Cover Song|Path of the Wind (from “My Neighbor Totoro”) ② -- カバー曲|風の通り道② (Patreon)
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This video covers an arranged Tsugaru version of the song, Path of the Wind (Kaze No Toorimichi) from the Ghibli movie “My Neighbor Totoro”, based on the normal cover version from the previous lesson and adding some Tsugaru Shamisen techniques. If you can master this lesson, you will not only learn how to arrange various songs in a Tsugaru shamisen style, but you will also improve your basic skills in playing all other songs as well!
Here are the videos for you to review:
Review | Tataki
https://www.patreon.com/posts/59619997
Review | Oshibachi
https://www.patreon.com/posts/61564494
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今回は前回の普通バージョンを踏まえて津軽三味線の奏法を織り交ぜた、津軽バージョンのレッスンです。これをマスターすると、さまざまな曲を津軽三味線らしくアレンジする方法が学べるだけでなく、他の全ての曲を演奏する上でも基礎のレベルアップに繋がるのでぜひチャレンジしてみてください。
【参考動画】
叩き
https://www.patreon.com/posts/59619997
押しバチ
https://www.patreon.com/posts/61564494
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Vocabulary List
Oshibachi - to slide/push bachi across two strings next to each other, for example from the 1st to 2nd string or the 2nd to 3rd string to produce sound
Tataki - to strike a string and shamisen body with bachi to produce sound
Sukui - producing sound through upstroke of the bachi
Hajiki - to pull off a string with index/ring finger of your string-hand to produce sound
Tsubo - positions on Sao (shamisen neck) that indicate where to hold strings with the string-hand fingers to determine musical scale of sound
推し撥 (おしばち) - 1の糸から2の糸、または2の糸から3の糸というように、隣り合わせいる糸から糸へバチをスライドさせて音を出すこと
叩き(たたき) - バチで糸と皮を叩くようにして音を出すこと
スクイ - おろしたバチを糸の下から上に向かってすくい上げて音を出すこと
はじき - 左手の人差し指や薬指でで糸を弾いて音を出すこと
ツボ - 音程を決めるために左手の指で弦を押さえる棹(さお) の場所のこと。1~20まである