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TECHNIQUE OF THE BANSURI

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Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Parts of the Bansuri
Part 3 - Technique of the Bansuri - This Page

 

This is a very brief introduction to the technique of the North In­dian bansuri.

The sitting posi­tion is show below.

Sitting posi­tion

The fingering posi­tion is shown in the ac­com­pany­ing photograph.  Please note that the tips of the fingers are not used.  Instead, it is the flat por­tion of the fingers, roughly an inch in from the tips that are used.  This gives much more con­trol when play­ing the half-holes (e.g., ornaments, flat notes).

Fingering posi­tion

Below are the fingerings for the notes of the In­dian scale:

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Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Parts of the Bansuri
Part 3 - Technique of the Bansuri - This Page

 

 

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