Yamaha Alto Venova YVS-120 Manual - Page 9

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Controlling Tone

Inside of Your Mouth

When blowing into the instrument, the inside of your mouth should be

shaped as if you were pronouncing "OH."

Tonguing

Tonguing is a technique for dividing a tone by interrupting the air flow with

your tongue.

It is done by touching the end of the reed with the end of your tongue and

releasing.

Tips on creating tone

The Venova is compatible with alto saxophone mouthpieces and reeds, so

once you are able to produce individual notes smoothly using the supplied

mouthpiece (equivalent of Yamaha 4C alto sax mouthpiece) you might want

to experiment with different reed/mouthpiece* combinations to change the way

the instrument blows and produce different tones (brighter, mellower, clearer).

* The instrument comes with a soft reed making it easier to play for

beginners however, higher pitches may be more difficult to articu-

late.

Once you can blow sufficient amount of air into the instrument, you

might want to move to a stiffer reed to play higher pitches more

smoothly.

* Stiffer reeds tend to play slightly sharp in pitch. If so, refer to the

"About Tuning" section in the owner's manual and adjust the mouth-

piece position.

* Some alto saxophone mouthpieces made by other manufacturers

may fit poorly or produce poor pitch making them unsuitable for use

with the alto Venova. Always consult with your Yamaha dealer

before purchasing.

Let's play Venova™ !