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#1 2010-01-02 14:42:29

NeoKage
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new to the music

I'm getting my first shakuhachi, if the ebay bid goes through of course ^_^
I have no clue how to read the japanese notations, I would need a teacher for that and I don't have the money for lessons. I was wondering if anyone knew of any sites that have free english notations or scores. Something like "ultimate-guitar.com" or "harptabs.com" but for shakuhachi.

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#2 2010-01-02 16:04:38

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Re: new to the music

Where are you located? If you are anywhere a teacher is available you should try to raise the funds for lessons. This is not like a guitar or a harmonica. wink


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#3 2010-01-02 16:32:42

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Re: new to the music

yea if figured i would hear something like that haha. I'm in michigan near flint, I seen a man named Michael Chikuzen Gould was a teacher at University of Michigan in ann arbor which is only an hour from me and i go there to hang out alot. my excitement was quickly dashed when i seen that he moved to ohio.

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#4 2010-01-02 16:37:51

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Re: new to the music

He still teaches online and does some visits to Michigan. Ask him about that, or maybe he has some advanced students there who can teach. I don't know.


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#5 2010-01-02 16:41:13

NeoKage
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Re: new to the music

thats a good idea, i never thought of seeing if he has students who teach.

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#6 2010-01-02 16:58:18

Tairaku 太楽
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Re: new to the music

Michael is approachable, just send him and email and ask what your best options are. Time is money and the little bit of money you spend on lessons will save you a lot of time in the end rather than doing trial and error. Make no mistake though......lots of time spent either way practicing shakuhachi.


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#7 2010-01-02 18:04:38

NeoKage
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Re: new to the music

yea i sent him an email, hopefully i get a reply soon.
i hope that the shakuhachi i bought will be good for me, i know that 1.8 is good for beginners but i love the deeper sound so i went with a 2.3.

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#8 2010-01-02 19:08:47

Matt Lyon
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Re: new to the music

Michael just got back from Japan and on Brian's blog http://www.honshirabe.com/ he says that Michael has some good flutes for sale. I would consider getting a good 1.8 for lessons then get different flutes as you learn more and figure out where you are going with the shakuhachi. If I were just starting that is the advice I would give myself.

Matt

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#9 2010-01-03 02:11:15

NeoKage
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Re: new to the music

yea i hear that 1.8 are the best for beginners but i also hear people say that they are harder to get different tones. also alot of the times when i hear there are good shakuhachi, they are really expensive haha.

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#10 2010-01-03 11:11:01

edosan
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Re: new to the music

NeoKage wrote:

...i also hear people say that they are harder to get different tones.

That doesn't make sense. Can you elaborate on what you 'heard'?

NeoKage wrote:

also alot of the times when i hear there are good shakuhachi, they are really expensive haha.

With shakuhachi (and almost anything else) you generally get what you pay for.


Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
Bupkes.

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#11 2010-01-03 12:01:38

NeoKage
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Re: new to the music

i've read others places online that people have trouble getting other octaves and things like that with the 1.8's

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#12 2010-01-03 12:15:06

Matt Lyon
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Re: new to the music

Generally speaking, all beginners have trouble getting other octaves and things like that with any flute.

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#13 2010-01-03 13:33:20

NeoKage
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Re: new to the music

im just worried now that i won't be able to play with a 2.3, i figured a little bigger than 1.8 wouldn't be too much different

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#14 2010-01-03 13:50:10

airin
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Re: new to the music

NeoKage, I have been playing for about a year and, though I have flutes longer than my 1.8, I find that the 1.8 is easier to play than the longer flutes.  The longer the flute the more air it seems to require to create the tones.  That said, when I really settle down with on of the flutes other than my main flute, my embouchure gradually adjusts and the sound does come but it always takes a while to make the switch and because of that I don't switch flutes too often as I really want to build a solid foundation with the 1.8.  The 1.8 is the flute that most teachers use to teach with and most students are expected to have in order to take lessons.

It would be no big deal to snag the 2.3 but then also hunt around for a good beginner's 1.8 (ask Perry Yung or Ken LaCosse about affordable 1.8 flutes suited to learning to play - they made great flutes and are totally reliable in terms of advising you) and then get one that you can take lessons with.

And, speaking of lessons, they are indispensible. You will wander all over the place if you mess around with the flute without a teacher's direction.  And that's ok if that's all you want to do.  But if you really want to learn to play the shakuhachi you will never ever regret taking lessons.

Many teachers teach via skpe so in this digital age there is no reason that anyone with a computer and an internet connection can't have lessons.

This forum has a wealth of information, search often, read older threads and then, if you have exhausted the info already available to you, ask questions.

all the best to you on your shakuhachi journey,
Erin

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#15 2010-01-03 14:10:13

NeoKage
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Re: new to the music

thank you, thats great advise. my 2.3 got another bid and the 1.8 has 2 bids so i might go for the 1.8 now. i'm going to be starting my photography degree on the 9th so that will eat up tons of time and concentration. i will see where time takes me though.

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