What is the best key for bamboo flute?
If you are a beginner at playing a side blown flute either the Key of ‘A’ or ‘G’ would be a good choice. The Key of ‘G’ is a little longer and deeper in tone than the Key of ‘A’ and is a popular Key for playing along with other instruments.
What is the Chinese bamboo flute called?
dizi
The dizi or bamboo flute is one of the most popular instruments in traditional Chinese music. The Chinese flute is played horizontally, much like a western flute, and is commonly carved out of a single piece of bamboo with a cork-lined blow-hole. The body of the flute has six finger-holes at measured distances.
How do you play Chinese flute with bamboo?
Bamboo flutes are played horizontally rather than vertically, in a very similar style to the western-flute. Keep your elbows out to your sides rather than pinching them close to your body, and try to not hunch your shoulders. A loose, relaxed form is going to help you produce the best sound.
How do you play Japanese bamboo flute?
Place the right index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger on the lower 4 finger holes and right thumb in the lower one finger hole on the back. Put the reed in the mouth up to seme part (this part should be out of mouth). Relax the lip and blow it as same as blowing up a balloon.
What is the cost of a flute?
Beginner flutes usually range in cost from $500 to $1000. Intermediate, or step-up flutes usually cost $1,400 to $2,500 and entry level pro flutes (still largely played by advanced students) around $2500 and up.
How do I know if my bamboo flute is good?
Choosing a flute A worn pad area that’s torn at all will negatively impact the quality of your instrument. Verify the quality of the bamboo. Bamboo can be very high quality in which case it will be much harder and much more difficult to bend. Low-quality bamboo will bend in your hand easily.
What is the difference between dizi and flute?
Whereas most simple flutes have only a blowing hole (known as chui kong (吹孔) in Chinese) and finger-holes, the dizi has a very different additional hole, called a mo kong (膜孔), between the embouchure and finger-holes.
What key is a dizi?
D
The most popular dizi is in D, which is also the key recommended for beginners.
How do you play dizi Chinese flute?
To play the dizi, stand or sit upright. Hold the flute parallel to the floor, in a relaxed posture with elbows out from the sides. Three fingers of each hand cover the six sound holes, index fingers toward the mouth. The thumbs support the flute, which should feel comfortable to hold.
How do you end a blown bamboo flute?
Place the mouth hole of the bamboo flute, flat on your bottom lip while you’re smiling! With your lips loosely closed, form a smile (grin) slowly blow a thin but strong stream of air across the mouth hole while slowly rotating the bamboo flute away from your lip.
How is sho being played?
The player covers the finger holes along the bamboo pipes, inhales or exhales into the mouthpiece attached to the side of the fukube and the instrument produces a sound from the vibration of metal shita (reeds) which are attached to the bottom of 15 of the 17 pipes.