Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120, Manual

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Let’s play Venova™ !
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Let’s Try Playing
Hold the instrument as shown in the illustration below, keeping your
back straight, shoulders loose, and chin pulled in.
Position the mouthpiece in your mouth with your upper front teeth rest-
ing about 1cm from the tip of the mouthpiece. Cover your lower teeth
with your lower lip to keep your teeth from coming into direct contact
with the reed.
Take a deep breath , and blow into the instrument.
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First, hold the instru-
ment without covering
any of the holes.
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Upper front teeth
Lower lip Lower teeth
Tongue
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