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#1 2010-11-28 16:35:02
- Jivanmukta
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Falling asleep to shakuhachi
Tonight my 3 year old daughter wanted me to play shakuhachi as she was falling asleep, and after we had read the obligatory story.
I have asked her many times before but she always declines....
This is the first time, and I am sure not the last time :-)
So I played Kyorei with variations, and she was deeply asleep after 15 mins.
Felt great!
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#2 2010-11-29 16:32:10
- Jivanmukta
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Re: Falling asleep to shakuhachi
No comments, well - tonight my wife plugged her hear and then covered them with big fat headphones to keep my sounds out.
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#3 2010-11-29 18:34:57
- mcbmustard
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Re: Falling asleep to shakuhachi
I have a daughter who's 4 months old and Kyorei puts her to sleep everytime. 
Glad to hear I'm in good company.
It's my favorite secret weapon in fighting baby sleep deprivation.
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#5 2010-12-01 23:56:41
- Zakarius
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Re: Falling asleep to shakuhachi
madoherty wrote:
My wife has had issues with upper kan and dai kan notes causing unfavorable sensations in her ears, so I generally do not play around her anymore.
I have the same issue... so I play 2.9 or longer flutes. (Problem solved!)
塵も積もれば山となる -- "Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru." -- Piled-up specks of dust become a mountain.
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#6 2010-12-16 17:18:31
Re: Falling asleep to shakuhachi
Zakarius wrote:
madoherty wrote:
My wife has had issues with upper kan and dai kan notes causing unfavorable sensations in her ears, so I generally do not play around her anymore.
I have the same issue... so I play 2.9 or longer flutes. (Problem solved!)
Yes, likewise. A solo, pure, piercing tone from a short and smooth bored flute will grab my attention, but sometimes to the point of aversion.
So I prefer to play or listen to long flutes also, and ideally rough bored flutes like self-made jinashi, sometimes left exceptionally rough. I guess mathematically this means spectrum that lacks higher partials; I'm not exactly sure. But also some extra "wind" delivered at the utaguchi, plus that impression of space or volume that a wider bore can give... this all adds up to sound that I can happily work and play and sleep to! Yum. Zzzz...
When it is rainy, I am in the rain. When it is windy, I am in the wind. - Mitsuo Aida
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#7 2010-12-16 18:58:44
- Jivanmukta
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Re: Falling asleep to shakuhachi
madoherty wrote:
If you are having issues with upper kan and dai kan notes it might be relieved by a good ear cleaning. I have found that wax build-up often causes some less than desired effects when hearing louder sounds and noises. Then we all can play jiari!
I think for me the solution will be learn to play kan :-)
And it is hapenning these days, after 6 months of playing, finally things are happenning....
3 weeks of holiday around christmas is good, I can stabilize my kan and practice a lot
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#8 2010-12-27 00:35:10
Re: Falling asleep to shakuhachi
I listen to shakhuhachi recordings quite often as I go to bed.Either that or sometimes ANasazi/Hopi CD's by Coyote Oldman or Scott August.
Jim
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