I am starting my journey thank you for actively posting
@TairyuShakuhachi9 күн бұрын
Wonderful!
@audreyhermans8903Ай бұрын
Loved it thank you! Question : when you talk about « old style » honkyoku, is it koto honkyoku? If so, is it Edo era?
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017Ай бұрын
Old style honkyoku refers to shakuhachi pieces played by komuso in the Edo era. It can include some newer pieces, though, if they are played in the same style. The flutes used are different from modern flutes, with smaller holes, and meri tones are done primarily with the breath, not with the fingers. At most, the finger will hover above the hole a little bit.
@audreyhermans8903Ай бұрын
@@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017Thank you for your explanation. This is all really interesting, can’t wait for the next video 😊.
@Thedailydrawchannel2 ай бұрын
Takashi Tokuyama is my favorite from the myoan linage with a fresh element
@FranciscoVerdugoM2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@neosan822 ай бұрын
Excellent, Nick! Very well explained and illustrated. Thank you! 🙏
@Diehydro2 ай бұрын
👍
@justplayflute2 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot Nick, loved that! 💚👍
@audreyhermans89032 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video, I enjoyed it with a coffee as well. The way you talk about God and Christianity is very soothing. I have a Christian background, but I was taught a very dry, austere and guilt based interpretation of the Bible which didn’t agree with me. It took me years of learning about Buddhism, Daoism and Yoga to find the common thread and understand that God/Jesus’ message was about love, light and liberation too. Shakuhachi music brings it to a whole new level where words aren’t needed anymore. Play/Pray indeed :) Your journey is inspiring. Thank you for sharing it.
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic80172 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words. God bless you -
@intanyulianaputri8322 ай бұрын
Hello, May I ask? Please explain the size, the length of the Shakuhachi, what the shape of the utaguchi is, and the diameter, I need this for my school assignment 🙏
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic80172 ай бұрын
Hi! Sorry for the late reply - I check the comments from time to time, but I was a little late on this one. Shakuhachi come in various sizes, shapes, and diameters, so maybe you can tell me a little more about what you'd like to know? If you can contact me here - www.hon-on.com/contactform.php - then I can give you a more detailed answer.
@RabbiSteve13 ай бұрын
Another great video in this series. Rabbi Steve here again. Your entire approach is very inspiring.
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic80172 ай бұрын
Thanks! I saw in an automated email from youtube that you had left a reply to one of my videos, but when I went to look for it, it had disappeared. Anyway, I do appreciate your encouragement. I'll have to add more to this series one of these days...
@giovannimuscolino57993 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm Giovanni from Venice, Italy. I am now watching your videos on sakurashi. I bought two of them, a sakurage 1.8 and a saguayoshi two point three. I wanted to advise since I don't know English very well, could you activate the subtitles so that I can select the automatic translation into Italian? . I thank you. Let me know.
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic80172 ай бұрын
Hi Giovanni, good to hear from you. My family comes from Mattie, in the Piemonte. Can you tell me which videos you'd like to see? It will take some time to do all of them, but I'll try to get the subtitles activated.
@ozlorca91054 ай бұрын
I jsut wrote an email! Eager to get some bamboo!
@TairyuShakuhachi6 ай бұрын
Fantastic!!
@joestatuto52876 ай бұрын
Thank you for the helpful info. Looking forward to your next video.
@shamshermann6 ай бұрын
Man you seem to be meditating. I’d love to talk and learn from you 🙏🏽
@Diehydro6 ай бұрын
Wonderful video Nick, thank you. Through conversations with my own old flute, I can attest the truth of what you say.
@justplayflute6 ай бұрын
Appreciated Nick; helpful and joyful!
@svenjamarshall6 ай бұрын
Thanks Nick! That were very good reminders and pointers. Much appreciated! 🙏
@pulungnanang16326 ай бұрын
Auld Lang Syne
@blablabla6-k2d7 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@Ashadowyone7 ай бұрын
How do you know the difference between リチ and チリ in the notation? Thank you for the video and notation quite helpful
@Diehydro7 ай бұрын
Sweet feline friend !
@Julian-bq9qv7 ай бұрын
Hope kitty is OK- the collar is uncomfortable, I have many cats and dogs and know how much they dislike it. Will pray for Cookie to have fast recovery. And thanks for your fine instructions! At one point, I gave away all my shakuhachi but still have a plastic one which suffices for me. Best wishes
@TairyuShakuhachi7 ай бұрын
Wonderful stuff. Great great content. Can't wait for everything that follows.
@HalfAlligator7 ай бұрын
This explains so much; thank you! I have a jinashi but the cutout where the utaguchi cutout is very deep, there are no nodes inside and the finger holes are quite large. I’ve always wondered why I could never achieve the tone colors I’ve heard and wanted to replicate or why I had to blow so very hard especially for the high notes. Now I know what I need to look for to find the instrument I need. Thanks for the lesson. Shakuhachi is a very niche interest for an American and it’s hard to find resources to learn or a teacher. Gassho 🙏
In the tradition in which I was ordained as a monk, we know these three vows as the "three-bite vow", in Japanese "Sanshige" "IKKU I DAN ISSAI AKU NIKU I SHU ISSAI ZEN SANKU I DO SHOSHUJO KAIGU JO BUTSU DO" With the first bite, we vow to do no more evil. With the second bite, we vow to do only good. With the third bite, we vow to save all beings. This is how we complete the Buddha's path. It is recited at sesshins before every meal I like your way of playing and explaining shakauhachi.
@Neosan19829 ай бұрын
Thank you! Is a half tone on hitoyogiri produced by changing fingering or by half holing or shading?
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic80179 ай бұрын
Like old-style shakuhachi, hitoyogiri doesn't use half-holing, nor do you need to shade. The construction allows for a range of nearly two full steps for each hole, so that the tones can be made using slight adjustments to your breath / blowing angle.
@lunkun68939 ай бұрын
You played well . Really good ! I want to know your master name who taught Myoan-ryu Honte Choshi?
@traviswadezinn10 ай бұрын
Beautiful - thank you
@Diehydro10 ай бұрын
Thank you Nick 5:27
@robertderijcke483411 ай бұрын
To whom belongs the third hand...? 😂
@user-yk3dk3pc3s11 ай бұрын
<3 love it
@themusiciansroundtable736511 ай бұрын
Wonderful, what a piece of history!
@TairyuShakuhachi11 ай бұрын
Hey I know that guy! Sounding great, brother!
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic801711 ай бұрын
thanks :)
@thenewlostmountaintravelers11 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@rafocueto11 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@Shakutoyogiri11 ай бұрын
🙏
@RabbiSteve Жыл бұрын
I really like your approach. Through I have never formally studied, I have been playing Shakuhachi and Shakuhachi “style” flutes for over 50 years. Still a beginner. My first Shakuhachi I found in a Christian book store in Great Neck, NY when I was in high school. I’m a rabbi, and was a chaplain in the USAF. And Shakuhachi is still my best way to praise, pray and play to The Creator. Thank you for these videos.
@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017 Жыл бұрын
Rabbi Steve - thanks so much for the good words. That means a lot to me. Maybe one day we'll have a chance to meet...?
@RabbiSteve3 ай бұрын
@@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017 Hey, brother. Rabbi Steve here sorry it took me so long to reply. I just hadn’t checked the comments very much, though I did watch this video multiple times and shared it with a bunch of friends, including two of my best Christian friends and my podcast cohost, who is a Hindu priest in India (for whom I gifted a PVC Shakuhachi to start him out, because he wants to play and meditate with it). Yeah, that would be cool to meet. I live in Northern California. But we can also meet via Zoom or some such. This video has really helped me a lot. As has my connection to Monty Levenson, who made my two best Shakuhachis. Thanks for the reply. Again, sorry it took me so long to even see it, let alone reply back.
@RabbiSteve3 ай бұрын
@@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017 Hey, brother. Rabbi Steve here sorry it took me so long to reply. I just hadn’t checked the comments very much, though I did watch this video multiple times and shared it with a bunch of friends, including two of my best Christian friends and my podcast cohost, who is a Hindu priest in India (for whom I gifted a PVC Shakuhachi to start him out, because he wants to play and meditate with it). Yeah, that would be cool to meet. I live in Northern California. But we can also meet via Zoom or some such. This video has really helped me a lot. As has my connection to Monty Levenson, who made my two best Shakuhachis.
@RabbiSteve3 ай бұрын
@@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017(sorry if this comment is repeated, but it’s not showing up after I posted it). Maybe you closed comments? Anyways, gonna try one more time): Hey, brother. Rabbi Steve here sorry it took me so long to reply. I just hadn’t checked the comments very much, though I did watch this video multiple times and shared it with a bunch of friends, including two of my best Christian friends and my podcast cohost, who is a Hindu priest in India (for whom I gifted a PVC Shakuhachi to start him out, because he wants to play and meditate with it). Yeah, that would be cool to meet. I live in Northern California. But we can also meet via Zoom or some such. This video has really helped me a lot. As has my connection to Monty Levenson, who made my two best Shakuhachis.
@RabbiSteve13 ай бұрын
@@hon-onold-styleshakuhachic8017 This is another channel for me (aka Rabbi Steve). I am trying YT Premium on this one. I may try to merge them if I can. Anyways, here’s the response I wrote and have tried to post multiple times, on my other channel, but it didn’t seem to work. Or maybe there’s a latency before it shows up. Or as I said, maybe you closed comments? Anyways, one last time here: Hey, brother. Rabbi Steve here. Sorry it took me so long to reply. I just hadn’t checked the comments very much, though I did watch this video multiple times and shared it with a bunch of friends, including two of my best Christian friends and my podcast cohost, who is a Hindu priest in India (for whom I gifted a PVC Shakuhachi to start him out, because he wants to play and meditate with it). Yeah, that would be cool to meet. I live in Northern California. But we can also meet via Zoom or some such. This video has really helped me a lot. As has my connection to Monty Levenson, who made my two best Shakuhachis.
@traviswadezinn Жыл бұрын
Excellent meditation - wonderful way to connect with Japan
@mokuho Жыл бұрын
I like that the shakuhachi sounds in low tones because it calms me down
@mokuho Жыл бұрын
4:31 wonderful just observe, thats i like to practice with shakuhachi thank you 🙏🏼