Ney Lessons
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Ney Lessons - 8 -
High Notes
In Lesson 8, we will learn the notes above the staff, which we refer to as high registers: high B, C, C sharp and high D.
The sounds from high B to high D are called High Notes.
High Notes :
Positions of High Notes on the Ney :
Important Note :
To produce these sounds, we must blow harder and with greater intensity.
While blowing strongly, our lips will naturally tighten.
Now let's examine the positions of these notes on the staff.
HIGH B NOTE :
In Classical Turkish Music, this pitch is called TİZ SEGAH.
High B Note :
Finger Positions :
RIGHT HAND : Thumb, Index, Middle and Ring Fingers.
LEFT HAND : Middle Finger.
Examine the image below :
Video:
HIGH C NOTE :
In Classical Turkish Music, this pitch is called TİZ ÇARGÂH.
High C Note :
Finger Positions :
RIGHT HAND : Thumb, Index and Middle Fingers.
LEFT HAND : Middle Finger.
Examine the image below :
Video:
HIGH C SHARP NOTE :
In Classical Turkish Music, this pitch is called TİZ NİM HİCAZ.
High C sharp Note :
Finger Positions :
RIGHT HAND : Thumb and Index Finger.
LEFT HAND : Middle Finger.
Examine the image below :
Video:
HIGH D NOTE :
In Classical Turkish Music, this pitch is called TİZ NEVA.
High D Note :
Finger Positions :
RIGHT HAND : Thumb and Middle Finger.
LEFT HAND : Middle Finger.
Examine the image below :
Video:
These sounds have higher frequencies and are easier to produce on the ney compared to the lower registers.
For now, instead of practicing high notes with long tones, I still recommend that you continue practicing long tones on middle and low registers.
However, we must definitely memorize the names, positions, and fingerings of the high notes.
We must be able to produce these sounds.
Practice until you can produce strong and full tones in the high register.
The following exercises will improve your control over high notes :
E Note Exercise 1:
Metronome: 80
Video:
E Note Exercise 2:
Video:
F Note Exercise 1:
Metronome: 80
Video:
F Note Exercise 2:
Video:
G Note Exercise 1:
Metronome: 80
Video :
G Note Exercise 2:
Video:
A Note Exercise 1:
Metronome: 80
Video:
A Note Exercise 2:
Metronome: 80
Video:
Harmonic (Overtone) Sounds on the Ney :
First, let’s briefly explain harmony:
Harmony :
It is a combination of two or more sounds that resonate together in a pleasing way.
Harmonic sounds are:
Sounds produced from a source whose frequency is an exact multiple of the fundamental frequency.
Based on this explanation, we define a fundamental tone;
For example, G on the 2nd line;
The harmonics of the note C include its fifth (G) and the fourth of that (high G).
Similarly, if we take A as the base note, its fifth is E.
The fourth of E is high A.
In conclusion, the fifth and the ninth of a fundamental tone are harmonic sounds.
You will better understand this concept with the examples below.
As with all instruments, the ney also produces both fundamental and harmonic sounds.
In other words,
On the ney, as in most instruments, multiple sounds can be produced from a single position.
Otherwise, since the ney has 7 holes, it would only produce 7 notes.
We can produce different sounds from the same position
by blowing softer or harder, and by tightening or relaxing our lips.
As we blow harder and tighten our lips, the notes become higher.
As we blow softer and relax our lips, the notes become lower.
Think of a trumpet!
It has only three valves, yet it has a range of three and a half, even up to four octaves depending on the player.
Because pressing a single valve can produce multiple tones.
If we blow into a trumpet without pressing any valve, we get low C,
G on the 2nd line, C in the 3rd space, E in the 4th space, high G, and high C.
These sounds are produced by increasing air pressure and tightening the lips.
You can observe how many sounds come from this three-valve instrument in the video below;
featuring two trumpet virtuosos Arturo Sandoval and Dizzy Gillespie :
The situation is the same with the ney; as mentioned before, multiple sounds can be produced from a single fingering.
By the way, since the ney is not a chromatic instrument, we cannot perform agility passages like in the video; we cannot be that fast.
As we saw in the video, our ney also does not have such extremely high registers.
The purpose of sharing the magnificent performance above was to show how many different sounds can be produced from one trumpet valve.
On the trumpet, depending on the artist’s ability, we can hear notes in the 3rd octave and even the 4th octave.
Since the ney has a structure that cannot be modernized, its sound range is fixed and cannot expand further.
We produce different sounds on the ney by blowing normally, strongly, and more strongly, and by tightening our lips.
On the ney, the G note on the 1st line, which you see in the image below, is the fundamental tone.
The Re and Sol notes are also harmonic tones.
Now let us examine these harmonic tones:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the Sol Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the Sol note: is the Sol note.
The harmonic tones produced from the Sol note: are the Re and Sol (above the staff) notes.
Our notes:
Image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the La Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the La note : is the La note.
The harmonic tones produced from the La note: : are the Mi and La (above the staff) notes.
Our notes:
Image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the A Sharp Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the A sharp note: is the A sharp note.
The harmonic tones produced from the A sharp note: are the E sharp and A sharp notes.
Our notes:
Image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the B Flat Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the B flat note : is the B flat note.
The harmonic tones produced from the B flat note : are the Fa and B flat (above the staff) notes.
As you can see in the image below, the B flat note on the 3rd line is the fundamental tone.
The Fa and the B flat above the staff are also harmonic tones.
Our notes:
Image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the Si Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the Si note : is the Si note.
The harmonic tones produced from the Si note : are the F sharp and high Si notes.
Our notes:
Please examine the image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the Do Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the Do note : is the Do note.
The harmonic tones produced from the Do note : are the high Sol and Do notes.
Our notes:
Please examine the image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the C Sharp Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the C sharp note: is the C sharp note.
The harmonic tones produced from the C sharp note: are the high G sharp and C sharp notes.
Our notes:
Image below:
Video:
Fundamental and Harmonic Tones Produced from the Re Note:
The fundamental tone produced from the Re note: is the Re note.
The harmonic tones produced from the Re note : are the high La and Re notes.
Our notes:
Image below:
Video:
As we will see in Lesson 9, we will also be able to produce the high Neva sound in this way.
As I mentioned before, we produce these different sounds by blowing harder
and by tightening our lips a little.
Our lesson objectives:
- Learning the names, positions, and fingerings of the high notes.
- Memorizing and producing the harmonic sounds on the ney!!!
- Never, ever moving on to the next lesson before fully completing the current one.
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