I have been listening to a recording of Shomyo and I play nothing like
that and I feel that is what I aspire to attain: just a very fine
control of my breathe, concentration and, of course, the instrument.
Also I am a writer and since the first few days of playing years ago I
noticed that whenever I played it, I would succumb to beautiful
nightmares.
I play no other instrument except the harmonica and I cannot compare
playing shakuhachi to any other instrument. I have read quite a number
of flutists have taken to playing shakuhachi. How does this crossover
feel to the body, what is different in method of playing?
~David
On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:39:03 -0800 (PST), John Baker
<jinpa19822003@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- fleece beast <fleecebeast@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am
> > trying to focus on
> > creating a clear note rather than finger the holes.
> >
>
> Hi.
>
> I have been playing only a short time. I play the
> flute as well. Based on flute experience, I assume it
> will take a couple of years for me to get a good sound
> on the shakuhachi. So I just blow long tones. The
> same note over and over.
>
> I learned on the flute that I never make a sound that
> does not have tone. I mean that I cannot dissociate
> tone from any aspect of wind playing. Is this note as
> good as the one that went before? Is the next one
> better? I figure that what I work out on my own is
> more valuable than what I would learn from a teacher
> at this stage of my playing. So I am the idiot who
> just plays tones. I play up and down the first octave
> and work a little on the second octave. I am not in a
> hurry, so I just poke along.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Baker
>
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