Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Andre · 2005-12-15 07:41:13

Hi everybody,

to those who dont know where to practise, because the wife is shouting all the time: "stop that noise!" Or the neighbors wring the doorbell asking "Whats that noise?" Here is a small hint: Put a yuu in your car and whenever there is traffic jam, practise shakuhachi. I do this since a couple of weeks and my daily practise time increased by additional 30 minutes.

Andre

Yu-Jin · 2005-12-16 16:41:44

Andre, I also sometimes practiced in my car.. Well, I have a minivan, so I would get on the back seat any time of the day or night, and nobody would hear me even at 2 a.m. :-D
I have Yuu with me all the time...

Moran from Planet X · 2005-12-16 23:07:37

Yu-Jin wrote:
... I would get on the back seat any time of the day or night, and nobody would hear me even at 2 a.m. :-D
I have Yuu with me all the time...

"Perseverence Furthers"

Despite all the people begging you to stop making 'that noise,' despite the doubtful thoughts that you'll never make any meaningful progress ... keep up!

At least our dear dilapidated automobiles will be well serenaded.

Yours in hope,

Chris

Andre · 2005-12-20 07:55:19

sigwada wrote:
my best location for practicing is in the john that s where i experience best the art of letting go and the acoustics is excellent not to mention the privacy

Hi sigwada,

since I´m not a native english speaker, I cannot understand your sentence. Please tell me, what is a "john"?

Andre

Tairaku 太楽 · 2005-12-20 07:57:40

Andre wrote:
sigwada wrote:
my best location for practicing is in the john that s where i experience best the art of letting go and the acoustics is excellent not to mention the privacy
Hi sigwada,

since I´m not a native english speaker, I cannot understand your sentence. Please tell me, what is a "john"?

Andre

In American slang, it means either "toilet" or "man who visits prostitutes". I can't tell which one he is referring to. Maybe both. This is the guy who was complaining about toxic fumes.........??????

Tairaku 太楽 · 2005-12-20 08:06:34

I carry one around with me when I'm traveling by plane. Due to delays I get in a lot of practice in and around the airports. No one has ever complained except in Deutschland where I was confronted by a neo-Gestapo shouting, "DO NOT BLOW ON THE PIPE!"

Andre · 2005-12-20 08:15:54

Tairaku wrote:
No one has ever complained except in Deutschland where I was confronted by a neo-Gestapo shouting, "DO NOT BLOW ON THE PIPE!"

Hi Tairaku,

I know what you mean!
Something did survive in Deutschland...
...let´s blow it away...
Andre

nimbus · 2005-12-20 22:57:06

A good thread. It makes me smile to think others play in weird places also. I know none of us are ashamed of our playing. But I've come to realize that not everybody appreciates shakuhachi. It's like, not everybody likes to listen to Country and Western music, either. I never what to make anyone uncomfortable because of my presence or my playing. On the other hand, sometimes, I just got to play shakuhachi. My wife often says, go play shakuhachi, because she knows it makes me a better person to be around, after I'm finished. I don't play to impress anyone. Although, sometimes, I think, there's a performer in everyone of us. Let me know how you feel.

Yu-Jin · 2005-12-21 03:50:38

I've heard the story from my teacher about Riley Lee, who was practicing in the hotel room while other person was asleep. How soft can we play? Now if I am in the environment where I don't feel like playing loud, I practice quiet with the same dynamics of the sound...

Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

#1 2005-12-15 07:41:13

Location for practising

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Andre wrote:

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