> Hi All, I'm having a heck of a time getting acurate
> with my meri notes - both tone and intonation. I'm
> holding steady long tones, going to before and after
> notes repeatedly, changing slow, fast, on and on.
> Progress is very slow. The fact that meri notes are
> a
> combination of head angle, breath speed, finger
> placement, flute angle, embourchure adjustment, and
> probably two or three more variables I haven't even
> noticed, is giving me pause. What am I missing? Any
> practice hints? What worked for you? I know, I know,
> "How do you get to Carnagie Hall?
>Practice -Practice - Practice."
...and more practice.
One suggestion:
Go to: http://www.kotodama.net/shakuhachi/tips.html
And read (actually, extract and print...you'll want to read them many
times) the entries for:
Sept. 1997
Dec. 1997
June 2000
Apr. 2002
May 2002
Dec. 2002
Jan. 2003
June 2004
and
July 2004
Meri-riches, indeed!
eB
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