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#1 2006-09-07 23:30:19
- Koushi
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- From: San Diego, CA
- Registered: 2006-09-07
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Self-intro from San Diego deshi
I studied shakuhachi off and on for six years in Japan (Tozan-ryu) and was very fortunate that my main sensei, who was a third-generation shakuhachi player, spoke excellent English and was also into Western music (he also own a Rickenbacker guitar). I have somewhat migrated towards wind synths (proud owner of a Yamaha WX5), although I occasionally pull out my rokusun shakuhachi just to see how bad I have gotten.
My "deshi" name was "Koushi" (that should be a long "o" in "kou," which is an ancient harp, and not "ko-ushi", or calf ...)
Anyway, I am trying to convert some of the pieces I enjoyed playing into Western notation, since I am not clever enough to transpose in my head. If anyone is working on similar projects, I would love to hear from you.
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
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#2 2006-09-08 02:17:18
- Yu-Jin
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- From: San Diego
- Registered: 2005-11-30
- Posts: 108
Re: Self-intro from San Diego deshi
Howdy!
There are several of us in San Diego, and one man is an expert in Tozan-ryu as well as Western music (a busy one though). However, we do the opposite: we play some western pieces on shakuhachi as a quartet (sometimes trio or duo).
I also play Yamaha DGX-202 a bit to develope my improvisation skills. If the idea of putting 2 instruments together sounds realistic to you, we may try it some time.
Eugene
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