Re: [Shaku] Stan Richardson's Tsuru no Sugomori

With all due respect to Karl-spells-his-first-name-right Young and
Bruce, I would argue that learning by ear is the most efficient and
musical way to learn. It's also the path to honnin no kyoku.

Writing a musical phrase on paper interposes an alien obstacle and
subtly (or not so subtly) transforms the music into another medium. The
music is in the sound, not on the paper. And the ear-brain combination
is miraculously efficient at learning sounds and making sense of them --
whether it's shakuhachi honkyoku, jazz, Central Javanese court gamelan,
or a Turkish ney taksim.

Karl Signell

Karl Young wrote:
>
> Thanks for providing this Bruce though that kind of violates the
> spirit of the suggestion to transcribe it yourself :-). BTW I second
> doing that as a fantastic learning tool; it seems like a super
> efficient way to wire the shakuhachi neurons (or just the music
> neurons in general - transcribing a few solos is an early rite of
> passage for aspiring jazz musicians).
>
>> I've often suggested to people that, if they want to learn a particular
>> piece off a CD and can't find notation, that they should just sit down
>> and transcribe it for themselves.
>>
>> Bob Blyman, who apparently learned this technique well before I learned
>> of the shakuhachi, did just that with the version of Tsuru no Sugomori
>> that Stan Richardson plays on his "Shakuhahci Meditation Music" CD.
>>
>> Bob has graciously suggested that I put the score on the web for other
>> folks to download.
>>
>> The score, and some of Bob's comments on the transcription, are
>> online at:
>>
>> http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/StanRichardson-Tsuru/
>>
>> And anyone else who has transcribed scores they're willing to share
>> is invited to send them to me and I'll add them to the list archive.
>>
>> bj
>>
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Karl Signell, author
Makam: Modal practice in Turkish art music 
Lulu.com (POD, CD-ROM)
Turkish translation
Makam: Türk Sanat Musikisinde Makam Uygulamasi
Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, Istanbul
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