main topics of interest such as: traditional philosophies and historical/cultural information, how to work with students, developing programs and presentations, gaining access to additional learning resources, information regarding the native flute association INAFA, discussion of current issues concerning the native flute tradition, working in the studio and recording (includes recording session with a professional recording engineer), and much more.Visit FAQ page