The way a note ends can determine the impact of the whole note.
If the note should end with a nice long, clean taper, but at the end volume,pitch, or color drops off or changes abruptly, then it can ruin the whole thing. Ending notes smoothly without ruining their beauty is one of the most important aspects of playing shakuhachi, and unquestionably one of the hardest.
I once heard a karate expert talk about how he broke wooden bats on his shin. The secret, he said, was to imagine that the bat was farther away than it actually was. The reason is that it's a fundamental human instinct to slow down right before reaching the bat, and you can only break the bat by keeping maximum speed and kicking through the bat. Professionals in sports like tennis and golf say the exact same thing: hit through the ball.
Therefore,when playing, imagine or pretend that the end of the note is beyond where you actually need it to be. This will dramatically increase the stability and effect of the end of your notes.
In other words: blow through the note. 作者: 小莊 時間: 2014-3-11 23:21 標題: 回復 1# 的帖子