Playing Shakuhachi
My while-back Buddhist e-friend (never met in person) Jordan Fountain, made me a shakuhachi from hardware store piping as a memento of undergoing Jukai (taking the Buddhist vows). Shakuhachi is a Japanese front blown flute named for it's traditional length of one shaku and eight (hachi) sun (pronounced - "suhn" - not pronounce like our local star). 1. Chin supports flute. Don't press flute to chin to support it. A simple tilt of the head should cause the flute to drop. 2. Embouchure - is not a puckering of the lips, nor a whistle blowing position. It's a little pronouncing the letter "T". A slight tension at the corners of the mouth. The embouchure is like a small grain of rice in the center of otherwise sealed (in a relaxed way) lips. 3. Good posture - see point 1. 4. A feeling of air moving into your mouth is dammed in (like water) by your lips and is under controlled release. Maybe this is like my "puffing" or "spouting" when ...
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