Shakuhachi Intro 8 - Notation 1

[@alanberry2930]

As a new player, I really appreciate the videos in this "Shakuhachi Intro Series". Very clear, concise, and thorough. Thank you so much! Based on your Shakuhachi review video, I just received a Shakuhachi Yuu yesterday and was able to produce both Chi and Re notes so I'm hopeful as I begin a course of study and commitment to this beautiful instrument.

[@MarkusGuhe]

I'm glad to hear the videos are helpful! And good job making the first tones - everything from here on is just refinement. 😉 Let me know how you're getting on!

[@psiangelzero]

I live in japan, but nothing like hearing explanations on easy to understand English. Thanks

[@MarkusGuhe]

Happy to help! I'm glad you find it useful! 🙏

[@Mary_makeup__]

I am from Russia and I have never seen similar educational and understandable videos on Russian KZbin. Thank you so much!!! Yes, my level of language is poor, but I understood everything. Thank you so much, master!!!!!

[@MarkusGuhe]

You're very welcome! I'm glad you find this useful! 🙏

[@AmberW28]

These videos are superb! Great lighting, great audio quality, great editing. I also noticed that you added a second camera to grab another angle. With every video there is an improvement and I love to see it! I really appreciate the way you take your time to speak while you explain, yet your statements are all clear, concise, and to the point. If you were reading from notes, I genuinely couldn't tell. You speak with years of wisdom. They say that you truly master something once you teach it to others- for this reason I am beyond stoked to be here. For my growth, for your growth, for all of the growth of everyone in this community. I'm probably way too excited about it, but this is such a great thing to be excited about! I think it also helps that you enjoy what you do, so it keeps the process fun. Bring on the next one!

[@MarkusGuhe]

Oh, thank you for your nice comments! 🙂 I'm always trying to improve my video-making - kaizen! 🙃 And I completely agree with what you're saying about teaching - I learn a lot too!

[@Shaknurat]

Thank you for creation of this video, Markus! Japanese notation is more complicated than I thought 🤨Anyway, I'll try to figure it out. Glad that I found a person like you :-) P. S. In Russia we love this amazing instrument too.

[@MarkusGuhe]

You're very welcome! Yes, I know there are quite a few shakuhachi players in Russia! I'm glad to hear there is one more now!

[@deanraf]

I bought my first shakuhachi in 1978. Thankfully, I learned to read the music with a young mind even though I did not begin to study in earnest until a decade ago. Despite years of playing every score presents new challenges. Thanks for the great description.

[@MarkusGuhe]

Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you like the explanations. Every new score takes me at least a few days (sometimes weeks) to really digest and understand. 🙂

[@origamist757]

Спасибо за этот ценный материал

[@MarkusGuhe]

Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@VoicelessBeats]

I wish I could have you as a teacher! Thank you Markus, keep the content coming!

[@MarkusGuhe]

Thanks, that's vert nice of you to say. There definitely will be more videos. Also, you _can_ have me as a teacher if you like! 🙂 There's some info here: markusguhe.net/teaching.php Just get in touch if you'd like to discuss specifics.

[@psiangelzero]

¡Gracias!

[@MarkusGuhe]

Many thanks! 🙏

[@Neosan1982]

Thank you for another very helpful Shakuhachi introductory video. Very well done!

[@MarkusGuhe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wolken11]

Great intro, THX

[@MarkusGuhe]

Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@SweetManiacDeluxe]

Thank you so much for this video, a friend lended me her shakuhachi and I bought a book for learning, but it's all in japanese and I was SO cunfused by all these symbols 🙏

[@MarkusGuhe]

Glad it was helpful! 🙏

[@BanzanShakuhachi]

Great video, and useful for me as a Tozan School player to learn more about KSK notation, which seems to be somehow in between traditional Kinko and Tozan notations. By the way, in Tozan we say "OO-MERI" (with a long O), not "DAI-MERI".

[@MarkusGuhe]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Yes, KSK incorporates certain ideas from Tozan notation. I just used dai-meri simply because we call it dai-kan, and I thought for beginners it might be a bit easier to process this way (not sure if there even is a school calling it 'oo-kan' ...). We actually use dai-meri and oo-meri interchangeably. 😮

[@RAMAKAVYA]

Thank youuu

[@MarkusGuhe]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@blablabla6-k2d]

Markus, if one is just starting out how to you decide on which notation system to learn?

[@MarkusGuhe]

Oh, I don't think you're going to like my answer. 😉 Basically, you should be prepared to get comfortable to use a few different systems. When/once you get a teacher. he/she will probably have a main rotation system, depending on the school that she/he is in. So it is that natural to then use mostly this system. Maybe it helps a bit if I say that in shakuhachi, sight-reading has not the same value as it has, for example, in classical Western music. Especially also because many aspects of playing/interpreting a piece are not notated but taught/transmitted.

[@kongwee1978]

rokudan no shirabe is a sankyoku piece, an ensemble piece. Have to work other player. It has more precise timing and pitch to follow, isn't as free like honkyoku.

[@MarkusGuhe]

True, although in KSK honkyoku we are very specific about correct pitch too. Just that the correct pitch is not always the same as the Western pitch.

[@kongwee1978]

@@MarkusGuhe It depend on what kind of shakuhachi you own. For Jiari, absolute pitch. For jinari, because of the tuning you need to do relative pitching.

[@MarkusGuhe]

Yes, that's why it's very difficult to play KSK repertoire on jinashi, because to play it as intended, the pitch must be correct. Unfortunately, there are only few jinashi that are well tuned.