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#51 2009-01-22 21:02:05
- Tairaku 太楽
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Re: Teacher/No Teacher
ABRAXAS wrote:
Would anyone who loves shakuhachi avoid learning under the tutelage of a traditional certified instructor if they had the opportunity? Probably not.
There are a lot of people in this category. Scan the archives of the forum.
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#52 2009-01-22 21:04:07
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Re: Teacher/No Teacher
I could imagine someone hating Hendrix if their thing was Lawrence Welk or Kenny G.
Not personally mind you, but I understand the concept of "there is no disputing matters of taste."
I'm about the only person I know who likes more songs by Yoko Ono solo than I do by John Lennon solo.
"Shakuhachi music stirs up both gods and demons." -- Ikkyu.
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#53 2009-01-22 21:08:20
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Re: Teacher/No Teacher
Tairaku wrote:
ABRAXAS wrote:
Would anyone who loves shakuhachi avoid learning under the tutelage of a traditional certified instructor if they had the opportunity? Probably not.
There are a lot of people in this category. Scan the archives of the forum.
Is it usually a sincere point of principle for them, or another way of saying "I can't afford formal lessons"?
I'm the walking definition of unsocial, and as much as I would like to train under a qualified traditional instructor, if it was someone I couldn't stand on a personal level I would hold out until another opportunity presented itself. Also, I generally wouldn't gripe about money, but it would be unlikely that I would drive more than an hour in any direction to attend lessons. Quirks abound.
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#54 2009-01-23 01:16:47
- edosan
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Re: Teacher/No Teacher
ABRAXAS wrote:
I'm the walking definition of unsocial...
You don't have to be social to learn from a teacher; you just have to pay attention.
Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
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#55 2009-01-23 07:54:33
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Re: Teacher/No Teacher
edosan wrote:
ABRAXAS wrote:
I'm the walking definition of unsocial...
You don't have to be social to learn from a teacher; you just have to pay attention.
Exactly! 
"Shakuhachi music stirs up both gods and demons." -- Ikkyu.
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#56 2009-01-23 11:31:07
- jaybeemusic
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Re: Teacher/No Teacher
i'm the exact opposite.... i have to drive 8 hrs (one way) to take lessons with Phil James. I've only had a few but i'll continue to do it until i'm able to find one closer....or move.
I'm a music teacher myself...(14yrs) and i still take lessons...... Perry Yung takes lessons.... if the pro's still take lessons....... then I DEFINATELY need lessons...... and i'm gonna do whatever it takes to get 'em... 
just my opinion...
jacques
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