How To Play The High Notes

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Bansuri Q & A Episode 011: How To Play The High Notes

QUESTION:
“Higher notes are such a frustration when the notes don’t come out good. How do you play them well without the airy sound?”
Tushar Bhattacharya - USA

ANSWER:
(1) Blow Harder. Use not just your mouth, but also your diaphragm.
(2) Adjust the angle of your blow to determine the precise positioning that minimizes unwanted sounds.
(3) Practice, practice, practice. Spend more time in the high notes. Here is a practice: go to the first note that gives you trouble; play that and the notes immediately beneath it for several minutes minimum. Once that high note improves, move up the scale one note and repeat. Continue going up the scale and expanding your range of notes you can play well to ensure you can play a sonically pleasing High Pa (the highest note you must be able to play).

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Recorded August 10, 2018 in Manassas, VA.
Tanpura is set at F (+8 cents).

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