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A-43.The Trap of Chin Positioning下巴放置點的陷阱

A-43.The Trap of Chin Positioning下巴放置點的陷阱

"shakuhachi tips"
原作者:柿堺香老師 (Kaoru Kakizakai)
英文翻譯: Zachary Braverman
進階篇43.
June, 2004

A-43.The Trap of Chin Positioning下巴放置點的陷阱


Some modern songs require you to change flute lengths in the middle of a piece,which can be quite a challenge. Even those who stick to honkyoku, however, know that it can be hard to change flute sizes instantly.


Many people have one or more chokan (long flutes, usually 2.4 and above), and they will play different songs with different lengths. When you have become used to playing with one flute and then switch to another one, your sound on the second flute often suffers, even if it's the same size.


Why?This may be obvious, but it's because the shakuhachi is shaped differently.More specifically, the part resting against your chin is different.


Onetime I was teaching someone who usually played the western silver flute. This person was a good flautist, but was having trouble getting a good sound on the shakuhachi. Then, I noticed that he was adjusting the position of the flute using his chin as a reference rather than the utaguchi (blowing edge).


When I suggested that he use the blowing edge to adjust the flute's position rather than how the it sat on his chin, his sound improved immediately. This was because he was accustomed to the silver flute, which has a different distance between the blowing edge and the part which rests on your chin than the shakuhachi.


The same thing holds true for switching shakuhach is, although on a more subtle level. No matter what flute you play, there is a proper distance and positional relationship between your lips (where the air emerges) and the utaguchi (where the air hits).


And yet, many people (especially when switching or first trying out flutes) will position the shakuhachi such that it feels good on their chin. This is a mistake. All shakuhach is and all chins are shaped differently, so some shakuhachis will not give you an optimal position in relation to the utaguchi where it feels most comfortable on your chin.


In the best of all worlds the flute will feel good on your chin and the utaguchi will be positioned perfectly. Since this is not always the case,though, you should know how to position the flute using the utaguchi as a reference rather than your chin.


If you just can't get used to the way a flute feels on your chin when the utaguchi is in the correct position, you can always re-shape it using a file. I myself have done this on all my shakuhachi so that they all sit the same way on my chin.


One more thing: If you relax when you play, then switching flutes will have less of an effect than if you play tensed up and your air-stream is narrow.

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