Karl,
Ha! Geeks unite!
Thanks for the encouragement. Kyosei also suggested different
glasses while noodling. That's probably what I'll do - as you
pointed out there's already way too many new things to learn
without struggling to see the music clearly.
Glad you'll be at camp. If I don't say hi, it will be because I
can't see ;)
Cindy
--- Karl Young <kyoung@SLAC.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
>
> Hi Lucinda,
>
> I though I was the only geek with this problem ! (Sorry,
> didn't mean to
> imply you're a geek just because I am). That problem drove me
> crazy for
> a while as it's hard enough getting the physical
> position/motion/pitch
> coordination together without having to have another whole set
> for
> sitting seiza in a lesson. I suppose their are a number of
> clever
> solutions to this problem (and I'm sure we'll hear about a few
> !) but my
> simplistic one was to just use an old pair of single lens
> (i.e. not
> progressive) glasses. The prescription isn't as good as my
> progressives
> and I can't use them to read but it worked like a charm re.
> allowing
> more flexibility in my head position while sitting seiza. Now
> the only
> problem is my fading memory; i.e. it's really embarrassing
> when I forget
> to bring that pair of glasses for a lesson and I'm squirming,
> twisting
> and bending to both see the music and play in tune. See you in
> Boulder...
>
> >I am a shakuhachi newbie and have been taking lessons from
> David
> >Wheeler for 10 weeks. I'm working on Kurokami and trying to
> >tolerate my own playing ability (or lack thereof).
> >I have a problem reading the music while I sit across from
> >David.
> >I keep ducking my head to read through the middle portion of
> my
> >progressive lens which, of course, makes my pitch even
> flatter
> >than it already is. Has anyone else had this problem? Any
> >suggestions? Does anyone make special shakuhachi glasses?
> >
> >I have been a lurking reader for 2 months, so I'll take this
> >opportunity to introduce myself:
> >I'm 53 and a recovering software developer with bad eyes. I
> >first heard a shakuhachi 5 years ago at the world festival.
> At
> >that time I took a five day class from David, played for
> about
> >two weeks and quit. This time it seems I'm hooked!
> >
> >Hope to meet many of you at Rocky Mtn. Shakuhachi Camp!
> >
> >Cindy
> >
> >Lucinda Gaston
> >Denver, CO
> >thegoodog@yahoo.com
> >
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