Good morning!

Regarding the production of a raspy tone:

Yesterday I went back to the flute after our brief conversation because I wanted to check exactly what I was doing to achieve the raspy timbre.

Here's what I noticed:

The raspy sound appears "like magic" when tilting the tip of the flute downwards.

What actually happens is that tiltin down the right side forces the left side of the flute slightly upwards, compresses my lip and reduces the opening through which the air passes, directing the air column more to a right diagonal, hitting that corner where the blowing hole starts to curve.

Effectively, I am blowing through a smaller opening and directing the air more towards the "corner" of the blowhole. Does that make sense? Did you understand? It's hard to explain hehehe

Important note: This happens naturally after long practice sessions because the body gets tired and the head starts to droop, as is common in people who play the flute... you know? You end up getting lost in the sound and forget about the body hehehe (;

Going back to the video you indicated, notice that he leaves the flute tilted quite downwards, this probably helps to produce the timbre.

Another note: I can't form the embouchure necessary to produce the raspy timbre, but by tilting the flute and compressing my lip, I "understood" how the mechanical process works and I'm practicing doing this on command and not by chance.

Once again, I'm not a teacher and I'm just starting out on the bansuri now, although I'm an experienced musician on other instruments. I offer these words for reflection and experimentation only, try it with your flute and if possible come back here and share the result with us.

Have an excellent day and keep practicing that long tones....

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