Re: shakuhachi and injury

From: Zachary Braverman (zachary@kotodama.net)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2000 - 23:31:35 PDT


Sorry, make that "explicitly."

> From: Zachary Braverman <zachary@kotodama.net>
> Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 15:45:28 +1000
> To: shakuhachi <shakuhachi@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Re: shakuhachi and injury
>
> David,
>
> You make some good points, but remember that, even if Japanese teachers have
> this "awareness," imparting it implicitly to students goes against the
> traditional Japanese (and Chinese, from my martial arts experience) method
> of teaching, which goes something like "You can watch me for ten years and
> hopefully figure it out on your own."
>
> Based on the totally inadequate sample of my own experience, this way of
> teaching produces fewer decent players but also more superb ones.
>
> Now get back to RO!
>
>
> Zachary Braverman
> Oita, Japan
>
>
>> In our Japanese music world I'm sure our teachers have this
>> awareness too but it hasn't , until now, been much of a teaching focus.
>> Perhaps it simply requires separate consideration as an important topic in
>> it's own right.
>> Best to you,
>> David Sawyer
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>



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