Nope! Embouchure stays the same!

We all want results... and FAST!

Most people try to seal the holes with their fingertips when first attempting to play the shinobue flute.

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The following factors determine whether someone becomes skilled at playing the shinobue... or do they? 🤨

I'm really excited to show you how I am creating shinobue sheet music for all the songs I cover. You can, too! This is called TRANSCRIBING, and it's easier than you might think.

The most common question I receive on my YouTube channel is about kan on. "I can't produce the higher octave at all." "My kan on sounds awful." "I'm supposed to change the note without changing the fingering?? How??"

Many of us didn't grow up hearing shinobue, so it's natural that you don't know what shinobue should sound like. As you practice, you may be thinking, "Does my tone sound good, or am I way off?" "Am I improving?" "Why am I so inconsistent?" or even "Is my shinobue broken???"

The same physics applies inside your mouth. You need space to resonate sound. That's why great singers like Beyonce open their mouths big, especially for the high notes. MORE SPACE = MORE SOUND

When he corrected my posture, it CHANGED me. Suddenly, I was able to play the note I had not been able to play consistently before. I know for sure that my playing will never be the same!! This slight adjustment in posture can change your playing forever, too!!!

Bunta sensei says great power resides in "Tanden".

If I asked anyone how to play the shinobue (or any flute, for that matter), they would say, "You blow air into the mouth hole." Oh, OK. Got it. Let's blow air.

But that's where things start to go wrong because...