Hi everyone, I'm Susumu Otsuka, a Japanese pan flute player.
The song I played right now is a song called "Farewell" composed by a wonderful guitarist, Mr. John Doan.
Originally a solo for guitar.
I was very impressed and managed to arrange it as a pan flute solo.
I managed to arrange this song using the technique of pan flute, while bringing out the charm of this song.
In Japan and in many countries, the recent coronavirus has caused us to stay home and feel depressed.
The outside is in the cherry blossom season, so I made this video to have you enjoy it a little and to make your feelings clear.
I'm glad that my feelings are transmitted to everyone.
At the same time, I would like to talk a little about the playing technique of this instrument.
I learned how to play pan flute and how to make this instrument in Romania.
At the same time, through various experiences like Aikido and various sports experiences, I gained my own rational and physical-friendly playing method.
I use that technique in such songs.
I'm glad if this performance technique helps you a little.
I think that it is a bit unique about how to use the body and how to move instruments.
I will explain a little more specifically.
I play with my whole body as you can see, but to be more specific,
Perform using a spinning movement around the spine.
In this rotation movement, a precise and accurate instrument path is created.
As you can see, the middle position, the bass position, the treble position, train the instrument to touch everywhere as well.
In any position, you can touch the lips in the same way and move freely.
While using such large movements of the whole body, I use my arms for fine movements such as tremolo playing and trills that I did later in this song.
I play with a combination of large body movements and fine arm movements.
Many people in the world play with their heads shaken, or simply move the instrument parallel to the left and right.
I think that my playing style is different from these general playing styles twice.
I want to convey this performance method to a lot of people, and I want to show myself in the actual performance.
I hope you enjoy it with the cherry blossoms in the neighborhood.
Thank you, goodbye.
