Diary of a Shinobue lover

I've just started video recording myself during practice Shinobue. With video recording, I can hear my own sounds and find out my physical bad habits while playing. So far I think this is a very effective practice to make good progress. I feel my finger hitting, Yubiuchi（指打ち） is still not there. The movements of my fingers are not smooth. (sigh) For the benefit of Shinobue beginners, I will write about finger hitting, Yubiuchi（指打ち）today. Finger hitting, Yubiuchi（指打ち） When you play the western flute, you may apply the tonguing technique for articulation. With Shinobue, you apply the finger hitting technique, Yubiuchi（指打ち） for articulation instead of tonguing. How to do For example, if you want to make 六 tone 3 times (六―六―六―), you hit your left index finger twice quickly. 六-----------       ↑    ↑      hit    hit You need to make 六 tone with one breath and then hit your left index finger twice quickly to divide the continuous tone into 3 tones. This