Bunta sensei says great power resides in "Tanden".
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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...
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Learning how to get your lower lip out of the way can drastically improve your tone.
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What we "think" we are doing and what we are actually doing can be vastly different. That's why dance studios have mirrors everywhere. Using a mirror can be a game changer for shinobue learners, too.
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Don’t waste your money or air. Learn how to stop running out of breath.
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Here are 3 awesome ideas to make shinobue practice into your daily ritual!
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Many shinobue manuals say to “Smile”. But the smiley position gives you a bad tone and even causes pain in your face. Why do they tell you to smile, then, and what’s the alternative?
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Even a cold, hard stone will give you warmth and goodness if you sit on it for 3 years. That's the culture shinobue was born in.
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From day 1, my teacher, Bunta Satoh sensei, said, "Your breath is too fast. Make it slow." But every time I thought I was making my breath slow, shinobue gave me a weak, frail and windy breath with no resonance.
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“I found you on Instagram when looking up Japanese flute. Would you be interested in performing at New York Fashion Week?” I received this text last week and thought it was spam. I looked up the sender, and she was a budding Asian fashion designer. This was real.
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"When playing longer phrases, how do you deal with the basic human function of swallowing saliva in order to play the next phrase? I don’t know who else to ask other you. Thank you!” (Anonymous)
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In order to maintain the highest quality, all Shoji shinobues on my website (saitomusic.com) will be played and approved by my teacher, Bunta Satoh sensei!! Here is the process.
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As you put your breath into shinobue, ask your shinobue, "Do you like the speed of this breath? How about the angle?" and listen to its answers. Your shinobue will answer it in the tone it produces and the feel you receive from it.
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