Andforthoseofyouinterested, maybe a bitonhowandwhereyoucanstart.
I startedmyapprenticeshipwiththeYoshidaBrothersexactlyeightyearsagothismonth.
A yearago, I hadtheopportunitytoplaywiththemonTV, andshortlyafterthat, I wasluckyenoughtobeabletodocumenttheprocessofhaving a brandnewshamisenbuiltby a Japanesecraftsman.
Thisisthatshamisenhere.
Myoldoneisactuallysittingthereinthebag, andthisishow I practicedprettymucheveryday, minusthecamerahadallthatusuallystartswithtuningbecause a lotofpeoplearecurious.
Everythingelsehappensrightherelikethis, warmingupwith a mushybecauseitrequiressomuchstaminabecausethere's somanydifferentwaystoplayaroundwith, andbecausethere's such a varietyofdifferent.
Andthen I spent a coupleofyearsadjustingit, changingpartsandformingitintomyownversionthat I useforperformancesandtheshamisencompetitionshereinJapan.
Beingabletoplaysomethinglikethattakesyearsofdedication, whichisoneofthereasonsthat I don't alwaysrecommendpeopletostarttheChinese, and I practiceonaveragefor a minimumof 1 to 2 hourseverysingledayondayswhere I have a littlemoretime.
That'llgoanywherefrom 4 to 5 hoursifpossible.
Butforthosereallyinterested, I'm gonnashare a littlebitlateronabouthowandwheretogetstarted.
I'm alsogonnaLincolnentireplaylistofshimmiesandcontentthat I haveputtogether.
But I kindofwanttowrapthingsupwithjust a littlebitmoreplaying.
There's somuchthatyoucandowiththesemicenter.
There's a fewthingsthat I'vebeenworkingonthingslikeThat's actuallythefirstpartofthesongthat I usedtoopenupthisvideo, theonethatwentlikeThink, thinkthat's allthestaminathat I havefortoday.
But I openedupthequestiononINSTAGRAMtheotherdayandgotsomanyamazingresponsesthatalmosteachandeveryonecouldbecomeitsownvideosofThere's anythingspecificthatyouwanttoseeorknow, don't hesitatetoletmeknowdownbelow.
Therereallyissomuchmorethat I wantedtoincludeintothisvideo.
Butitiskindofjust a peekathow I practicetheshamisen.
I hopethatyouenjoyedit.
I'm gonnagetbacktopracticingand I willseeyouguysagain.
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I don't knowifyoucanhearthat, butjustkindofbeenon a breakforthelastmilebecausethere's becausethere's a dogthatjustkeepsbarking.
Andifyou'replanningonmakingtheicescraperjoke, I havealreadyheardit.
Lookingforwardtodoingthisvideosomuch, I cannoteventellyouagainst a creator.
Youtendtoholdbackonthecontentthatyoureallycareaboutthepersonalcontentandputoutstuffthatmorepeoplewillbeinterestedin, whichisoneofthereasons I createdthepatrionkindof a safespacewhere I cansharethestuffthat I reallylikedwithpeoplewhoreallywanttowatchit.
Butforthoseofyouwhohavewatcheduptotheendofthisvideoand I don't knowpotentiallyenjoyedthispieceofcontentThankyou.
I I appreciateyousomuch.
And I amsoluckytohaveyouhere.
Thankyouforbeing a partofthis.
I really I reallyenjoyed.
I'm actually I'm actuallyjustgonnagetback.
Teoh, getbacktoplayingfornow.
I It's notgoingtobegoodbanging.
Hey, guys, I wanttosharesomeofmyplayingwithyou.
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