Look in the mirror to make sure you don't pucker.
Puckering will only make you dizzy, sound airy and frustrate you. Some people repeat the words "Tooty too" others say the word "Pure". The idea of spitting out a small item from the tip of the tongue like an eyelash is helpful. If you see yourself forming a pucker move into a grin by relaxing the cheek and then smile. So grin, press upwards, tilt and spit watermelon seeds. Once you get it find the sweet spot. Where it sounds the best in purity and volume with out a windy voice and where it feels most comfortable. Practice without the fingers.
When you achieve sound this way you are ready to work with the left hand on top.
Closing the holes with the pads of the fingers.
Lifting upwards to get a good connection
Wrap the knuckle of the left hand around the flute it helps to hold it.
Lifting upwards helps to hold it too.
As you progress with the top fingers with sound then finger the bottom too.
Sitting in a nice acoustical place will invite you to want to fill it with music.
Flute Care: Bamboo likes to drink droplets from the humid air. If in a desert take into bathroom when you shower to drink moisture from the air. Avoid extreme hot and cold. Don't leave in the sun. Like don't leave on a hot dashboard of a car in the summer. Use mineral oil inside perhaps 2 times a year. If in a desert use more often. And coconut oil outside when you want it to shine up. And Have Fun!
End Blown Deep Shakuhachi
End Blown Deep Shakuhachi