Shakuhachi Lesson #3 Tone Workshop

One of the most common questions I get. "What can I get my tone to be better?" or my favorite, "How do you have so much air?" Well, I don't have an extra lung, I use these tools to help me.
In this video, I go through many of the exercises I do and give to my students to help facilitate a better, stronger, and more focused tone. For private lessons, please go to ShawnHeadMusic.com and send me a message through my contact form. I teach in person in Houston, and on skype, zoom, and other forms of video conferencing.
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[@Sk0lzky]

I bet you already know that but I'm commenting for others: 2:45 refers to diaphragm, which is hidden behind The top part of abs (which, only perform a supportive role if any). Fun fact: proper breathing requires very strong diaphragm because proper posture, in turn, requires strong abs, especially obliques. Otherwise the lower ribs stick out. Fun fact 2: It's also where stomach is, don't eat too much before exercising, especially when playing brass, you can puke into your instrument. Don't ask how I gained this knowledge.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Top comment.

[@goorackerelite]

this is the best quality shakuhachi resource on KZbin

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Wow! Thank you. I tried my best :-)

[@happyneedlebinding]

Thank you very very much ,iam learning from april 2021 with my Yuu iam 66 years young 😀

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Keep it up :-)

[@johandypablofrias3453]

Thank You Renzoh.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

You are very welcome!

[@astralmarmoset]

Love the Zen piece at the end.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Via Google Translate: alla John Cage.

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

great master class as usual,, many useful details to look into ;)

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Thank you thank you!

[@user-gw3he1nj9r]

Thans for sharing.your experience and explanations are helpful for me to study shakuchachi by myself.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Thank you for the comment! Anytime

[@alexcarter8807]

I got a Voldyne, they're only about $7 on Amazon. I've played trumpet and spent a lot of time pushing air out, and never considered training to better pull air in. It's amazing.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

huge difference!

[@kiba4235]

Thank you very much, maybe this will really help me to go beyond my limits I will try the exercises

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

:-)

[@oneheadead]

fantastic instructions! looking forward to trying these out! thanks)))

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Via google Translate: you are very welcome! please keep me posted on how it has helped or not.

[@ninaashik]

Thank you , great info, great teacher

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

I do what I can!

[@kahwahtan2420]

I follow and watch your many videos and from these pick up ways here and there to improve my beginner's foray into the Kypros Bell shakuhachi that I just purchased.....kahwah/Singapore

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Thank you so much for the comment and I am so glad these help you!

[@bboysoloway3049]

Thx!🙌🏻

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

You’re welcome

[@DIJITALSON]

Thank you so much! So helpful!

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Via Google Translate: You're so welcome!

[@sanoichiro]

Very helpful video. Definitely invested in the breathing machine. Also, that Samurai Rising on the desk? If so, great book!

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

It is and it was an amazing read!

[@sanoichiro]

@@TairyuShakuhachi Awesome! Minamoto Yoshitsune is such an amazing figure. I love his place in history but to me he's almost a religious figure. The style of Iaido I studied purported that his ghost visited the founder, teaching him swordsmanship. Of course I later learned that this was a very common claim but the desire to believe the claim is still strong. Don't have to tell you of course that the story runs so deep in the history of Japanese culture, especially with regards to music and theater.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

@@sanoichiro exactly

[@moneymania8118]

Can not do this crazy sound😢

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Slow and steady wins the race! It takes time. This didn’t just come to me overnight either. :-)

[@moneymania8118]

@@TairyuShakuhachi can not find animation how sound goes through it. Without it no sense of how creates the sound.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

It works just like blowing over an empty beer bottle. @@moneymania8118

[@crimsonkatsu5919]

Recently I got a shakuhachi yuu. I can inconsistently make sound but my sound is more flutey and doesn't resonate the instrument like yours. In your opinion would it be beneficial to exclusively play ro otsu with a drone until I can consistently get the instrument to resonate before doing anything else? My reasoning is music won't sound good if the sound is bad

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

I would do both. Keep learning and playing tunes but put part of your practice on Ro! Enjoy :-)

[@InTheGardenandTheBlessings]

This was wonderful thanks, fyi are you aware 10:35 to 13:46 is just blank was this for end cards to be placed?

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

That is the void trying to take over my video. It happens sometimes.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Just messing around but yeah... not quite sure how that happened.

[@CrawlingAxle]

How did you like the Samurai Rising book?

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Honestly, was awesome.