Music can be very satisfying as a way to express oneself. Music that expresses something conveys a message. To express yourself you need to convey a message about yourself, about events in your life, your emotions or abstract thoughts and desires.
Mastering a technique allows a fluent form of expression,
There might be times when you are feeling frustrated because you don't know how to truly express yourself through your own music. I remember to have worked on a song for many hours ending up depressed because it didn't sound the way I wanted it to.
But mastering musical expression takes a lot of practice, experience and dedication. But that's what makes it such an inspiring world, making you to want to explore more.
Have you ever had the experience where you listen to a song and it brings you back to a space in time in your life?
Or maybe you hear something for the first time and it immediately resonates with you and you find yourself getting lost in the sound.
That was what happened to me when I first listened to the enchanting sound of the japanese bamboo flute.
The shakuhachi is a testament to the elegance of traditional Japanese culture and certainly Japan's most well-known woodwind instrument. It takes its name out of "one shaku eight sun"(almost 55 centimeters), the standard length of a shakuhachi.
Made from the root of the bamboo, but hidden inside this rustic form, however, is a bore that is carefully crafted with the utmost precision. This instrument produces a sound that is said to replicate the full range of natural life on earth.
It's truly a wonderful experience to soak into this mystic world of spiritual sounds, finding a way to express yourself through the sound of Shakuhachi.
