Close The Tone Holes And Play Some Notes - Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120 Manual

Close the Tone Holes and Play Some Notes

• Use the ball of your finger (not the tip) to cover the hole.
• Use your fingers in a relaxed, stress-free form.
 Finger Position
* The illustration below shows all tone holes being covered.
Since lower pitches are hard to produce without good embouchure and suffi-
cient airflow, let's try playing a "G".
 Fingering a "G"
Close the tone holes properly to achieve beautiful and stable tone, and good
pitch.
Fingerings for other pitches are provided from page 92.
Octave Key
The octave key is used for playing
notes above a high "D". It is not used
for playing any other notes so take
care not to press the octave key by
mistake.
Put your right thumb under the thumb
hook to hold the instrument securely.
Let's Try Playing
Let's play Venova™ !
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