Cover Song｜Path of the Wind (from “My Neighbor Totoro”) ① -- カバー曲｜風の通り道① (Patreon)

Summer has come! Therefore, we thought learning the cover song, Path of the Wind (Kaze No Toorimichi) from the Ghibli movie “My Neighbor Totoro” would be fun to practice. Let’s cover the normal version first in this lesson. Probably most of you have listened to the song before, and it might be easy to learn. There are many Studio Ghibli songs with melodies that go well with the arrangement for Japanese instruments, and this is definitely one of them.

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今回は「となりのトトロ」から『風の通り道』の普通バージョンのレッスンです。みなさんご存じの曲だと思うので覚えやすいと思います！スタジオジブリの曲は和楽器にとても合うメロディーの楽曲がたくさん。ぜひ楽しみながらお稽古してみてください。

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Vocabulary List

Tsubo - positions on Sao (shamisen neck) that indicate where to hold strings with the string-hand fingers to determine musical scale of sound

Yuri (Vibrato) - holding and vibrating your string hand after striking bachi to prolong vibrato sound

ツボ - 音程を決めるために左手の指で弦を押さえる棹(さお) の場所のこと。１~２０まである

ゆり（ビブラート） - バチで音を出してから左手を揺らして音の余韻を伸ばすこと