Next Gathering, Saturday 28 May at 10:00 AM

 

The next gathering of Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends will be Sunday 28 May. Shakuhachi players of all levels are welcome, even if you've never played but are simply interested in knowing more about the shakuhachi come join us.
Contact me if you'd like to join us, there's no cost and again everybody is welcome.

Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos Tsuru no Sugomoris at Phil Gelb's dinner series

One of Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos’s Tsuru no Sugomoris at Phil Gelb's dinner series, April 16, 2011

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Komuso Zen Priest Playing Shakuhachi

Komuso Zen Priest Playing Shakuhachi

Play Meris Lower… Lower…

Most new players don’t get meri note low enough. So this 101 tip is to take time in your practice and work on bending you note lower and lower.

If you’ve got a tuner, great use that to see where you  are, how low you’ve gotten. You need to get to the point where you can move to a meri note and feel it naturally. Most meri notes will not be as full sounding as a natural note but during your practice concentrate not just on pitch but keep in mind the note’s quality. Play them until you get the most beautiful note you can get, low, a bit breathy and even by its self, a beautiful sound.

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Tuner App For Android Devices

gStrings is a chromatic tuner application for android. It will let you tune any musical instrument, such as the violin, viola, violoncello, bass, guitar, piano and wind instruments. Its free as in free beer, available for download through the android market.

Also here’s the creators web site: http://www.cohortor.org/gstrings/Documentation.html

I’ve been using it and its as good as my KORG TM-40 tuner.

Shakuhachi Flute Lessons for Beginners : How to Play the Shakuhachi Flute

As I find Shakuhachi videos I’ll start adding them here and here’s our first.

Next Gathering is 23 April at 10:00 AM

The next gathering of Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends will be 23 April. Shakuhachi players of all levels are welcome, even if you've never played but are simply interested in knowing more about the shakuhachi come join us.

Contact me if you'd like to join us, there's no cost and again everybody is welcome.