In learning how to play the shakuhachi, how crucial is live instruction? It
seems that the most difficult part is developing the muscles of your lips
and abdomen - and how could a teacher speed this process up, besides
ensuring that you stick to a regular regime of increasingly challenging
exercies? Would a very well disciplined student stand to gain much from the
pedalogical framework of a teacher?
Of course, without a teacher once can not be inducted into the traditional
lineage of shakuhachi teacher-student relationships,and an unbroken
transition of a cultural bounty of great beauty, which is undoubtably
something of tremendsous value. But from a strictly technical persepective
- the value of a teacher above a good insturctional guide and accompanying
disc is not apparent to me.
I would enjoy hearing the persepctives others on this issue.
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