DaFAQ: Tuning Issues - Part 1 (Shamisen)

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  • @letshuman8985
    @letshuman8985 2 года назад +2

    I remember when I asked my sensei about the shamisen going out of tune, she said “did you think it was going to stay in honchoshi all day?” I still laugh to this when I think about this. Part of playing the shamisen is tuning it during the middle of the piece either because the strings are falling out of tune, or because the piece requires you to change it (ex. Honchoshi to sansagari, etc.). I found it frustrating, but I began to appreciate this skill because it is an intimate part of playing the shamisen-it is a package deal! It takes a while to reach this stage as it is quite a subtle skill. Eventually, you develop an ear for it. It just wouldnt be the shamisen without it.

  • @shaynecrivaro
    @shaynecrivaro Месяц назад

    Can you make a video of you just plucking the string in the correct tuning? In all three tunings? It would be much easier

    • @TsugaruShamisen
      @TsugaruShamisen  Месяц назад

      Ah, I have an article about setting the tuning here - bachido.com/shamipedia/how-to-tune-the-shamisen/
      And a video here. :) - ruclips.net/video/DDUyP9IhRLA/видео.html
      I give a lot of explanation, but it's useful in order to know how to set the tuning. :)

  • @cesarleemusic
    @cesarleemusic 4 дня назад

    I can't tune it, I don't know what trick it has, but the tension of the string makes it go out of tune, I don't know what advice you could give me, I have a Hosozao and I don't use it because I don't know how to tune it

    • @TsugaruShamisen
      @TsugaruShamisen  4 дня назад +1

      Hmm... I bet we can troubleshoot this. Could you send a picture of your tenjin (close to the strings so I can check their placement) to my email at kyle (at) bachido (dot) com? We should be able to make it work! :)

    • @cesarleemusic
      @cesarleemusic 4 дня назад

      @@TsugaruShamisenokey ^^

  • @saschanielsen8348
    @saschanielsen8348 Год назад +1

    This is gold as I've had trouble with exactly what you are describing. I'm learning shamisen without any prober musical education, so it is all quite difficult. Your videoes are really helping! How do you know if the strings are in the right octaves? I have a tuner and it writes 'c' but how do I know if my two outermost strings are in their right octaves? :) Thank you for replying to my other comment btw. 🙏

    • @saschanielsen8348
      @saschanielsen8348 Год назад

      I found your Bachido blog post about shamisen tuning and it will help me I think! :D Now I just have to figure out where position 6 and 4 are on my shamisen. xD I also don't know if tsugaru and nagauta are different in this regard, as I have a nagauta shamisen.. But so far so good! 😁 Your videos are a life saver.

    • @TsugaruShamisen
      @TsugaruShamisen  Год назад +1

      @Sascha Nielsen I'm glad they're helping! I've actually had no proper/formal musical education myself, and in my opinion from knowing folks who learn shamisen with no musical history and those who had formal music education, they really learn at about the same pace. In fact, from what I've noticed it's often (not always) those with education who get bogged down in theory and have more difficulty being fluent with the instrument. Not sure if it's true, but just what I observed. In any case, the most important thing is to keep expectations low and view it as a journey of discovery, and eventually what is difficult will naturally become comfortable.
      Oh yes! Check out my free crash course (bachido.com/school/crash-course-1/chapter-1), I believe I show the distances from the kamigoma (nut) to the positions so you can put a piece of tape to mark the positions. Also, tsugaru and nagauta have the same length, so no problem at all! Bachi on! :-D

  • @AndrewJilin
    @AndrewJilin 2 года назад +1

    Nice shirt!

  • @GarrisonMorton
    @GarrisonMorton Год назад

    Ni Agari is just 2001 a Space Odyssey