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This is a very brief introduction to the technique of the North Indian bansuri.
The sitting position is show below.
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).
Below are the fingerings for the notes of the Indian scale:
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