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FLUTE LESSONS ON CARNATIC MUSIC.: cl = close the hole.

h.cl= half close the hole.

LESSON NO. 1 o= open the hole.

 YOU
 YOU ARE AWA
AWARERE THAT
THAT CARNATIC
CARNATIC MUSIC IS FOUNDED ON THE
FOLLOWING  SWARAS!NOTES"SA#DASWARAS.$THEY ARE:
S R G M % D N
FLUTES MAY
MAY HA&E ' OR ( HOLES.YOU MAY
MAY #E %LAYING IN ANY FLUTE.
#UT THE #ASIC LESSONS REMAIN THE SAME.
 THE NOTES IN CARNATIC
CARNATIC MUSIC ARE AS FOLLOWS.
FOLLOWS.

FLUTE O O O O O O O O O
MOUTH HOLE ) * + , - '  (

 TO STAR
START
T THE FINGERING FIRST CLOSE ALL THE HOLES.O%EN
HOLES.O%EN
SIMULT
SIMULTANEOSLY
ANEOSLY H.NO,+ TO GET THE FINGERING
FINGERI NG OF Sa.

Sa o cl cl o o cl cl cl o
Re1 o cl hcl o o cl cl cl o
Re2 o cl o o o cl cl cl o
Ga1 o h.cl o o o cl cl cl o
Ga2 o o o o o cl cl cl o

Ma1 o o cl cl cl cl cl cl o
Ma2 o cl cl cl cl cl hcl o o

Pa o cl cl cl cl cl o o o

Da2 o cl cl cl cl o o cl o
Da1 o cl cl cl cl hcl o cl o

Ne1 o cl cl cl o o o cl o
Ne2 o cl cl hcl o o o cl o

Sa*(high) o cl cl o o o o cl o
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eore tr+ing to get the ,lo-+o/ tr+ to practice the

0ngering o each note atleat %" tie.
 3ter 0nihing the a,o4e e5ercie +o/ a+ tr+ ,lo-ing in
the ollo-ing -a+.

1.place the o/th hole o the 6/te ,elo- the centre point o
+o/r lip.
27ol8 the 6/te hori9ontall+ li:e;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.
#.gentl+ gi4e the ,lo- 8o-n-ar8 into the o/th hole.
$.+o/r ,lo- /t ,e 4er+ gentle an8 +o/ ho/l8 not e5ert
/ch to get the o/n8.
%.ta:e a pa/e or 1" in/te an8 repeat the a,o4e proce.
&.+o/ a+ not get the ,lo- ie8iatel+.it too: ' 8a+ or e
to get the o/n8.+o/ a+ 8e4elop enation o hea8 ache,/t
it i onl+ teporar+.
. in cae +o/ 8o not get the ,lo- e4en ater ' 8a+ 8o not get
8ipirite8. <o/ concentrate on 0ngering e5ercie a 0ngering
i e/all+ 4er+ iportant.
>. the ,lo- ten8 to coe ,it late ,/t once it ha coe +o/
are certain to 8e4elop ater.
3ll the 4er+ ,et.

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1. OPEN 3LL C7E 7OLES . 2. PL3E C7E MO?C7 7OLE ON

C7E LOBER L@P

2. SLOBL< CR< CO G@AE 3@R DOBN @NS@DE C7E 7OLE.

#. REPE3C C7E 3OAE PROESS < F@RSC LOS@NG 7OLE

NO1.NEC

$. LOSE 7OLE NOS 1 2 3ND CR< LOB@NG.

%. C7EN LOSE 1 2  # an8 repeat the a,o4e tep.

&. Li:e thi+o/ can tr+ ,+ cloing one hole ater another
/ntil +o/ cloe all the

'. Se4en hole. 3ter-ar8 open one hole ater another an8
,lo-.

3ll the 4er+ ,et.

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