Hello --
Yes, it is important that the fingers be relaxed on the holes -- many
people tense up the hands when faced with difficulty. No need to grip
the shakuhachi. Also, it is important, I think, not to try to "work
through" the pain when it comes up. Instead, stop and do some hand
exercises before returning to playing. See
http://eeshop.unl.edu/music.html and
http://home.mindspring.com/~shin-on/handcare.html
Happy practicing!
> hELLO I'm new to the Shakuhachi and I have a great teacher and been at
> it for the last 2mths , last night I practiced for about an hour and I
> have been haveing some pain on my thumb , (right side , the the thumb
> that holds the bottom part of the flute ) , but this morning I woke up
> and Ouch my thumb hurt it faded away , but I have been holding the
> Shak a bit too hard , so I think that has caused it to sore up, also
> my question is have anyone have some soreness at this thumb , thanks
> trying to get bad habits out of my playing thanks sebastian
>
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