Lesson #24 – Sanya Sugagaki
This week Jon and I finished up Sanya Sugagaki. Since much of the piece is repetition it wasn’t overly complicated to play through. Jon’s explanations of moving from TSU (kan) to I-Meru (otsu) was somehow initially challenging. Essentially it came out to be a matter of ‘over-shading’ when moving between the notes. After that correction the remainder of the piece flowed fairly well. Several areas of practice came to light with this piece:
- Timing. I need to work on ensuring my timing is accurate, especially since it can be played as a duet.
- Shading. Being careful on the I-Meru and the Chi-Meru’s needs some work.
- Softly playing meru notes. This came up with Kurahashi’s lessons but continues to be an area of focus.
I really enjoyed the rythmic nature of this piece and that it allowed for yuri. Looking forward to playing it duet with Jon next lesson!
Gassho,
Dokan
