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| Asian musical instruments; Qin, Koto, Shamisen, Taiko, Pipa, Dizi.. | |
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| Topic Started: May 1 2008, 01:52 PM (291 Views) | |
| Whistle | May 1 2008, 01:52 PM Post #1 |
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Anyone play Asian musical instruments? I am trying to learn a Shamisen right now. |
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| Myung | May 1 2008, 02:56 PM Post #2 |
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I play Taiko no Tatsujin on PS2, PSP and DS......but I guess that doesn't really count XD. |
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| Whistle | May 1 2008, 03:33 PM Post #3 |
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Haha, that game is soooo much fun! I wish there was a Shamisen no tatsujin since there are things like Guitar Heroes. |
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| Andy | May 1 2008, 03:48 PM Post #4 |
Is Narcotic
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Taiko drums are awesomesauce!
:wub: I always wanted to have one... but they are a bit too big for my flat. lmao |
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| Whistle | May 1 2008, 10:23 PM Post #5 |
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OMG I can imagine those humongous taiko drums. I once met a taiko drum group from Boston. They were practicing in their garage and the police came over telling them to quiet down (taiko drums NEED to be loud!) because the sound of the drums could be heard over a block away. |
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| Andy | May 1 2008, 10:27 PM Post #6 |
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LMAO hell yeah. I remember on one of my trips to Japan, I visited a Taiko drum concert - it was very loud, but awesome as hell. :wub: |
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| shadowyi | May 1 2008, 11:59 PM Post #7 |
[music of paradox]
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Once heard a professional shamisen performer, he was absolutely amazing. No mistakes, memorized his music entirely, and he was only 14. Oh. my. goodness. I often see qin and pipa being played in Taiwanese dramas -- I'd love to learn the qin. I also want to pick up the shiao - Chinese flute. Apparently that's two steps above a regular flute in terms of difficulty in playing. :blink: |
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| Turbo852 | May 2 2008, 12:30 AM Post #8 |
 
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I got to play a taiko drum when a group was performing at my school. They asked for volunteers and I practically jumped up. It was a lot fun! I still remember the rhythm they taught me. It went like this: Matsuri Rhythm I really want to try a shakuhachi. |
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| Andy | May 2 2008, 12:42 AM Post #9 |
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Bahahaha~ me tooo~ T__T I love that instrument so much... >__> |
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| kissing | May 7 2008, 04:34 PM Post #10 |
The Whistleblower
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A have a medium sized Korean bamboo flute that you can see in my channel image: (the very bottom one is a wooden Adler recorder, I mean the one on top of it  ) It is very hard to make a sound out of - I hear you can only play it with a clear mind :unsure: Maybe I have too much on my mind :lol: My sister, who plays the concert flute (like shadowyi!) says that they're played very differently :unsure: This korean bamboo flute is called a "Soggeum". The bigger one is called a "Daeggum" and that one is more well known. Mine was a gift from my grandfather (who lives in Korea, and I introduced him to ocarinas - has now has a Maparam AC woot!) Oh here's a video of someone I found on youtube playing the same bamboo flute I have - he's so good!! (also check out his channel, there are some ocarina videos, including some by this really cute girl :wub: ..who I tried to contact, but I never got a reply :cry: ) http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q80ECkSxdEk say, wasn't shadowyi into bamboo flutes? |
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| Andy | May 7 2008, 04:45 PM Post #11 |
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I always loved that Photo...
:wub: And whoa, that sounds just too good. lmao And I like that really cute girl too... :wub: Errr~ I mean her playing of course. |
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| shadowyi | May 7 2008, 06:58 PM Post #12 |
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Mail your flute to me so I can try!! :P I have actually also played a baroque flute before, it looks very much like the bamboo flute. It was quite painful to play to be honest, had to wrench my hand into new angles and the flute was naturally sharp. I would be playing a regular F on a concert flute but be playing F sharp on the baroque. Is the bamboo flute like that? |
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| jojo7548 | May 12 2008, 03:32 AM Post #13 |
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i used to play a taiko it was very loud it was my friend's and he let me keep it for 2 years i eventualy stopped playing due to the complaints about disurbing the peace in my neighborhood 
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| Foxxy Rin | Aug 12 2008, 10:29 PM Post #14 |
The Original Ocarininja.
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Korean drums are very fun to play... I don't know what they're called, but they have weird looking drumming sticks. |
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| chipsmusik1 | Aug 13 2008, 02:03 AM Post #15 |
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I have a chinese bamboo flute. I can play it OK-ely, but it can only play 7 notes :/ It looks nice 
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| Wintergreen | Aug 26 2008, 04:36 PM Post #16 |
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I love the pipa and shamisen. I wish I could afford a shamisen but they usually cost $1,000 and teachers are damn near impossible to find. Especially the tsugaru jamisen (the type well known for bluegrass-esqe improvision).  We need to import shamisen teachers from Japan, not electronics. The shamisen is perfect for a duet with an ocarina. My mother has a baroque flute. I commend you for your efforts to play one. I don't know how she plays that thing. |
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| stevtomato | Aug 26 2008, 06:48 PM Post #17 |
The Terrific Tomato
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The shamisen is really awesome! I have this music, erm, it's like modern music + japanese folk being mixed together lol. IT sounds really cool |
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| Wintergreen | Sep 3 2008, 08:52 PM Post #18 |
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Whoo! I'm going to Hawai'i and getting a shamisen! <3 Now to find lessons... |
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| ForestsRequiem | Sep 3 2008, 11:39 PM Post #19 |
Formerly Ocarinaman
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@Sam, Sorry this is so late, but That's Awesome that your Grandfather plays Ocarina! You totally need to do a duet with him for a video! Perhaps a traditional Korean song, or something cool like that
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| Turbo852 | Sep 11 2008, 04:59 AM Post #20 |
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I was just listening to some Youtube videos of Chinese instruments and the Dizi sounds really amazing! It looks like fun to play! Dizi and others |
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