Shakuhachi Lesson｜#4 How to blow Kan and Otsu sounds｜Kaizan Harago 

わかりました！ありがとうございます

I might have just stumbled upon the most beneficial Shakuhachi playing instructions so far. I'm trying to learn the Shakuhachi through RU-vid, I bought a 1.9 Yuu flute from Japan as my first "real" flute. Up until now I played Kan by squishing the flute as hard as I can into my chin, and then making a very thin mouth opening and blowing very intensely, so the speed\pressure of the air made me transition into the higher octave. Many teachers online also mention that it's all about pressure and making the mouth opening thinner, rarely mentioning the angle. After watching this, I just bring my upper lip very slightly forward, and the transition from Otsu to Kan is much easier! Thank you sir, this angle changing approach is extremely effective!

Underrated channel. Thank you so much for this! I've been learning for 2 weeks now, and this is very helpful.

尺八を始めたばかりの僕がこのレッスンをとても歓迎しています！教えるの得意はらご様、ありがとうございました！

Thank you so much!🙏

I've been struggling with this a lot, but will try this way.