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Hello all,
Ive been learning wadaiko and shinobue for a few months now and have decided to get stuck into the shakuhahi recently also. I played the flute as a child and my entire life has been influenced by the traditional Japanese music my mother played to me in her womb. Its a wonder it took me so long to come round to picking up the shakuhachi...
So I am very new, and despite being able to produce a pleasing sound on most other flutes, the shakuhachi as im sure most (if not all) of you know is on a totally different level of difficulty. I am able to get a decent enough sound in both octaves (high fingering im still not sure of), but still lose my notes a lot and get totally dizzy
I will get a tutor as soon as I can afford one, but in the meantime, any tips? What is a Ro?
Anyways, its great to see there is a whole community of support out there for the journey... eventually I hope to be good enough to give back to that community also..
See ya in the forums.
-shakuhachi
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Welcome to the forum! I like the image of your mother playing shakuhachi to you while you were in the womb. Very pleasing.
Ro is the very lowest note that the Shakuhachi can produce, when all holes are covered.
-Eddie
Kyorei Flutes
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Actually there are notes lower than ro.
Ro is the note produced with all fingers closed and the head in the regular position. It is a D on a 1.8 shakuhachi
There is also a C# and a C below that with the same fingering but different embouchere and head position.
And lately i have been finding the B to come out at times...
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A friend assures me he was able to go as low as A a while back. !
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