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March 28, 2008
Keeping it Real
There's a thread on the Shakuhachi Forum about practice time and what should what do when the marjority of your free time is suddenly removed by something like the arrival of a new born baby.
Well, having been there fairly recently (twice in the last five years) all I can say is, "Forget about practicing"!
My skill level of playing have pretty much froze in time from the moment my first was born. Lessons when from four a week in Japan to one ever few months these days, if I'm lucky. In my experience, every lesson requires around two additional hours of practice to absorb the material. Imagine how many hours a I was playing a day!
Nowadays, my practice time is based in "free improvisation" while playing with the kids. It's not focused but it's fun! Jet is playing a Hocchiku almost twice his height. His embouchure isn't quite right yet, he prefers to play it like a didgeridoo.
Namaste, Perry
Posted by Perry Yung at March 28, 2008 06:48 AM