The Fujara is played standing with legs spread
apart slightly.
The Fujara is held mainly by your left hand, particularly
by your thumb and fore-finger:
grasp the Fujara with your left hand approximately where the top
hole is located, prop it up against your right thigh
and place the fingers of your left hand as follows - thumb
on the back and fore-finger on the front of the Fujara flute main
pipe holding the main weight.
Then cover the upper hole with your middle finger and place
your ring and little finger slightly to the left side of the
Fujara main pipe. Now you should hold your fujara with the help of your right
thigh firmly.
Your left hand should now be located somewhere near your
navel.
Cover the middle hole with the thumb of your right
hand (root of your thumb on FS FuYara) and the bottom hole with your middle finger. The
fore-finger of your right hand lies softly on the front of
the flute main pipe - it is closer to middle finger than to thumb. The ring-finger leans softly against the right side of the main pipe. The little
finger doesn't need to touch the pipe at all.
Using your hands prop up the Fujara against your
body:
lowest part of the main pipe is propped up against the outer
/right/ side of your right knee, then against the front of
your right tight, the middle part of Fujara
main pipe should be propped up against your chest /or sometimes
your belly/ and with the mouthpiece in your
mouth and the air pipe propping up slightly against the left
side of your nose, sometimes propping also slightly against
your forehead you can finally start to play your gorgeous Fujara.
But while reading this "theory" don't forget that in the end it is you
who will play it, thus adjust your holding of your Fujara to suit
your needs so that you feel as comfortable as possible.
I wish you endless hours of fruitful and comfortable playing.
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