Yamaha YVS-120 Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova - Page 7

Close the Tone Holes and Play Some Notes, Let's Try Playing, Finger Position, Fingering a G

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Let's Try Playing 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. 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. Since lower pitches are hard to produce without good embouchure and sufficient 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. Let's play Venova™ ! 17

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Let’s play Venova™ !
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Let’s Try Playing
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.
Since lower pitches are hard to produce without good embouchure and suffi-
cient airflow, let’s try playing 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.
Finger Position
*
The illustration below shows all tone holes being covered.
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.
Fingering a “G”