Re: Shakuhachi Survey--please participate

From: Dale Koenig (ourtrouvere@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 27 2003 - 05:26:32 PST

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<DIV></DIV>>From: Jay Keister <JAY.KEISTER@COLORADO.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Shakuhachi Survey--please participate
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:17:50 -0700
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<DIV>. General Background and Musical Background Questions: 1. What is your age?   </DIV>
<DIV>43 2. Are you male or female? </DIV>
<DIV>Male 3. In what U.S. state or country do you live? </DIV>
<DIV>Missouri 4. What is your ethnic background?  </DIV>
<DIV>Alsacian 5. What is your education level? (high school; college graduate; advanced degrees)  </DIV>
<DIV>AAS in electronics, and BA in music (vocal and instrumental)  6. What was your approximate income last year? 7. Do you have any religious affiliation that you feel strongly about? no If yes, describe: Were you raised from childhood with this religious affiliation? no What is your family's religious orientation, if any? no Would you describe yourself as a Buddhist? somewhat buddhist influenced 8. Do you play any other instruments besides shakuhachi? If yes, please list the instrument(s):  Classical vocalist 9. Did you have!
any musical experience prior to playing shakuhachi? If yes, please describe (lessons or training, participation in bands, etc.):  Singing from the age of 3. Choirs, bands, and orchestras in school and college.  Sang with the Lyric opera of Kansas for 12 years.  Independent soloist in the Kansas City area. 10. Are you presently involved in any other musical activities outside of shakuhachi?  Teach and coach voice 11. Do you have any knowledge of the Japanese language? If yes, please describe:   Know a hand-full of expressions. B. Questions about shakuhachi playing and related practices: 12. What kind of shakuhachi flute(s) do you have?  1.8 root-end 13. Approximately how much have you spent on your instrument(s)? 14. How did you first become interested in the shakuhachi?  I bought Yamaguchi Goro's LP 'bell ringing in an empty sky'.   Later heard John Neptune on the radio. 15. What qualities of the music or the instrument appeals to you?  It's haunting sound 16. How long have you been active as a shakuhachi player? six years 17. Do you study shakuhachi with a teacher?   [Teachers--see Section D below] Yes If No, what is your method for learning shakuhachi? Recordings? Books? If Yes, who is your teacher? Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin How long have you studied with your teacher? five years How often do you study with a teacher? one lesson a month What kind of repertoire do you study with your teacher? Honkyoku? Jiuta? Minyo? </DIV>
<DIV>Gaikyoku & Honkyoku 18. Did you play shakuhachi before studying with a teacher? If yes, how long? Yes, one year 19. Do you study with a teacher locally, with visiting teachers, or both? via casette lessons, and sometimes in-person lessons when I travel to NYC 20. How often do you practice the shakuhachi? How many hours per week? Per month? every day, aprox an hour each. 21. Do you listen to recordings of shakuhachi music? Yes If yes, how often?  almost every day 22. Do you read books or articles about shakuhachi, Japanese music, or!
any philosophy you feel is related to the instrument? If yes, what kinds of books or articles? 23. Have you ever participated in any special shakuhachi workshops? yes If yes, how many have you attended? one all-day intensive Are workshops an effective and efficient way of learning shakuhachi? yes 24. Please rank the following activities in order of importance to you (1 = most important, 2 = important, 3 = least important, etc.): Individual practice Your own public performance or student recital Socializing with other shakuhachi enthusiasts Attending shakuhachi workshops Attending concerts of shakuhachi performers Listening to recordings of shakuhachi performers 25. How important is shakuhachi notation in your regular playing habits? Very Im!
portant/Important/Not very important 26. Have you ever visited Japan? no If no, are you planning to go in the near future? would like to, but legististics preclude If yes, how many times? If yes, did you study shakuhachi in Japan? For how long? 27. Have you ever participated in any of the following activities? (If yes, please describe how often): Meditation practices? yes,  almost every day Attended Buddhist lectures? yes Martial arts? Tai Chi or Qi Gong? yes Yoga? Are any of the above activities a result of your involvement with shakuhachi? C. Your opinions about shakuhachi: 28. How significant an impact has playing t!
he shakuhachi had on your life? Very Significant impact/Significant impact/Little impact/None 29. Have you made any changes in your personal/family life to accommodate your shakuhachi practice, learning or performance? If yes, describe: 30. Do you feel that playing the shakuhachi helps you to learn about Buddhism or about Japanese culture? to some degree 31. In your opinion, is the shakuhachi an instrument of meditation? A musical instrument? Or is it both? Both 32. Is playing the shakuhachi an act of meditation for you personally? If yes, can you briefly describe? yes</DIV>
<DIV>33. Do you feel that playing shakuhachi is a method of spiritual fulfillment? If yes, can you briefly describe? 34. Has playing the shakuhachi helped you cope with any personal problems in your life? 35. Do you feel that the shakuhachi has any healing powers or positive health effects? 36. Do you have any particular goals you would like to achieve by playing shakuhachi? D. Questions for Teachers of shakuhachi: 37. Do you teach the shakuhachi as a part-time or full-time profession? 38. Do you travel in order to teach the shakuhachi? If yes, how often? 39. What kind or level of teaching certification do you have? 40. Please list your teacher(s): 41. Which school of shakuhachi are you associated with? 42. What types of music for shakuhachi do you teach? What percentage of your teaching involves honkyoku? 43. To what extent is you!
r teaching style similar to, or different from, your own teacher? Please describe: 44. How do you measure student progress? 45. Do you require your students to play recitals? 46. To what extent do you verbalize about Buddhist or Japanese philosophical concepts in your teaching? 47. Have you taught at shakuhachi workshops? In your opinion, how effective are workshops in learning the shakuhachi? 48. How important is the use of shakuhachi notation in teaching? Very Important/Important/Not very important 49. How important is it for the student to precisely imitate the teacher's playing? Very Important/Important/Not very important 50. How important is it for the student to use a tape recorder? Very Important/Important/Not very important 51. How important is it for the student to have a familiarity with Japanese language? Very Important/Important/Not very important 52. How important is it f!
or the student to be familiar with Buddhism or Japanese philosophical concepts? Very Important/Important/Not very important 53. Do you teach techniques for using the shakuhachi as an instrument of meditation? </DIV>
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