A functional reason exists for which most of nai are constructed with the low notes to the right and not to the left like most of instruments? ... Correo...
A functional reason exists for which most of nai are constructed with the low notes to the right and not to the left like most of instruments? ... Correo...
... Hello Jose, In which direction does the modern flute go, right? Not only modern flutes but most flutes for hundreds of years. In which hand do they play...
... These are all simply descriptions though...no actual reasons. Specifically here, the Romanian panpipes, the nai is almost always found with long notes on...
Another possible interpretation of this article is that Zamfir's name was misspelled intentionally, for either legal or figurative reasons. It erks me to see...
... Hi Kevin, I agree in that I can't see a technical reason for one way or the other... but flutes and many other commonly used European woodwinds are also...
... I think they were trying to show how the two words were similar in sound... that person probably did not know how to spell his name.. But I get tired of...
Speaking as a former organist, I did not have difficulty making the transition to the pan flute--where the lower-toned and longer pipes occured on the right...
I believe music notation, however, is functional, as devised by the monk Guido a'Arrezo. Since notation is read from left to right, and lowest notes are read...
Left Handed Piano http://www.lefthandedpiano.co.uk/about.html CHRISTOPHER SEED is like any other pianist; he plays the piano. However, the piano that he plays...
I see that even flute players are asking left or right and having a debate about it :) .... brad http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=32252 Does anyone...
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I had played the pan-flute in Korea a little bit. Now I'm in vancouver. And I want to learn playing the pan-flute again in vancouver, canada. But, up to now I...
Hi Brad, ... pan flutes, organ, piano, xylophone - all go in the SAME direction! On all these instruments, I have to move my hands left to get to lower notes...
Pan flute virtuoso Nicolae Voiculet will be playing a concert here in Toronto, Canada, on November 14. 7.30 p.m. He will perform with organist Greg Paskaruk,...
The First Pan flute which I had in my hands was constructed with the low notes on the left and that is the reason for which now I play like this and I believe...
Bingo! I think Erik nailed it. Most people are right-handed. The heavier end is on the right. Makes sense to me. Michael is exactly right also - I was just...
... I know, its difficult to change once you have learned in a certain direction. I thought it was interesting when searching on the web to find that this...
Hi Guys, The first panflutes I ever played were sicu (s-american) which are traditionaly left-to-right and I am left-handed, so somehow it seemed perfectly...
... The funny thing is I have several S. American panflutes, some that I ordered before I played the Nai... and they were all orientated with the low notes on...
I have also seen photos of G. Zamfir in which he is holding the nai with the lowest pipes on the left side, rather than the right. I believe the orientation...
Hi ! The reason is very simple - if you play piano for example, what direction you have to move your hands to play higher notes ? To right. If you want to...
Dear Panflutists, I wondered how much harm it does to play a wooden panflute in cold and misty weather (typical Hamburg/Germany fall weather, with the...
anf if I want play higher notes on a Panflute where the lover tubes are on the right side , the I move my flute with my hands also to the right side. :) :) :)...
... Being an expert about cold .... here in Hawaii:) but seriously, I think you want to avoid sudden extreme temperature changes. Extremes in general......
... Hi Michael, Sudden temperature changes are very bad for any wooden instrument. I was in the Northwest Territories some years ago, and the temperature...
Exactly, but the instruments only aren't played with the fingers, the hands, the feet etc. and in the case of the Nai the direction of the the one that I must...
I have come to the conclusion that it does not really matter which side the low notes are on. It is really a matter of preference. I am one of those who seem...
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