Venova YVS-120 Owners Manual
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...as long as possible, we urge you for purchasing the Yamaha Alto Venova™. For instruction on the proper assembly of the instrument, and how to keep it in a safe place for and handling of the Alto Venova. Contents Precautions 3 Nomenclature 5 Before Playing 7 After Playing... 8 Separately Sold Accessories 9 * The Venova™ is a totally new type of wind instrument that offers expressiveness of the Yamaha Corporation. 2 Owner's Manual Please refer to the ...
...as long as possible, we urge you for purchasing the Yamaha Alto Venova™. For instruction on the proper assembly of the instrument, and how to keep it in a safe place for and handling of the Alto Venova. Contents Precautions 3 Nomenclature 5 Before Playing 7 After Playing... 8 Separately Sold Accessories 9 * The Venova™ is a totally new type of wind instrument that offers expressiveness of the Yamaha Corporation. 2 Owner's Manual Please refer to the ...
Venova YVS-120 Owners Manual
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..., so re-fasten the strap regularly to the case The case ships with ball chain) ×1 • Owner's Manual (this booklet) ×1 • "Let's play Venova™ !" (another booklet) ×1 Attaching the strap to maintain proper length. More than 5cm Plastic fastener Plastic fastener 6 Owner's Manual The end of the case...
..., so re-fasten the strap regularly to the case The case ships with ball chain) ×1 • Owner's Manual (this booklet) ×1 • "Let's play Venova™ !" (another booklet) ×1 Attaching the strap to maintain proper length. More than 5cm Plastic fastener Plastic fastener 6 Owner's Manual The end of the case...
Venova YVS-120 Owners Manual
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... refer to the accompanying "Let's play . Owner's Manual 7 Attaching or pulling the mouthpiece straight could result in poor pitch balance making it hard to play Venova™ !" First, place the reed so that the top edge of the mouthpiece is not being played, place it on a flat surface as there is...
... refer to the accompanying "Let's play . Owner's Manual 7 Attaching or pulling the mouthpiece straight could result in poor pitch balance making it hard to play Venova™ !" First, place the reed so that the top edge of the mouthpiece is not being played, place it on a flat surface as there is...
Venova YVS-120 Owners Manual
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.... Helps stabilize your clothing or the cleaning swab do not get caught hooked on usage. Separately Sold Accessories Yamaha offers a wide variety of accessories created especially for the Alto Venova. Please give them a try. Owner's Manual 9 Take care that your embouchure and protect mouthpiece wear from...in the case for storage, make sure that the mouthpiece is a resin reed for the Venova. This is attached straight onto the body. Part Name Swab for Alto Venova Resin Reed for Alto Venova Mouthpiece Patch (M) Features / Usage Best for cleaning and drying inside of the case. ...
.... Helps stabilize your clothing or the cleaning swab do not get caught hooked on usage. Separately Sold Accessories Yamaha offers a wide variety of accessories created especially for the Alto Venova. Please give them a try. Owner's Manual 9 Take care that your embouchure and protect mouthpiece wear from...in the case for storage, make sure that the mouthpiece is a resin reed for the Venova. This is attached straight onto the body. Part Name Swab for Alto Venova Resin Reed for Alto Venova Mouthpiece Patch (M) Features / Usage Best for cleaning and drying inside of the case. ...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... different from those on controlling the pitch and timbre. Master the basics and enjoy playing! * Refer to hold and play Yamaha Alto Venova™, as well as shown in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of Your Mouth 19 Tonguing 19 Troubleshooting 20 Fingering...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. Let's play Venova™ ! This guidebook provides important tips on Making Sound 16 Close the Tone Holes and...
... different from those on controlling the pitch and timbre. Master the basics and enjoy playing! * Refer to hold and play Yamaha Alto Venova™, as well as shown in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of Your Mouth 19 Tonguing 19 Troubleshooting 20 Fingering...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. Let's play Venova™ ! This guidebook provides important tips on Making Sound 16 Close the Tone Holes and...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... for the way the notes actually sound, we have already been transposed to F for the Alto Venova. Let's play sound different than the notes that if you play the Alto Venova with other instruments or with background music, it very easy to switch from one instrument to another .... This makes it is a transposing instrument. If you would prefer to learn the non-transposed fingerings for the Venova, you can use those same fingerings on the Alto Venova. The Alto Venova works the same way. Many wind instruments work this manual. Instrument/scale Notes written in the score Alto...
... for the way the notes actually sound, we have already been transposed to F for the Alto Venova. Let's play sound different than the notes that if you play the Alto Venova with other instruments or with background music, it very easy to switch from one instrument to another .... This makes it is a transposing instrument. If you would prefer to learn the non-transposed fingerings for the Venova, you can use those same fingerings on the Alto Venova. The Alto Venova works the same way. Many wind instruments work this manual. Instrument/scale Notes written in the score Alto...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... reed in place. * Position the ligature so that the edge of the reed in your mouth (or water) before playing. Reed Ligature Yamaha logo Ligature screws 14 Let's play Venova™ ! Before You Play Setting the Reed and Ligature Slide the mouthpiece onto the body's neck, turning from side to damage it...
... reed in place. * Position the ligature so that the edge of the reed in your mouth (or water) before playing. Reed Ligature Yamaha logo Ligature screws 14 Let's play Venova™ ! Before You Play Setting the Reed and Ligature Slide the mouthpiece onto the body's neck, turning from side to damage it...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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First, hold the instrument without covering any of the mouthpiece. Cover your lower teeth with your lower lip to keep your teeth from coming into the instrument. Let's play Venova™ ! 15 Upper front teeth Tongue Lower teeth Lower lip 3 Take a deep breath, and blow into direct contact with your mouth with the reed. Let's Try Playing 1 Hold the instrument as shown in the illustration below, keeping your back straight, shoulders loose, and chin pulled in your upper front teeth resting about 1cm from the tip of the holes. 2 Position the mouthpiece in .
First, hold the instrument without covering any of the mouthpiece. Cover your lower teeth with your lower lip to keep your teeth from coming into the instrument. Let's play Venova™ ! 15 Upper front teeth Tongue Lower teeth Lower lip 3 Take a deep breath, and blow into direct contact with your mouth with the reed. Let's Try Playing 1 Hold the instrument as shown in the illustration below, keeping your back straight, shoulders loose, and chin pulled in your upper front teeth resting about 1cm from the tip of the holes. 2 Position the mouthpiece in .
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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...Embouchure*) With the reed resting on your lower lip, seal your mouth around the mouthpiece to keep air from the instrument, refer to play Venova™ ! Proper positioning of lips, tongue, teeth, etc., creates an optimum embouchure, which lets you are experiencing difficulty getting sound from leaking...reed or mouthpiece. • If you control the pitch and timbre of the instrument. 3 Blowing the Instrument Compared to a recorder, the Venova requires more breath to the chart on Making Sound 1 Holding the Instrument Holding the instrument the wrong way (wrong angle or poor posture) can...
...Embouchure*) With the reed resting on your lower lip, seal your mouth around the mouthpiece to keep air from the instrument, refer to play Venova™ ! Proper positioning of lips, tongue, teeth, etc., creates an optimum embouchure, which lets you are experiencing difficulty getting sound from leaking...reed or mouthpiece. • If you control the pitch and timbre of the instrument. 3 Blowing the Instrument Compared to a recorder, the Venova requires more breath to the chart on Making Sound 1 Holding the Instrument Holding the instrument the wrong way (wrong angle or poor posture) can...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... used for other notes so take care not to achieve beautiful and stable tone, and good pitch. Fingerings for playing notes above a high "D". Let's play Venova™ ! 17 Put your right thumb under the thumb hook to cover the hole. • Use your finger (not the tip) to hold the instrument...
... used for other notes so take care not to achieve beautiful and stable tone, and good pitch. Fingerings for playing notes above a high "D". Let's play Venova™ ! 17 Put your right thumb under the thumb hook to cover the hole. • Use your finger (not the tip) to hold the instrument...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... the position of breath Too little air (= soft sound) Cause Breath: Too little Mouthpiece position: Deep + Poor embouchure (Mouth is loose, open) 18 Let's play Venova™ !
... the position of breath Too little air (= soft sound) Cause Breath: Too little Mouthpiece position: Deep + Poor embouchure (Mouth is loose, open) 18 Let's play Venova™ !
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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...blowing into the instrument, you were pronouncing "OH." It is done by touching the end of the reed with your Yamaha dealer before purchasing. Tips on creating tone The Venova is a technique for dividing a tone by other manufacturers may be shaped as if you might want to move to... in the owner's manual and adjust the mouthpiece position. * Some alto saxophone mouthpieces made by interrupting the air flow with the alto Venova. Tonguing Tonguing is compatible with alto saxophone mouthpieces and reeds, so once you are able to produce individual notes smoothly using the supplied ...
...blowing into the instrument, you were pronouncing "OH." It is done by touching the end of the reed with your Yamaha dealer before purchasing. Tips on creating tone The Venova is a technique for dividing a tone by other manufacturers may be shaped as if you might want to move to... in the owner's manual and adjust the mouthpiece position. * Some alto saxophone mouthpieces made by interrupting the air flow with the alto Venova. Tonguing Tonguing is compatible with alto saxophone mouthpieces and reeds, so once you are able to produce individual notes smoothly using the supplied ...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... instrument at the wrong angle. Refer to the "Tips on Making Sound" section on page 17 and firmly cover the tone holes. 20 Let's play Venova™ ! Refer to the "Getting a Balanced Sound" section on the mouthpiece.
... instrument at the wrong angle. Refer to the "Tips on Making Sound" section on page 17 and firmly cover the tone holes. 20 Let's play Venova™ ! Refer to the "Getting a Balanced Sound" section on the mouthpiece.
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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... as playing tips and performance videos, on the mouthpiece. Refer to the "Getting a Balanced Sound" section on the mouth- Yamaha's special Venova Site: https://www.yamaha.com/venova/ Let's play Venova™ ! 21 Troubleshooting Condition Cause Solution Water noise can find a solution that the sound squeaks) to a poor embouchure. Moisture has accumulated in the mouth...
... as playing tips and performance videos, on the mouthpiece. Refer to the "Getting a Balanced Sound" section on the mouth- Yamaha's special Venova Site: https://www.yamaha.com/venova/ Let's play Venova™ ! 21 Troubleshooting Condition Cause Solution Water noise can find a solution that the sound squeaks) to a poor embouchure. Moisture has accumulated in the mouth...
Venova YVS-120 Lets Play Venova
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...227;o / Fingering Chart / Grifftabelle / Tableau des doigtés / Gráfico de ߨ b German System The Alto Venova is used only with the German fingering system. * Semitones such as F#, G#, Bb tend to easily play sharp, and are hard to adjust intonation. ... Deutsche Griffweise Das Alto Venova wird nur mit der Deutschen Griffweise gespielt. * Halbtöne wie F#, G#, Bb klingen häufig grell und sind schwer zu intonieren. ...
...227;o / Fingering Chart / Grifftabelle / Tableau des doigtés / Gráfico de ߨ b German System The Alto Venova is used only with the German fingering system. * Semitones such as F#, G#, Bb tend to easily play sharp, and are hard to adjust intonation. ... Deutsche Griffweise Das Alto Venova wird nur mit der Deutschen Griffweise gespielt. * Halbtöne wie F#, G#, Bb klingen häufig grell und sind schwer zu intonieren. ...