Table Of Contents - Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120 Manual

This guidebook provides important tips on how to hold and play Yamaha
Alto Venova™, as well as details on controlling the pitch and timbre. Master
the basics and enjoy playing!
* Refer to the "Owner's Manual" (separate booklet) for information regarding
the care and handling of the instrument.
Introduction ................................................................ 13
Before You Play ............................................................ 14
Setting the Reed and Ligature ....................................................14
Let's Try Playing ........................................................... 15
Tips on Making Sound ...............................................................16
Close the Tone Holes and Play Some Notes...............................17
Getting a Balanced Sound ..........................................................18
Controlling Tone ........................................................... 19
Inside of Your Mouth .................................................................19
Tonguing....................................................................................19
Troubleshooting............................................................ 20
Fingering Chart ............................................................ 92
Sample Songs .............................................................. 94
When The Saints Go Marching In...............................................94
Amazing Grace ...........................................................................98
Supplement: Fingering Chart in Concert Pitch
(notes match a piano)................................................... 102
• The Venova™ is a branched pipe wind instrument manufactured and sold by the
Yamaha Corporation. Venova™ and
trademarks of the Yamaha Corporation.
• The illustrations as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and
may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.
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