Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Hello all,

Ive been learning wadaiko and shinobue for a few months now and have decided to get stuck into the shakuhahi recently also. I played the flute as a child and my entire life has been influenced by the traditional Japanese music my mother played to me in her womb. Its a wonder it took me so long to come round to picking up the shakuhachi...

So I am very new, and despite being able to produce a pleasing sound on most other flutes, the shakuhachi as im sure most (if not all) of you know is on a totally different level of difficulty. I am able to get a decent enough sound in both octaves (high fingering im still not sure of), but still lose my notes a lot and get totally dizzy  

I will get a tutor as soon as I can afford one, but in the meantime, any tips?  What is a Ro?

Anyways, its great to see there is a whole community of support out there for the journey... eventually I hope to be good enough to give back to that community also..

See ya in the forums.

-shakuhachi