Tokiko Kimura: here is my traditional instrument, I am a master of it Rob: yeah sometimes I play the shovel

@Psyck66

4 жыл бұрын

Ah yiss, Kultr...

@ulrichkalber9039

4 жыл бұрын

you mean: Tokiko Kimura: here is my traditional instrument, I am a master of it Rob: here is my traditional tool, I am not a master of it

@benjaminledford5003

4 жыл бұрын

bro got me dead lmaooo

@Yuuni_Shiroza

4 жыл бұрын

And they say Mayonaise isn't an instrument (¯―¯٥)

@ayosakmet6570

4 жыл бұрын

Here, he's literally playing the shovel 😁✌...that os if you like jazz kzread.info/dash/bejne/iG1hztaJo8Xdaco.html&feature=share

Whenever she plays, I feel like it's safe to save my progress.

@heliopijpe

4 жыл бұрын

LOl

@mikethareaper1789

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect 👌

@nobiazcustomsinc5030

4 жыл бұрын

LOL you win the day lol

@noelrakman9641

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@Ebonfire86

4 жыл бұрын

ikr xD for me it takes me back to FFVIII, man so much nostalgia

The slow realization she can understand English well enough to understand him, just not speak it is beautiful.

@NachozMan

Жыл бұрын

OMG AND THE TRANSLATOR HELPING HER FINGERING FOR THE GUITAR EVERYONE IN THIS IS SO SWEET

@LAkadian

Жыл бұрын

It also helps that Rob is good about using body language. I kinda fell in love with her though.

@MEGAtheguy

9 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure they just cut out the interpreter relaying what Rob is saying some of the time

@ryanmarita-davis3339

9 ай бұрын

I loved when she got one of the chords down on guitar and audibly gasped, I think because she had found the notes of her koto in this foreign instrument. Then realizing they both spoke music I think helped close the language barrier

@michaelhaydenbell

9 ай бұрын

Yes BEAUTIFUL is the word for that happening for some reason.

As a Japanese person, seeing people taking an interest in this instrument and complimenting our culture makes me feel this sense of warmth in my heart that I can’t really describe with words❤️

@Gwoog55

Жыл бұрын

As an American, a lot of us truly love Japanese culture!! You guys rock 😎🎸

@-TeacherB

11 ай бұрын

The world❤japan

@dirkhougaard2986

11 ай бұрын

As a South African I have always loved Japanese culture and the rich history of the people. Duty, discipline and honour. What's not to love? Plus...the food...

@Snogbag

10 ай бұрын

@@Gwoog55 thank you so much!

@Snogbag

10 ай бұрын

@@dirkhougaard2986 ah people these days don’t really give a damn about honor and discipline anymore sadly not only from people becoming more lazy but depression becoming more common than ever. The elderly people are still like that and it’s admirable to say the least. But the food, I agree! There are some exotic foods in Japan that can yuck a lot of people such as fish spermsack sushi and stuff but overall I think the food here is pretty fire lol

It's so cool when you can see musicians understanding each other faster than the translation can keep up.

@bath.fingers

Жыл бұрын

Probably why they say music is it’s own language

@Mindsi

Жыл бұрын

Think close encounters computer vs alien ship establishing communication!

@morningowl43

Жыл бұрын

“That’s why I love making music so much. You’re not limited by vocabulary and words. You will fall into patterns and trends but you can access whatever you want. You can’t do that with language. Yeah, you could look up some more words I suppose, but it’s infinite with art, with music. That’s the best part about it basically.” Richard D James [Aphex Twin], Crack Magazine (Nov 2018)

@avelinopereira9773

Жыл бұрын

I swear music is the best language !

@peterrobinson2306

Жыл бұрын

it's just that

I love how she's a little shy and reserved at first, but when she started having fun, communicating musically and she couldn’t stop smiling after a while. She seems like a wonderful person.

@Mradevans

3 жыл бұрын

Competence in a field is a universal that is a language all it's own

@fluffibee9656

3 жыл бұрын

she looks soo sweetttt

@EphemeralF

3 жыл бұрын

@@fluffibee9656 She is soo cute!

@knuddelwinzig498

3 жыл бұрын

Japanese women are blessed! They mostly locking really good Till They turned 100...

@chris5k132

3 жыл бұрын

She's Japanese. Thats every Japanese lol

My fiancé would play hers while I did my paperwork for my business. It took 30 years after she passed before I could hear it being played without falling apart. Great interview. 💖

9:46, 10:34 The definition of "music transcends language"

@SlickSolomon

Жыл бұрын

21:42 😫😭😫😭😫😭😫😭😫😭

Rob “I sometimes make music with a shovel” Scallion.

@radeklew1

4 жыл бұрын

The poor translator, "...shovel?"

@Dwendele

4 жыл бұрын

I was SO hoping he was going to demonstrate THAT particular skill. LMAO it would have completely blown her mind.

@imthatawsome95

4 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe he brought up “The Shovel” 😂😂😂😂😂

@jadodavo

4 жыл бұрын

Bass Stuff 500th like, your are welcome

@TheCleansingx

4 жыл бұрын

Scallion 🤣

"Do you always tune by ear?" "She has perfect pitch"

@traktor-et9xr

4 жыл бұрын

apply tears to burnt area

@urzathehappy72

4 жыл бұрын

@@traktor-et9xr huh? It wasnt a burn it was just cool af

@KrinkleVal

4 жыл бұрын

Basically hacks

@traktor-et9xr

4 жыл бұрын

@@urzathehappy72 Yes I know but it would certainly make me a little bit more dead if somebody told me that after me asking that question

@ErebosGR

4 жыл бұрын

Around 50% of Japanese people have perfect pitch, most likely because their language uses pitch accent, instead of stress accent.

I absolutely adore how, when speaking about vibrato, he demonstrated on the guitar and she immediately followed up with her own on the koto. So awesome to see two incredibly skilled musicians communicating through their instruments even before the translator gets a chance to communicate their spoken word!

Can we pause for a moment and note how cool Rob's whole format is? I haven't had as much fun on yt in the last 10 years as I have had in the last 8 hours.

@Stierenkloot

Жыл бұрын

Yeah very much enjoying his content

@RandomPH1982

Жыл бұрын

Love how respectful he seems, and he asks the kinds of questions I would want to ask.

@deleted_handle

Жыл бұрын

You're old 😢

@dejfisko-official

10 ай бұрын

yeah, im going through really bad times and Rob is one of the persons that makes me smile rn

@galeparker1067

6 ай бұрын

👍👍👃✌️🇨🇦

"How can you tune so fast?" "I have perfect pitch"....oh

@KamiNosane

3 жыл бұрын

"Perfecto pitchi"

@paulblickenstaff9737

3 жыл бұрын

Says she has perfect pitch. Proceeds to play an irish folk melody where she constantly bends to notes where she's slightly too sharp or flat.

@emperorSbraz

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulblickenstaff9737 when she started tuning i immediately recognized the trait as i do it the same way. perfect pitch however does not make us robots m8. :)

@d36class

3 жыл бұрын

Paul Blickenstaff remember that eastern and western musicians have different sense of pitch

@cryptic-jack8108

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulblickenstaff9737 Do you even know how to play a stringed instrument?. Shut your mouth. You don't know what you're saying.

*struggling to understand how to pick correctly* "oh like slap bass" proceeds to slap on a traditional Japanese koto

@gilb_4

4 жыл бұрын

Davie504: Approved

@metalforlife4ever

4 жыл бұрын

Haha 😂😂😂

@MrBeanTroll

4 жыл бұрын

EPIC

@diovinum1133

4 жыл бұрын

SLAP LIKE on dis comment

@InventorZahran

4 жыл бұрын

The Koto is BASSically a 13-stringed BASS!

Came for the koto, stayed for the smiles. Really felt the harmony amongst fellow musicians here

The koto and guitar combo is so dreamy.

@megadeath098ajb

Жыл бұрын

It absolutely does, something about the combo is absolutely mesmerizing, downright beautiful

I've found another dream job: being an English translator for musicians jamming out together

@davigrabalos

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂

@certifiedpossum8655

3 жыл бұрын

The amount of music terminology required in both languages will be a nightmare lol

@NyaniKore

3 жыл бұрын

@@certifiedpossum8655 *pain indeed*

@kesslerwatson4085

3 жыл бұрын

Learn swahili

@WhuDhat

3 жыл бұрын

It was so cool seeing them connect without speaking, couldn't stop smiling myself. but it would be hard.

Her: has perfect pitch Rob: doesn't bother to tune guitar

@dragonkingicer2

3 жыл бұрын

shots! shots!

@sheeeitmayn4384

3 жыл бұрын

He racks a disiprine

@darkdragonsoul99

3 жыл бұрын

no guitar has perfect pitch tuned or not

@user-rf3kx3rr9b

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkdragonsoul99you can have a fretless guitar

@MrBrokoli99

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkdragonsoul99 true temperament guitars?

The traditional tuning is so hauntingly beautiful.

@Mtaalas

17 күн бұрын

Yeah, Asians get all kinds of wonderful pentatonic scales that we in the west don't.... :(

Incredible mastery! She was so sweet when she said she had perfect pitch, almost bowing in excuse for having the audacity to say it

@aurorafina

Жыл бұрын

It’s a rare gift. Plenty of musicians don’t believe you can sing a natural G to tune a group by without use of another steady state instrument or pitch reed.

@moonasha

8 ай бұрын

she's incredible, I don't think most people realize it because she acts so humble. At the end when he was playing on the guitar, she was matching him note for note and not even looking at the strings.

@dvo66

Күн бұрын

its a rare gift, and most musician I have seen understands the privilege it is. My younger sister has perfect pitch and its mostly us family member who boast about it to others like I am doing right now lol. I have rarely seen her mentioning it unless needed.

You know what that means. KOTO METAL

@RubenSprng

4 жыл бұрын

KOTO DJENT

@giuseppedemaglie

4 жыл бұрын

Blue Blaze kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGGcsdBxn5rXc9Y.html

@DarkPRCS

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@JijiSoundProject

4 жыл бұрын

YEAH

@rkconcepcion4387

4 жыл бұрын

There's a band called Wagakki Band and they are kinda popular for this kind of genre

"im in a band" "oh cool what do you play" "s h o v e l"

@joaquin7596

3 жыл бұрын

underrated comment hahahaha

@CaptiveReefSystems

3 жыл бұрын

It's a more logical instrument than this log with strings... 😆

@aeredhaelredfalen6194

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Justin Johnson. He's got a literal shovel guitar he sells. Several youtube videos of him playing it.

@keep7smiling

3 жыл бұрын

Seth everman: wait till you see my couch and door

@Drakemiser

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Waits: You're hired!!

The moment she plays last rose of summer at 6:11 I think I felt my soul just surrender into a state of bliss. Such a glorious sound.

@TheIrishTexan

2 күн бұрын

I knew I recognized it! I heard a familiar tune and thought "Hold up, I think I heard this in Endless Ocean Blue World." and had to look the soundtrack back up to be sure.

I always love when Rob swaps instruments with the masters. Nobody is afraid too much of messing up with the other person's instrument, because it's pure play and discovery for everyone.

Watching a literal master of the koto light up because she played a G chord on guitar. Music is amazing man, there's no skill ceiling to the joy it imparts on us.

@TeamJY

Жыл бұрын

20:59 Looks more when she strummed a Cmaj7#5, anyone would light up

@adamkozakiewicz6766

Жыл бұрын

Theoretically there is probably a skill ceiling, but it's so far beyond what can ever be achieved in a lifetime or ten, there's always more you can learn.

@care4animals114

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@peterrobinson2306

Жыл бұрын

exactly that She knows that he knows, he knows that she knows, beautiful

@staszewaM

11 ай бұрын

@@adamkozakiewicz6766 That's not what the commenter meant. What was meant that no matter how good (or bad) of a musician someone is, making sounds on musical instruments is very fun. And as seen here, making first musical sounds on an unknown instrument can feel amazing! :)

She was visibly upset at how slightly out of tune his G string was. True perfect pitch right there.

@zlessly

4 жыл бұрын

its microtonal isnt it?

@cheesecakelasagna

4 жыл бұрын

Timestamp please?

@LousyZoot

4 жыл бұрын

@@cheesecakelasagna first time he has the aucoustic out

@radred609

4 жыл бұрын

And how she casually just fixes her own tuning mid peice near the beginning of the irish tune

@kurtmullins5519

4 жыл бұрын

TheLousyZoot p

1:50 The koto player said 「それに近い音階を選びます」= I'm choosing a scale close to that (to the sound she heard). The translator may not have been a musician herself and didn't translate the word ONKAI 音階（which means Scale in English, such as Major, minor, pentatonic, phrygian etc) properly. She just referred it as a "tuning". The translator did a great job for the rest though. Me, as a Japanese-English bilingual musician, I just wanted to add what I've noticed.

@log9357

2 ай бұрын

thanks for the additional information!

I love the gentle and giving connection that each artist he collabs with engages with him in. You can see them watching each other so carefully and respectfully, working to follow and make something special together. It’s really powerful, playful, and lovely, every time.

Guitar: Compromised temperament Piano: Equal temperament Koto: I mean i just slide the neck till its sounds nice okay

@advaithbala3087

4 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Ouellet my bad

@daoyang223

4 жыл бұрын

except she has perfect pitch. As for me, I'd probably slide it all day until I get it to sound like Nothing else matters by Metallica no joke.

@mk_rexx

4 жыл бұрын

But it can be useful to microtonal music

@petterhouting7484

4 жыл бұрын

Guitar is equal temperament

@uboligu1

4 жыл бұрын

Petter Houting It tries to be equal temperament but fails miserably every other fret

I just realized, Rob said s trying to learn all the instruments to become more powerful than Andrew Huang

@blehm_7403

4 жыл бұрын

oh SHIT!

@slothrunner3532

4 жыл бұрын

Shh

@925RRG

4 жыл бұрын

@andrew huang

@slothrunner3532

4 жыл бұрын

@@925RRG no dont

@PuffyOne1898

4 жыл бұрын

You do realize that does nothing.

She managed to play those chords on the guitar very well for someone who never tried pressing strings like that. I know she pushes them down on the Koto and probably understands what it takes to get a decent sound on the guitar, but it's still impressive considering most people's fingers cave in and they complain about the string digging into their fingertips.

Her fascination with the guitar is so awesome! She was so happy to play those chords!

As an Irish person, hearing ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ being played on a traditional Japanese instrument is something to behold...

@onionstrat5975

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for telling me bro.. i really loved that speech

@ROBOGHOSTDUDE

3 жыл бұрын

True, I get choked up listening to the song. So nice hearing it on a koto

@UnusHonorabilis

3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea what it was, but sure sounded beautiful

@interrexclamacion

3 жыл бұрын

two cultures from across the world can together make something so beautiful. also, yeah.

@tashikrtv6878

3 жыл бұрын

@@onionstrat5975 ok weeb.

Guitarist: Drops their pick. *Enters the Abyss* Koto Player: Tapes their nails to their nails.

@REX-gq6ur

4 жыл бұрын

The demon in the abyss: *EPICO!*

@Quasarii

4 жыл бұрын

@@REX-gq6ur this generation is so interconnected, I laughed for the fact I know some Italian guy who plays bass

@NEWYORKSELiTiST

4 жыл бұрын

@@pippo9830 Your right! I completely forgot about that.

Rob constantly astounds me with his versatility. He can sit down and play music on any instrument he encounters. Amazing.

The second song she played really moved me. Wow, so beautiful.

@microTrash28

10 ай бұрын

That’s the power of The Last Rose of Summer.

I'm in a strange feeling to see own culture in English. Today in Japan, people have few chances to know how beautiful Koto is. Thank you, and great video. (edited) Thanks for many likes and replies. I'm really happy to know guys who interested in Japanese culture.

@Stonedmetalhead666

4 жыл бұрын

コメントしてくれてありがとう申し訳ありませんが、これはおそらく間違った言語です 😂😂😂

@goopon3660

4 жыл бұрын

AJ DeRiso it's a same language👌

@darkdevil3668

4 жыл бұрын

漣 kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGGcsdBxn5rXc9Y.html

@SirTato1992

4 жыл бұрын

I love the koto It sounds so relaxing It's just washing all the stress away whenever I listen to it

@TechSpec814

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Spanish and my main instrument is the guitar, but I have a great interest in instruments outside of my culture such as the koto and it amazes me. I would really love to meet with someone who plays the koto and play music together.

Alternative title: Rob Scallon continues his quest to convert every string instrument player to guitar.

@roboshark4957

3 жыл бұрын

"Oh like a slap bass?" Immediately understands the concept

@TheChadPad

3 жыл бұрын

She was so adorable while trying the guitar!

@Kimmie6772

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who learned violin, you don't have to try that hard to convert me. The only thing stopping me is the learning curve.

@DrewPeabaws

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kimmie6772 it’s not that bad to be honest, I started on Violin when I was six and guitar when I was 10. It was a lot easier learning guitar because I already had relative pitch, flexible fingers and good coordination. Violin prepares you really well for guitar.

@TheJabics

3 жыл бұрын

Davie504 wants to know your location!

The second piece she played literally made me tear up. It was so beautiful.

my puppy just died a few days ago and you put the biggest smile i could feel on my face ever since. thank you. how beautiful to transcend language, by the end to watch your and her together made me so happy.

"Oh it's like slap bass" *immediately starts jamming*

@user-sz4bf3uq6u

2 жыл бұрын

nice profile pic

@notcoolofficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-sz4bf3uq6u nice check mark

@TerrellB3donie

2 жыл бұрын

Korn Vibes

Whenever she finished a piece she always had a big smile. This is such a sick instrument

@jotapedonoso4696

4 жыл бұрын

@Elmo ! Your comment has lost its validity, sorry

@chrisgorman3997

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Z Kerr i honestly love how much she loves her art even when switching instruments. You could tell teacher mode activated when she put her hair up though lol.

I love the difference between the soft sounds and the picked sounds it makes it sound like 2 seperate instruments

Wow she nailed that chords on the guitar on first being shown, I think once your proficient on one string instrument you can learn quicker on another. Great how to played together at the end 👍

The fact that two musicians from two different cultures with two completely different instruments, who don't even speak the same language can just jam out together like that is nothing short of amazing

@treeoflife7151

4 жыл бұрын

wanna makes you learn the "common language" huh

@Ezio12376

4 жыл бұрын

Shows the power of music

@adamkozakiewicz6766

4 жыл бұрын

They do speak the same language. Music. Although with different accents.

@dragontrancefireworks3624

4 жыл бұрын

Its the universal language!

The sound is SO damn atmospheric.

@giuseppedemaglie

4 жыл бұрын

Dr_T-Bagger kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGGcsdBxn5rXc9Y.html

@jakemode

4 жыл бұрын

The body has so much space for the sound to resonate along with the length of the strings creates the atmospheric sound

@paullevan1945

4 жыл бұрын

It's so relaxing ❤

@DaveBits

4 жыл бұрын

You should listen to Anoyo by Tim Hecker. It's an ambient album with traditional japanese instruments like the koto and taiko drums

@chomp_5412

4 жыл бұрын

I want her to play Sweden C14 (Minecraft music)

I'm not entirely sure why but I completely teared up when she played the first song and started to on the second as well

@reneesims931

11 ай бұрын

Me too! Sometimes watching people play music makes tears form

I loved that! I learned to sing the traditional song in Japanese about 60 years ago in elementary school and actually remembered and sang along as she played. Awesome choice of instruments. Thanks.

Plays her first song on guitar, looks at her hand, smiling nervously: "Itai" *the classic*

@abstract0407

4 жыл бұрын

16:51 proof that Rob does not beat his meat

@antrolos8542

4 жыл бұрын

@@abstract0407 why did you post that as an answer to my comment

@ThatOneFlyYouCantKill

4 жыл бұрын

@@antrolos8542 that's the funniest fucking reply I've ever heard

@ctyragdoll

4 жыл бұрын

We all said that... just in a different language :o)

@antrolos8542

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThatOneFlyYouCantKill I need answers I'm so confused

When she just played the standard tuning, that alone gave me japanese feels lol.

@giuseppedemaglie

4 жыл бұрын

Subha Das kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGGcsdBxn5rXc9Y.html

@subhadas

4 жыл бұрын

@@giuseppedemaglie that was marvelous. Instantly subbed!! Btw, how was your left hand after playing XD

@psychlyeslg

4 жыл бұрын

Your profile pic is misleading

@ruemacrufus

4 жыл бұрын

But why you angry bro? Why you angry?

@subhadas

4 жыл бұрын

That's my secret captain, I'm always angry.

I return to this video once every few months, it's honestly one of my favourites that Rob has done. The Koto is such a beautiful instrument, Tokiko plays it so incredibly well. It's always fun to see two musicians discover each other's instruments and see those moments of joy.

never heard an acoustic guitar paired with the koto. Amazed at the harmonies of the two.

That woman’s smile is captivating. She has joy from deep within

@johnmac91

4 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't love Asian women?

@aengusdedanann181

4 жыл бұрын

Its like it is her first time playing the instrument and she just found out she is a natural every time and i love it!

@JloBroOFFICIAL

4 жыл бұрын

*strums Asian instrument after deep joy quote*

@boomenbuttfuckens288

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmac91 bruh

@MrSaiLikesPie

4 жыл бұрын

Shes hot.

Rob is being so polite and respectful in this video. She also seems like a good person. Aside from the music being played, this is just a pleasant interview to watch.

@Desugan69

4 жыл бұрын

Yip also I like how she just also likes when he plays seen in minute 15:24

@KarlClarkeMusic

4 жыл бұрын

And the joy and wonder in her expression when she plays a C chord at 21:17. Just fantastic, really enjoyed watching this

@Cereal421

4 жыл бұрын

It's so wholesome

@Drunkcat008

4 жыл бұрын

@@settingsmedlhux8152 yeah he is an asshole but he's still great

@KarlClarkeMusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@settingsmedlhux8152 I kinda have to disagree. The amount that Jared cares for the education community is amazing. His video released around christmas where he basically took a bunch of kids into a guitar store and just bought them all guitars. I find that most of the youtube musicians are really giving.

I could listen to her play the Koto all day long. This musical instrument is very mystical and beautiful ❤

the second song she played made me cry it was so beautiful. I can imagine how wonderful it must be to hear this instrument in person.

When rob starts playing, that is the perfect demonstration of learning your fundamentals. He knows the fundamentals and can apply it to any instrument, even something very foreign

@kruksog

2 жыл бұрын

I had a friend who went to school for music (and besides that was a very solid musician) and it always stunned me how he could pick up pretty much any instrument and within about 20 minutes he sounded proficient. Piano, trombone, drums, whatever.

@kaikart123

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, and the same thing applied to any skills.

@guitarshredz666

2 жыл бұрын

Music is a universal language. Its the most beautiful language on earth in my humble opinion.

@eryalmario5299

2 жыл бұрын

Imo if you pick up the piano you can pretty much learn any instruments

@nintySW

2 жыл бұрын

@@eryalmario5299 The piano gives you a good base for understanding notes but i don't think there is *one* best instrument for learning everything, and to get to the level that rob is at you really just need to learn a bunch of different instruments

Rob: I love music Someone: If you love music so much play EVERY instrument Rob: Okay

@jeffdrum5541

4 жыл бұрын

He will play every stringed instrument... I will stay alive until I see it happen.

At 10:35 I started crying?? What the heck, that was absolutely beautiful.

6:31 this instrument is so beautiful! I was smiling so hard when she started playing

Her reaction when playing guitar: “itai” (it hurts) Rob: laughs and continues to make her play more chords

@awip121

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@putthebabyinthefire2602

3 жыл бұрын

where was that in the vid?

@putthebabyinthefire2602

3 жыл бұрын

nvm i found it lol

@NormalGrump

3 жыл бұрын

22:00

@spacesheep6547

3 жыл бұрын

When I started playing the guitar I was so excited I didn't care about the pain, and my fingers were like blueish at the tips, but then my stupid ass broke the guitar, and here I am being jealous to everyone who has a guitar

I really love her joy when she plays on the guitar, and she realizes that she's doing it. It's that moment when something "clicks."

@justs_

4 жыл бұрын

I’m ashamed that a person who literally just touched the guitar already could play as well as I am on my first month of learning it lmao Edit : I made this comment in a bit of a fun spirit, I did not expect people to take it seriously... thanks for the words of encouragement and advice, lads :)

@LiamDarden

4 жыл бұрын

@@justs_ Keep in mind she teaches koto and piano and probably has been learning music her whole life. Don't beat yourself up. Learning music is a journey, not a destination.

@johnboleyjr.1698

4 жыл бұрын

@@justs_ no shame in that. Once you learn your first instrument, other instruments come easier. Everybody has to start somewhere though.

@blakesimmons5130

4 жыл бұрын

@@justs_ just read tabs and get used to the shapes, homie. Don't worry about what chords you're playing yet, just make sure you know how to put your fingers in the right place and switch between shapes smoothly and then the rest is easy

There is no channel on KZread that captures the love of making music better than yours, Rob.

The mixing of two different ethnic and musical cultures here is so beautiful

Him: Music term you don't know. Her: Music term I don't know? Him: You know, *plays vibrato on guitar* Her: Oh, you mean *plays vibrato on koto* Him: Yeah!!!!! I love music.

@DemocracyOfficerWood

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes music just has a language of it's own ya know? It's interesting.

@kmfdm5

4 жыл бұрын

yeah that was cute lol

@prettycultleader

4 жыл бұрын

That part made me smile, music rlly do be a universal language

@hatred9427

4 жыл бұрын

4:45

@themuse321

3 жыл бұрын

Or you know they could be talking about drinking, and he would do the motion of drinking out of a glass and she would understand?

Rob: So, how many standard tunings has that instrument? Tokiko: Yes.

@SlyHikari03

3 жыл бұрын

*はい

It's fascinating that the ancient Japanese arrived to the same Pythagorean Musical principles but on their own. The laws of synchronicity at work.

Words can’t express how much joy and happiness I got from watching this video. Moments like these are the best part about being a musician.

Of course she has perfect pitch. That was incredible how quickly she could change the entire tuning system.

@rileymerino6340

4 жыл бұрын

Gunnar Molstad also anyone who knows their instruments intimately like her will always have an easier time tuning! If you know what you’re listening for, it’s much easier to tune. I don’t have perfect pitch and admittedly it’s probably not exactly at A=440 but I trust that I can get a six string guitar in consistent tuning with itself pretty easily without a tuner, and I think a lot of people can!

@giuseppedemaglie

4 жыл бұрын

Gunnar Molstad kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGGcsdBxn5rXc9Y.html

@darkma1ice

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect pitch can be learned, you have to practice a lot and almost digest the note you’re wanting so you can hum or hear it in your head

@WLxMusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@darkma1ice It's worlds easier if you start young though. Extremely tough to learn perfect pitch as an adult.

@guitargirl6323

4 жыл бұрын

@@WLxMusic you can't learn perfect pitch as an adult, you can get incredibly developed relative pitch but it is physically impossible to learn perfect pitch past a certain age.

Just beautiful. If our leaders could communicate and understand each other like this. Peace.

She plays it so beautifully. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I imagine that if you went to a spa or some place in Japan, that is the kind of music that you would hear as you get a massage or get your nails done or something like that. I don’t know much about Japanese culture so I couldn’t really say, but that is how I imagine it.

Seeing them play their respective instruments together without even speaking the same language just proves that music is a language itself, how beautiful is that?

@S13Trev

4 жыл бұрын

This comment almost made me cry

@tannergoldsmithskates3622

4 жыл бұрын

For real man

@daoyang223

4 жыл бұрын

She has perfect pitch. I'm jealous.

@martifingers

4 жыл бұрын

@@daoyang223 Me too but let's be clear. That is not the source of her superb musicality.

@daoyang223

4 жыл бұрын

@@martifingers no not at all but I bet it makes it easier for her to pick up a song like during a jam. As for me. Am dumb dumb and ive played guitar for 12 years

The lady with the harp is a real musician. The Irish piece she played was written by a blind Irish harpist who traveled Ireland writing songs dedicated to those who would host him. His name was Turlough o Carolan for those interested in listening to his beautiful music. He basically laid the foundation for all Irish music.

@mln9215

3 жыл бұрын

what is the name of the song ?

@dehasim

3 жыл бұрын

@@mln9215 Rob upload the music on the second channel, and there the name,i just forgot :v

@NitroNinja324

2 жыл бұрын

@@mln9215 Someone else said it was "The Last Rose of Summer".

@dizzydaisy909

2 жыл бұрын

@@NitroNinja324 That's correct

@catasstrophy2316

2 жыл бұрын

@@NitroNinja324 indeed it is, lovely traditional piece

"The Last Rose of Summer" isn't a traditional Japanese piece, but it's beautiful on koto!

I've watched this video like four times now. Please do more collaborations with global musicians. It's great!

It's like a harp that can do bends. The Irish tune was stunning, an idiom with which I'm intimately familiar, but in an exotic Japanese voice.

@darkdevil3668

4 жыл бұрын

Gerry James Edwards kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGGcsdBxn5rXc9Y.html

@AlfOfAllTrades

4 жыл бұрын

Left me teared up.

@smithyweberjeger-manjensen8839

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same, pal

@chomp_5412

4 жыл бұрын

Gerry James Edwards Irish Tyne sounds like Sweden C14

@simonjohnston3100

4 жыл бұрын

Your phrasing, sir! 👍🏻

It's genuinely heartwarming to see two people who speak different languages, from different cultures to simultaneously smile when the right note is played. Music, universal language of the soul.

@xyzyzx1253

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the original language of the right hemisphere, language is an abstraction and representation of the world that enables the grasping and manipulation of the external and conceptual world. Music is the older brother of language, and its purpose is create and directly communicate experience as opposed to abstractions of experience. Before we were the speaking ape, we were the singing ape. Connecting to music and each other is a lost art that bemuses and challenges many who are often stuck in a world of abstracted words and systems. Bemuses the left hemisphere, but it’s completely natural to those who are more right hemisphere inclined.

@phat111

3 жыл бұрын

@@xyzyzx1253 what do you mean by right hemisphere inclined?

@stephenmartin2332

3 жыл бұрын

@@phat111 Creatively inclined. Music, art, literature. Left hemisphere is more analytical. Problem solving, technical skills etc.

@phat111

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenmartin2332 ah never heard that analogy before. Thanks

@lonestoner8297

3 жыл бұрын

I was really thinking the same right now watching these two. Even though there was a translator, once the playing starting they were speaking to eacher perfectly and like dude I found myself smiling at the end when they were nusy jammin kinda

どうもありがとう ！ 私はフランス人ですが、この弦楽器を知りませんでした。 素晴らしいサウンド！ 素晴らしい日本文化！ 改めて、本当にありがとうございました!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

If that the first time she's played a guitar she did really well. Music truly in an international language

Omg when Ms. Tokiko gets on the guitar: that's why I love going to the Musical Instrument Museum. In the Experience Gallery, strangers will sit down and start playing an instrument, and other people will hear something they like and start playing along with them. Nobody is an expert, all newcomers, they make very simple music but with enormous emotional effect.

@forbesjeff

4 жыл бұрын

In Phoenix? That sounds like something fantastic to go to.

@d.lawrencemiller5755

4 жыл бұрын

@@forbesjeff I go at least twice a year! 😁 Rob did some videos there recently, you should watch them.

21:16 - the feels explosion is real. You could tell she gets more comfortable throughout the entire video and you could also clearly see that she was really capable to understand what most of Rob was saying, but was too shy about her english capability to respond. I don't know how much convincing it took from "nope" after the cut to she actually holding the guitar, but what is ever so worth it. Thank you very much Rob. This and the first video of the Theorbe was such a sweet, wonderful experience. Simply opening up and let the curiosity get the better of oneself is always a journey worth taking :)

@alienfac32

4 жыл бұрын

having fun makes people connect easier.

@HearthVader

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not that far in yet, but when the translator said that "this is a Sakura-Cherry Blossom" near the beginning and launched into it I legit started to choke up a bit. Incredible stuff.

@Khunvyel

4 жыл бұрын

@@HearthVader The enthusiasm with which the translator shows the guitar chords to play together with Rob is like... man... warm, fuzzy chills :)

9:57 That excitement from a musician jamming with another is what my soul craves 😁😂

So very beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes. I could listen all day!

@GabbaaGhoul

Жыл бұрын

same! especially the second song

@Hoolahups

Жыл бұрын

This is an old comment, but if you look up the Realm of Tranquil Eternity live performance from genshin impact, you can see one of these in full orchestra

"Hi, I'm Rob and this nice lady is going to let me try playing her stringed kayak."

@gaefrogge5806

4 жыл бұрын

This comment turned me into a complete giggly bitch

@Ishidalover

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh. You made me snort 😂

@lucasbuschor6346

4 жыл бұрын

Someday i‘m randomly gonna remember this comment and start giggling

@willtheww2collector742

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@josiahsmith7250

4 жыл бұрын

“Stringed kayak” killed me 😂😂

17:18 somewhere in Italy, a bassist smiles

@rohithabcd6165

4 жыл бұрын

I got you bro , I hope Davie is safe

@iTaxHD

4 жыл бұрын

In Taiwan*

@8bitchiptune420

4 жыл бұрын

He live in London

@tonih.8094

4 жыл бұрын

*slapp*

@ZoMichael-a

4 жыл бұрын

At home🤗😂😂

Honestly... the koto has gotta be one of mankind’s my spellbinding instruments. It is sooooooo relaxing to hear her caress its music out.

The catapillar reference was so wholesome that I almost started crying, this was so beautiful to watch

Random Lady : heres an ancient japanese instrument you've never seen or heard of before. Rob : does it have strings ? Yes. Rob : I got this, move aside.

@doku1922

4 жыл бұрын

More like "I got this, let's jam"

@JacketCK

4 жыл бұрын

I mean if you've played any final fantasy or gen 1 & 2 pokemon game you would hear the koto pretty frequently

Rob: *sees Koto* Can I play it? Tokiko-san: Of course! Rob: *leaps from noob to intermediate in first try*

@NothingXemnas

4 жыл бұрын

His life is in string instruments, so it is expected. I mean, he played harps and sitars before, another string instruments will only have that many differences.

@marcjosephconstantino3940

4 жыл бұрын

It's easy when you know how to read notes. Your body and your hearing will remember the sound of each note. But it will take time and practice just to be best at it.

@nuberiffic

4 жыл бұрын

No, he started as intermediate.

I would describe the sound as hauntingly beautiful. I love the sound.

Every once in a while i come back here when im feeling down and listen to this rendition of the last rose of summer.. absolute beautiful.

rob: *plays koto* lofi hip hop producers: imma make a b e a t out of this fire stuff

@Jk-cx7ko

4 жыл бұрын

Koto + Lo-Fi =Real shit

@zenous4585

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jk-cx7ko facts

@lmAIone

4 жыл бұрын

My heart is a fedpost imagine not knowing the difference between a sample and a cover.

@hunterwaynehiggins

4 жыл бұрын

fuck, you got me

@patrickmullins3902

4 жыл бұрын

My heart is a fedpost actually sampling and a cover is completely different. A cover is a recreation and a sample is using the actual material and making something new

Besides the both, the translator did a good job, she shows good involvement in to the scene rather than just sounding like a monotonous repeating radio.. Kudos to her

@monkeylad11

Жыл бұрын

She's doing a really hard job here honestly. Rob's throwing western european terminology and music theory at her and she's used to her own traditional east asian music structures. Chords, steps, vibrato, none of those exist the same way. The translator's doing a lot of on-the-fly work.

@michaelallen1930

Жыл бұрын

Kudos? You mean Kotos???

@NachozMan

Жыл бұрын

@@monkeylad11 The terms are labeled differently in Japanese?

@flowerdolphin5648

Жыл бұрын

​@@NachozMan more like the whole theory is quite different. Japanese traditional music has more types of scales than western classical music. Also, the way they notate music is different too. They also use our western notation these days, but they have their own too. For koto especially, the traditional sheet music looks completely unintelligible to us. And even for voice, while the general idea is the same, and you could follow the gist of it, the execution is different. All the embellishments are written directly into the music, including the lyrics. If you google 民謡楽譜 you'll see what I mean.

@user-dp1uq2ld6y

Жыл бұрын

Какой странный и интересный инструмент...

What she's playing at 7:00 feels like what would be background music if you were just taking a stroll through the village hidden in the leaves.

You can litrally hear the emotions when she plays. It's amazing.

The moment you both started making music at once, the language barrier dissipated and the emotional response was instant. This is why music and art are so special. Loved this video, so much

@sireuchre

4 жыл бұрын

Through the whole video, they do a lot of communication through music, and usually more clearly than through spoken language.

@starshot5172

4 жыл бұрын

Had the same response. They were communicating in a different language and understood each other

@brianbrummet3877

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree, was smiling all the way through

@Josh-it6uy

4 жыл бұрын

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAP

@manifestofsound7281

4 жыл бұрын

they felt in love in that moment i think....it was beautyful

I love how when they both started playing their instruments, the translator was no longer needed. They were communicating the language which all musicians understand. Just beautiful and wonderful...

@azzzertyy

2 жыл бұрын

such an instance makes me think of the creation of jazz out of the slave trade; the one good thing that couldve ever happened stemming from not being able to understand the vast array of people brought over lead to the necessity to communicate somehow and thus jazz was born

@Alusnovalotus

2 жыл бұрын

It’s actually a Daoist principle that kindred spirits communicate like this.

This is absolutely awesome! I love when they play together, it is truly magical

The joy she expressed when she played chords on the guitar was so special.

"It looks like the kind of string to tie your shoe." (Without any translation) "NO!"