Re: shakuhachi V1 #296

From: markm@naropa.edu
Date: Fri Apr 11 2003 - 18:42:28 PDT


> But during his lessons (the few I took so far), he is always very
> precise about the exact pitch and phrasing and corrected even the
> slightest deviations (very similar to the many years of Saxophone
> lessons I took ...).
> Also the finger patterns sometimes change (for similar notation) to make
> a (for my ears) almost indistinguishable difference in the pitch or
> sound colour ... so it seems to be very important.
>
> Maybe, spiritual practice is not in contradiction with struggling for
> technical proficiency ... although technical perfection (from a
> musicians point of view) is not the ultimate goal to reach!?

Technical proficiency is not the goal. In suizen, it's the practice. In
music, it's
the means.

Email is so limited! I wish I could hear everyone play.

Mark Miller

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