Josen Shakuhachi

Josen Shakuhachi

My names Josen (Jon Kypros), I'm a shakuhachi Dai Shihan 'Grandmaster' , full-time shakuhachi teacher and craftsperson, and a practitioner of Zen Buddhism. Here on my channel, I've been teaching people how to play the shakuhachi since 2007. I also demo my shakuhachi for sale and create some other content for you to enjoy.

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  • @ffederel
    @ffederel19 күн бұрын

    I'm struggling to understand where to place my lower lips (how much of the hole they should "cover"). It seems to me I produce the notes in the same manner whether I place my lower lips fairly low (covering less of the hole, so to speak) or not. Where it seems to make a greater difference is when I try to produce the kan register. But the placement of the lower lips remain a mystery to me...

  • @leonardsiebeneicher5550
    @leonardsiebeneicher5550Ай бұрын

    Thank you for your tutorial. I am new to Shakuhachi, but I finally get sound out of it. It appears to me that I need to be careful not to press the Shakuhachi too strong against my mouth. If I do, it seems to have an impact on my lips, and I get broken sound. But if I try to place my Shakuhachi more gently against my lips, it appears that I have more control maintaining an even sound. Does the tongue do something in 'normal' tone production? Or, does it keep away from lips? Happy creating!

  • @alejandrocercos6610
    @alejandrocercos6610Ай бұрын

    Where I can find one??

  • @ryanphillips5412
    @ryanphillips54122 ай бұрын

    Got the cheap PVC version in Japan last month but can't get any sound despite all these tips...

  • @lindeez2
    @lindeez23 ай бұрын

    Oh thank you so much for this video! I have been learning for more than a year and apparently I have used all the things beginners do to get a sound that keep me from improving. So now I guess I’ll just have to start over again and try to stop all my bad habits 😅 Anyway at least I understand why the sound isn’t improving and why I can’t play long notes. Thank you again and I hope I’ll get it better this time.

  • @chris1309013600
    @chris13090136003 ай бұрын

    Best teacher ❤ your méthods and tips help me in fews days practice to be able to get Kan sound 😮 , now I will practise more and more to be able to do KAN range with Otzu naturaly on each demand … Many thanks for help you give 🎉

  • @chris1309013600
    @chris13090136003 ай бұрын

    That is the great advices vidéo i needed to understand how to kan …❤❤❤ thanks 🙏

  • @chris1309013600
    @chris13090136003 ай бұрын

    Great tips ❤

  • @salkex3
    @salkex35 ай бұрын

    I ordered the Yuu Flute a few months ago and am very new to the shakuhachi, and for the last week or two I finally started to understand the air pressure-principle where the notes (especially Kan\higher octave notes) have so much more quality and clarity if you squeeze the lips together and basically make them fight the air that's trying to push through a very thin hole. Before discovering this I could only play Kan very loudly, brute-forcing it, so this might be the most important element of playing the shakuhachi. The only problem was, I couldn't always find the exact angle from which to blow into the flute until watching this. I think I always held the flute at a lower angle ,so that paired with my inexperience made me sometimes miss notes and have less clarity, until now. I followed your instructions step by step, raised the flute so my lips can make contact with the blowing edge, and then lowered it just slightly, and it made hitting notes like 10x easier! Thanks for the video!

  • @66rogerp
    @66rogerp5 ай бұрын

    Very best tutorial

  • @nieterscody9089
    @nieterscody90895 ай бұрын

    Like it but you talk too much show more

  • @pollyon
    @pollyon5 ай бұрын

    will this work for side blown(transverse) flutes too?

  • @ChrisLeeW00
    @ChrisLeeW006 ай бұрын

    Kakariko Village theme! Lovely

  • @UnderOpenSkies
    @UnderOpenSkies6 ай бұрын

    I bought a shakuhachi 23 years ago and could never make a sound. I knew it played, the man that sold it to me played it when I bought it, but I was too shy to ask for a lesson. I would come back and try it every few years and could never get a sound until now. After 9 minutes of this video I am making sounds every try now! Thank you so much!

  • @stalex35
    @stalex356 ай бұрын

    This is extremely useful and helps to understand alot of what should be going on

  • @oldmanrene-love2flute
    @oldmanrene-love2flute6 ай бұрын

    💠💠💠💠💠💠💠 2024 💠💠💠💠💠💠💠

  • @datgio4951
    @datgio49516 ай бұрын

    Inrecently bought a shakuchai and its so hard to even make a sound

  • @gwiyomikim5988
    @gwiyomikim59882 ай бұрын

    Same! No sound, just a bit of lightheadedness from blowing and hyperventilating.

  • @mingcongzhou5934
    @mingcongzhou59348 ай бұрын

    very nice chiba 尺八

  • @halbr0
    @halbr08 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for this. I've long had a couple of straight lightweight "starter" shakuhachis which I managed to get tones out of, and recently acquired a used ca 1950s shakuhachi from a Japanese antiques dealer on Etsy. I was having a lot of trouble playing this new instrument which was heavier and considerably thicker than what I was used to, but after watching your video things improved very quickly. Excellent and very clear instructions regarding playing position and embouchure.

  • @bricefunk146
    @bricefunk1468 ай бұрын

    My shakuhachi has a bad song, how do ?

  • @yevgeniykim_
    @yevgeniykim_8 ай бұрын

    Hi, thank you ❤

  • @bricefunk146
    @bricefunk1468 ай бұрын

    So hard my sound is very bad !

  • @yevgeniykim_
    @yevgeniykim_9 ай бұрын

    good job and good luck

  • @plumeblanche11
    @plumeblanche119 ай бұрын

    I love it. ❤

  • @sqwop
    @sqwop10 ай бұрын

    There's nothing that comes close to this flute in terms of sound, timbre and expression, it really does sound (coincidentally & conveniently) spiritual.

  • @eduzenmetal
    @eduzenmetal11 ай бұрын

    simply amazing and wonderful!! I've been learning Shakuhachi, and your videos inspire and teach me a lot! Thank you and a hug!

  • @user-vl1xv1tu8n
    @user-vl1xv1tu8n11 ай бұрын

    Hownice !

  • @L.BCinematography
    @L.BCinematography Жыл бұрын

    Anyone else here from The book Wabi Sabi by Beth kempton?

  • @johnagorman
    @johnagorman Жыл бұрын

    beautiful

  • @royeaton3148
    @royeaton3148 Жыл бұрын

    Promo'SM

  • @misopeachy
    @misopeachy Жыл бұрын

    I made a sound for a split second and had a mini dance party lmao 🎉🎉

  • @voldy3565
    @voldy3565 Жыл бұрын

    No matter what, I literally can't make ANY noise on it. Could be the instrument itself, thought, since it's 3D printed.

  • @wack8589
    @wack8589 Жыл бұрын

    👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @Diehydro
    @Diehydro Жыл бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @Diehydro
    @Diehydro Жыл бұрын

    Nice playing

  • @theexample0118
    @theexample0118 Жыл бұрын

    i cant seem to make a sound from the shakuhachi :( how do you do this

  • @mokuho
    @mokuho Жыл бұрын

    1-no inchar mejillas 2-que los labios no sean empujados por el aire 3-pequeña abertura en los labios

  • @michaelandcarmenmaguire1108
    @michaelandcarmenmaguire1108 Жыл бұрын

    This is gorgeous. I stumbled upon it while watching your various (excellent) shakuhachi guides and immediately went to Apple Music to see if you have anything similar.

  • @JosenShakuhachi
    @JosenShakuhachi Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I hope to find the time to make more beginning later this year. All free here most likely

  • @BA3676
    @BA3676 Жыл бұрын

    Very meditative 🙏☯️

  • @mokuho
    @mokuho Жыл бұрын

    It. works! today I was able to hold the sound more sustained and clear, I hope that tomorrow I will not return to the old habit!🙏😢

  • @TheVillageidiotsavan
    @TheVillageidiotsavan Жыл бұрын

    Still cant make a sound.... just got my first shakuhachi.....

  • @Prajnana
    @Prajnana Жыл бұрын

    Marvelous; delicate and expressive. Can anyone really hear a difference between a well made Murei and a root end shakuhachi made with comparable skill?

  • @mikebaker9514
    @mikebaker9514 Жыл бұрын

    Great video and thoughtful teaching ... however, I have been trying for a month now on my own - me and my mirror - and not a sound. Not a peep. Not a smidgen. Not a .... I mean, how hard does this have to be??? I can play the Maori flute - Kōauau, which is by no means easy and requires careful positioning and approach but this ...?

  • @ShakuhachiSpirit
    @ShakuhachiSpirit Жыл бұрын

    Sounds great...

  • @DanielSMatthews
    @DanielSMatthews Жыл бұрын

    So mellow.

  • @mokuho
    @mokuho Жыл бұрын

    I've been trying to sound regular for 13 years, but I still can't do it, I must keep your advice in mind...😔🙏🏼

  • @AndrewElward-sd7gs
    @AndrewElward-sd7gs Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video, very informative and useful, thank you.

  • @johnoglesby2805
    @johnoglesby2805 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. I'm sure it will benefit many people. It gives me some definite ideas both as a player and as a teacher.

  • @mokuho
    @mokuho Жыл бұрын

    Thank you i will peactice correct embrochure, my sound with shakuhachi is unstable!😞🙏

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 Жыл бұрын

    This is wonderful, thank you.