Dan,
You've totally lost me, but I'd love to undertand this whole business.
> with basic interval recognition. Try listening for the intervals naturally
> produced by different atari and that is a give-away as to the note being
> "ataried-to". Once you know that note, a comparison with your flute can
> tell you the difference between the flute on the recording and your
> own. Some of the more common ataries help to identify
> flute-differences. Try this. Play RO with an atari using the 2nd finger
> (producing the interval RO-RE-RO).
I don't have my flute with me, so I can't try it to be sure, but I'm pretty
sure that playing RO and then lifting the 2nd finger does NOT result in a
RE. Also, I'm not sure if you are using the phrase 'atari' correctly. I
usually here it used as a quick strike, and it doesn't usually result in a
note that you can, per se, tell the pitch of.
But, basically, don't all length instruments have the same intervals? I mean
(and I don't know squat about music theory, so bear with me) the difference
between a RO and a RE on a 1.4 is exactly the same as the same difference as
on a 3.0, right? The notes themselves are different, of course, but the
difference in pitch between the notes should be the same, right? Am I wrong
on this basic assumption?
Thanks,
Zachary Braverman
>
That produces an interval of a Perfect
> 4th (d-g-d). Next, play Tsu-no-meri with an atari using the same 2nd
> finger (producing Tsu-no-mere to RE and back). That produces the interval
> of a Major third (e-flat to g and back). Finally, play RE with an atari to
> CHI (RE-CHI-RE). That produces the interval of a Major 2nd (g-a-g). All
> three of these intervals have different colors and sizes and are cues you
> can use to compare your flute to the on on the CD.
>
> Dan
>
>
> At 08:02 AM 11/21/2001 +0900, you wrote:
> >OK, here is the scoop about the lengths of flutes used on the Zen
recording
> >someone mentioned.
> >
> >Yokoyama does not have a copy of the CD in question and does not remember
> >the songs recorded or the lengths of flutes used.
> >
> >He laughed at my question, saying that any shakuhachi player worth his
> >breath would know the lengths of the flutes used simply by listening. It
is
> >also very important to be able to hear intervals which makes knowing the
> >flute length a snap. This means you know the musical distance between
two
> >different tones such as an octave, etc.
> >
> >Good Luck! Also know that the rank examinations in Tozan sect contain a
> >test called "kaki tori". For this, one must listen to a section of some
> >song and write down the shakuhachi score as it is being played three
times,
> >first time to write the fingering position symbols, second time to write
the
> >time marks, third time to check and revise. Good Luck!
> >
> >Tom
>
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