Different people have different ways of gripping the flute. The only thing that you should keep in mind is that you should be comfortable while holding the instrument.
If you are right handed then you would use the left hand to cover the top three holes of the flute and the right hand for the bottom three or four holes depending upon what style of playing you follow.
There are at least two common ways of holding the flute - The Pt. Panna Lal Ghosh style and the Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia style.
Pt. Pannalal Ghosh Technique
In this style the holes are covered by the tips of the fingers. By using the finger tips to close the holes the right hand can be stretched to cover the seventh hole of the bansuri. The following picture shows Pt. Pannalal Ghosh holding the flute.
Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia Technique
In this style, the flat portion of fingers, and not the tips, are used to cover the holes.
In order to understand this style better, role over the following image to see what portions of the fingers are used to cover which holes. Also, keep in mind that the lines on your fingers should not be over the holes as that will lead to leakage of air.
If you are right handed then you would use the left hand to cover the top three holes of the flute and the right hand for the bottom three or four holes depending upon what style of playing you follow.
There are at least two common ways of holding the flute - The Pt. Panna Lal Ghosh style and the Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia style.
Pt. Pannalal Ghosh Technique
In this style the holes are covered by the tips of the fingers. By using the finger tips to close the holes the right hand can be stretched to cover the seventh hole of the bansuri. The following picture shows Pt. Pannalal Ghosh holding the flute.
Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia Technique
In this style, the flat portion of fingers, and not the tips, are used to cover the holes.
In order to understand this style better, role over the following image to see what portions of the fingers are used to cover which holes. Also, keep in mind that the lines on your fingers should not be over the holes as that will lead to leakage of air.
Instead of making holes not in a straight line, they can allow for difference in finger lengths. Why is this method not adopted for efficient flute playing?
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