Who is Phil Kmetz?
Before becoming a YouTube famous content creator, NOBL ambassador Phil Kmetz was racing professionally on the DH circuit. While he cut his teeth making straightforward MTB riding tutorials, he’s best known these days for his positive vibe and infectiously engaging cycling videos.
What is a Japanese banjo called?
The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument. Its construction follows a model similar to that of a guitar or a banjo, with a neck and strings stretched across a resonating body.
Is shamisen hard to play?
Shamisen is a Japanese traditional instrument that resembles a guitar. The sounds play by the three silk strings are very beautiful and cool. It’s a bit difficult, but everyone will surely feel fun.
Who invented the shamisen?
The real founder of the shamisen is said to be Ishimura Kengyo (-1642) and the term “Kengyo” is the title given to the highest-ranking blind officer. From the Kamakura period, blind people made a living by playing musical instruments.
Where is Jordan Boostmaster from?
Fraser Valley of B.C.
I am Jordan Olthuis, I started mountain biking when I was 14 years old. I live in the Fraser Valley of B.C. and it is really an amazing place for mountain biking!
Who is Remy Metailler?
Rémy Métailler is 28 years old. Originally from France, he moved to Whistler BC, in 2013 for his passion for Mountain Biking and skiing.
What is Japan’s favorite instrument?
the koto
According to the survey results, the koto is the most popular traditional Japanese music instrument played by 2.1 percent of female survey participants, followed by the Shamisen with about 0.6 percent among men and women.
What instrument does a geisha play?
The shamisen
The shamisen, a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument, produces a unique sound that is one of the most versatile and beautiful in the world. Though it has been used to entertain the public in geisha performances and bunraka theatre for centuries, the popularity of the shamisen shows no sign of waning.
How are shamisen tuned?
SHAMISEN The standard shamisen tuning is D-G-D with a range of D above middle C, to F two octaves and a half higher. Repeated notes are easily done with up and down strokes of the bachi (plectrum.) The sounds dies quickly on the shamisen so sustained notes are only possible with tremolo.
Can men play the shamisen?
The shamisen can be played solo or with other shamisen, in ensembles with other Japanese instruments, as an accompaniment to singing such as nagauta, or as an accompaniment to drama, notably Kabuki and Bunraku. Both men and women traditionally played the shamisen.
What is shamisen music called?
Tsugaru-jamisen (津軽三味線, つがるじゃみせん) or Tsugaru-shamisen (つがるしゃみせん) refers to both the Japanese genre of shamisen music originating from Tsugaru Peninsula in present-day Aomori Prefecture and the instrument it is performed with.
Is the shamisen still used today?
JCC E-Magazine September 2020. Japan has a rich history of music, with a repertoire of traditional instruments that are still used in performances today. One traditional stringed instrument that many may recognise is the shamisen (三味線), a lute-like instrument.
What does Jordan Boostmaster do for a living?
Having fun on a mountain bike. DH/Freerider and video content creator.
What is Jordan Boostmaster real name?
Jordan Olthuis
Jordan (Boostmaster) Olthuis
I am Jordan Olthuis, I started mountain biking when I was 14 years old. I live in the Fraser Valley of B.C. and it is really an amazing place for mountain biking! So much riding spots all around me, there are still many places I have yet to explore.
Where does Rémy Métailler live?
Rémy is a mountain biker from Nice in France who has been living in British Columbia since 2013. He has 535,000 followers* on social media. Now that he is a Julbo athlete, we were keen to have a chat with this social media phenomenon.
How much does Rémy Métailler weigh?
128 pounds
So I am 170cm (5″7) and 58kg (128 pounds). #skinnygirldiet.
What are the 3 general types of Japanese instruments?
Three types of instrument are used for performing traditional Japanese music – drums, stringed instruments, and wind instruments (especially the flute).
What is the Japanese violin called?
kokyū
The kokyū (胡弓) is a traditional Japanese string instrument, the only one played with a bow. A variant of the instrument also exists in Okinawa, called kūchō (胡弓) in Okinawan. The kokyū, like the shamisen, has its origins in Okinawa.
How should a geisha look like?
Geisha wear more black around the eyes and eyebrows than maiko, and older geisha tend only to wear a full face of traditional white makeup during stage performances or on special occasions; older geisha generally stop wearing oshiroi around the same time they stop wearing hikizuri to parties.
What is Yakuharai?
Yakuharai technique
the subtle delivery of poetical text written in the Japanese metrical form of alternating seven and five syllables.
What is the most popular shamisen music which means long song?
Nagauta
Nagauta (長唄, literally “long song”) is a kind of traditional Japanese music played on the shamisen and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes.
What are shamisen strings made of?
Shamisen has three strings made of silk. For Tsugaru-jamisen, nylon or Tetoron (a registered trademark of Teijin for a kind of polyester fiber) strings are also used.
Who is the best shamisen player?
Norm Nakamura is arguably the most famous non-Japanese shamisen player in Japan, or even in the world.
Why is shamisen important in Japan?
It was first used by street singers and geishas and considered a lower class instrument. The shamisen plays a major role in Japanese theater – in kabuki and in bunraku – the very special Japanese form of puppet theater. It was and is still used as principal instrument for background music in kabuki plays.
What wood is shamisen made of?
The most prized wood used in making a shamisen is koki, a very hard imported kind of rosewood, but rosewood, walnut and mulberry are also used. The sao (neck) is 62.5 cm. long, but of different thicknesses depending on the type of shamisen.