Hi Lucinda,
Ok, well I guess we'll bump into each other one way or another... ;-)
>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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