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Hi, everyone.
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We're going to take a look at how to hold
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your flute today.
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So we're gonna be starting with the bottom part in
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the right hand.
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Make sure you've located your correct hand left and right.
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What we're going Look at here.
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You're gonna look for this large pinky key.
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And also this smaller pinky key as kind of like
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a reference point.
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We're going to start with your right hand.
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We're going to start at the bottom of the flu.
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You'll see these three pinky keys here.
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One, two, and three.
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What you're looking for is this one right here?
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Kind of the largest one of the bunch.
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Let's see.
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We'll take a look at a close up here so
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your right hand's gonna go on the bottom.
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You want to situate your right hand, pinky on this
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right hand?
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Pinky key Right here.
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I have the flu holding up this way.
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I'll take a look at that picture a little bit
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more carefully.
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So, as you see, just my right hand.
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Pinky is in place in the next photo.
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I've put the three fingers down that I'm going to
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use for the keys off my right hand besides my
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pinky. So what you're looking at is my right hand
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already in position using the pinky right there.
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Thes three fingers.
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Thes three keys.
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There's no spaces in between them, but in your left
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hand, there will be.
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So let's take a look at that next.
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So your left hand, you're going to use this larger
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pinky key right here as a reference, you're gonna place
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your pinky there and you're gonna be able to place
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your first finger here.
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This is actually the third finger I should say.
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Then your second finger.
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You're gonna skip this key right here, and you're going
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to find your first mayor in place there in the
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back. There is a key for your thumb, and you
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want to use this one first, we'll take a look.
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A closer look at that picture as well, where you
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can see where that one key is being skipped.
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The last thing that you should know when it comes
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to holding your flute is that your flu is going
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to point out to your right and then you're all
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set. Try to remain relaxed and keep your shoulders rolling
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as you get comfortable with using your flute holding your
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flute. All right, everyone get practicing by