--- Brian Ritchie <brianritchie@mac.com> wrote:
>If you compare
> the pitches of many different traditional players
> you will find that
> there is a wide range of acceptable pitch on the
> meri notes, albeit
> it's always less than a western half step between ro
> and tsu no meri or
> re and u for example.
That part of my research is yet to come. Unfortunately
now the program has stopped working! I hope to
continue the research but whether I will continue to
have the time is another question.
However there are some modern
> players who use the
> western pitches, particularly for shinkyoku.
I would expect exactly that. I also wonder what
pitches are used in the Tozan "honkyoku". Perhaps
12ET?
> A lot
> of teachers just
> instruct their students to play the meri notes as
> low as they can and
> leave it at that.
I have heard that before but found it a ridiculous
thing to say. It may be good advise for some people,
granted. But it seems so utterly impresice, and as you
later explain, will get you into lots of trouble with
ensemble music!! For one thing, that could make you
play u at the pitch of re-chu-meri, for example!
> One of the best ways to find out
> if your meri notes
> are low enough is to play with a good koto player.
> They'll tell you!
And this is another point of interest. That's why I
want to find out more about sankyoku pitches, to see
if they are the same as what we are using in honkyoku.
Best wishes
Justin.
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