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How to Play the 1st Note in a B Major Flute Scale

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Summary: Learn tips and watch how to play the first note in an B major scale on the flute with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.

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Kiely Griffin Kiely Griffin is a third-year music management and jazz flute student at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT. She has previously served as vice pre... read more

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How to Play the 1st Note in a B Major Flute Scale

The 1st note of the B major scale is B. Let's look where it lies in the staff you have B. Let's look how to play B on the flute. On the flute you use the 1st and thumb key in the left hand, you also use the pinkie key in the right hand. Here is how be sounds. Let's review the fingerings on the flute you have the 1st and thumb key of the left hand and you have the pinkie key in the right hand. This is B the first note. This note is also called the root of the tonic of the key since it is the first note. Now how we play this B is the same fingering for the last B which you would finish the scale on. Except you play a octave higher. It looks like this as you can see it is the same fingering. This is the 1st note and also the very end of the scale.

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