Its been a bit quiet for a while so this one may get keyboards rattling. It occurred to me some time back that Im never going to sound like my teacher. Have...
Shakuhachi Tips by Kaoru Kakizakai http://www.kotodama.net/shakuhachi/tips.html Tone color is like voice. Everyone has a different, distinctive voice just as...
Hi Graham and everyone, Yes, I really like the tips on this site - very inspiring and thought provoking. I've got them all printed off and in a folder so I...
Hi again, Forgot to mention some ideas I've read about how to improve tone. The most useful thing I read (I think it was from a talk someone gave at the...
Hi Graham, This might be mundane, but long tones are universally considered the best way to improve sound production on any wind instrument. Running scales, ro...
G'day Not at all mundane none of us - myself included do enough long tones. ... I bow deeply to all and resolve to blow longer tones. ... graham in Oz more...
Hi Graham, Brian and Stephanie (and others) ... Well, thanks! It is nice with a bit of activity on Euroshak! ... Thank God for that! Otherwise musical life...
... I think what you are saying is true for some of them. Perhaps they love Yokoyama's playing so much that they can't think of any "better" or even different...
Hi Brian. Yes, I have practiced Steve Lacy's scales on the shakuhachi. You are right, his book, 'Findings' is fantastic. I do like his approach to scales. One...
Hi again, ... I have certainly noticed that, when playing jinashi, the space betwen my lips is much larger, compared to when playing jiari :-) In fact,...
Hi all Nice to see some discussion! About tone: I have studied with Kakizakai, and he does have interesting teachings on his blowing "system". Big space inside...
... The basic concept of "good" is "same" in Japan. At least on a "basic level". The point is to free yourself of technical obstacles by mastering all the...
g'day all! Your posts have been very interesting and informative. So much so Im going to collect all the relevant bits and collate sort and pdf them and post...
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Hi everyone, Great to have a good old discussion on Euroshak. Thanks Graham for starting us off and great that you've uploaded that file of thoughts so far. ...
Hi all Stephanie, you have asked "I reckon there's no question that this flute is a Jinashi. However, if I took that same flute, added urushi lacquer to the...
Hi all again I have been pondering that thought about the dokyoku people sounding the same (or similar at least). I have studied dokyoku, but also I have...
I've just remembered about chikoho ryu. I once heard some chikuho honkyoku which did also sound not so simple. Very nice stuff I thought. But then I htink it ...
Thanks Justin, for all your various comments - it's good to know different people's views on shakuhachi-related stuff. It would be great if you could do a bit...
Well, well... Stephanie opened the good old ji-nashi/ji-ari discussion! Oh well. Let me begin somewhere else. I am really always surprised by how people...
... Now we're getting into some fun territory! ... Blues, Jazz and Rock are "World Music". People tend to forget that because the blend of musics that make it...
... And of course it is not only. Rather the IDEA of imitating someone does not have what I feel to be NEGATIVE connotations in the West (however that should...
g'day all Yes Chukuho is not totally easy - the scores are fairly accurate and once Kinko readers get used to different symbols for the same note - U for Re...
Stephanie wrote: "BTW, what do you mean, "I do look forward to being with you all........if the chance ever arises" - aren't you coming to the event of the...
Kiku wrote: "In my own experience as shakuhachi student in Japan, I had so much more freedom for interpretation. I am, of course, not quite sure this is the...
Hi everybody. I don't know how many of you have read Ray Brook's book, 'Blowing Zen'. Many people have - especially in the United States, and I can see Justin...
Hi everyone, Did you know there's a Kabuki performance at Sadlers Wells from 31 May to 11 June? Check out www.sadlerswells.com to find out more info. They...
and, whilst we are on the subject of Japanese music events coming up:................ I've attached a flyer of a concert on Friday 19th May at Burgh House,...
Hi Kiku I'm sorry but I didn't get that information from Ray Brooks' book. I got it from people who were studying with Yokoyama at the same time as Okuda was....
Hello shakuhachi lovers. Now to something totally different! I thought it would be nice if we all try to think about the creation of the European Shakuhachi...
