😃My FIRST Face-To-Face Lesson with Bunta Sensei!! What did he tell me?????????😳

I have been taking lessons with Bunta sensei for almost 3 years, but I had never had a Face-to-Face lesson with him until I visited him 10 days ago in Aomori!! What did he immediately do when I started playing in front of him for the first time? He corrected my posture!!

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!!!

Now, you have the first look at the video of my lesson. I encourage you to use a mirror, carefully analyze this video, and apply Bunta sensei's teaching to your shinobue playing posture.

I am always amazed at how posture SIGNIFICANTLY affects shinobue playing. Shinobue is a primitive instrument, and it's not the most user-friendly. If you hold it even just a little off, it doesn't make a sound.

We tend to focus on our embouchure (mouth shape) and fingers. But you cannot miss the forest for the trees. I hope you really analyze his teaching and see if you are making the same mistake I was making. And remember... Mistakes are great!! Because they show that you can improve even more than where you are now!!! 😍