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Troubleshooting
* The reason the pitch is off is possibly due to a poor embouchure. Refer to the “
” section on
to find a solution that improves your pitch.
Water noise
can be heard
while playing.
Moisture has accumulated
in the body, mouthpiece, or
reed.
Remove moisture from inside of
the body with the supplied clean-
ing swab and also remove mois-
ture from inside of mouthpiece
and reed with a soft cloth.
Overall pitch is
high.*
Biting too hard on the
mouthpiece.
Don’t bite too hard on the mouth-
piece.
Mouthpiece is positioned
too shallow in the mouth.
Position the mouthpiece deeper
into your mouth.
Upper front teeth are not
firmly resting on the mouth-
piece.
Make sure your upper front teeth
are placed firmly on the mouth-
piece.
Overall pitch is
low.*
Mouth is too loose or open
(the lower lip is not suffi-
ciently supporting the reed).
Close your mouth tighter around
the reed (not to the extent that
the sound squeaks) to firmly sup-
port the reed with your lower lip.
Condition
Cause
Solution
The end section of this guide provides fingering charts (from page 92)
and some sample songs (from page 94). You can find more information
for the Venova, such as playing tips and performance videos, on the web
site listed below.
Yamaha’s special Venova Site:
https://www.yamaha.com/venova/
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