HOW TO PLAY YOUR VESSEL FLUTE |
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Every other instrument can take up to four years of learning technique before you can play beautifully. With a vessel flute the technique can be learnt in days if not minutes, allowing you to play beautiful music immediately. |
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Our vessel flutes are based on the English 4 hole system - four holes on the top give the 8 note scale. Two thumb holes underneath, with a cross fingering technique, allow for a fifteen note chromatic scale plus a 9th major note to the scale.
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The tablature for the
4 hole system can be likened to a "gas cooker chart," making it
probably the easiest system to master in a short space of time.
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all the holes covered, you can "shade" the fipple to get the
lower semitone and tone.
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black = covered white = open 2 thumbs underneath |
8 NOTE SCALE
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CHROMATIC SCALE
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| SAMPLE CHART -SCARBOROUGH FAIR Courtesy of Maureen Douglas-Green | |
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