Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Past years 


I played a toy piano.


My grandfather gifted me a mahogany KAWAI upright piano. 


From the age of 5 to 17, I studied piano with a neighbor - an elderly women who always wore colorful clothes and loved both the piano and the Electone.  


I played electric bass in a rock pop band during high school.


I joined one of the piano clubs at my university.  Without a teacher, I played pieces that I wanted to play.  I also enjoyed listening to performances by members and friends of classical pieces, Jazz, popular, etc.



I purchased a Roland digital piano to play at night after work.


I worked as ... (Job 1).


I studied Jazz with a bearded man who worked as a writer and translator.  

The reason was not that I particularly liked jazz - in fact, I hardly listened to it until then, he introduced me to works of famous jazz musicians.  

Rather, I wanted to uncover the secrets of Debussy's music, and I thought learning jazz would be as a shortcut compared to the three thick harmony books (the famous red, yellow, green and black series in Japan - although later I went through them very roughly, reaching the first problem of the final chapter - I might not be able to solve problems today).


I worked as ... (Job 2).


I studied Jazz and Popular piano and theory at KAWAI Omotesandou under a highly energetic and fast-talking female teacher - it turned out that she was a graduate of my university.


I worked as ... (Job 3).

I joined a small free jazz (?) ensemble led by a colleague and enjoyed playing during weekends.


I worked as ... (Job 4).

I resumed classical piano lessons as an adult at KAWAI Omotesandou rather than continuing with Jazz.  The Jazz piano teacher introduced me to a classical piano instructor.  

She taught me how to read scores meticulously and play with greater elegance.  I played pieces which I had wanted to play but I couldn't master on my own as well as pieces which she recommended.  I continued lessons until her mandatory retirement age.


I acquired a KAWAI digital piano to replace my previous Roland digital piano after some keys stopped sounding.


I acquired digital piano KAWAI CA5900GP to replace my previous KAWAI digital piano after some keys stopped sounding (again).


I worked as ... (Job 5).


2023.03

I started uploading tracks on soundcloud.


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I create artworks using a drawing application called FireAlpaca.

I practiced Syodo (Japanese calligraphy) through my elementary school years, and took Shodou lessons in high school.  

I was a part of the art club for a few months in junior high school and created a self- portrait using oil paints.    


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Others


I enjoy watching anime and movies with my husband.


I often focus on subtle sensing and alignments using my hands and body.


The composer name of my improvisation tracks is my present name.  My firth family name is different.  


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(the following text, Japanese only yet.)

Job 1
一応学部と関係ある所に就職。毎日メロンを切っていた―クライアントがいらっしゃると、まず玉露、次にダージリン・セカンドフラッシュとマスクメロン、その後キリマンジャロ・コーヒーとケーキをお出しした。その合間に、データ入力、翻訳や調査などをしていた。あとは、電話をとったり、FAXをとったり出したり。(1年だけいました。)


Job 2
面接で「Excelができるなら出来るよ」ということで、契約社員になり、新卒の人に混じって研修を受けて(新卒の時にそういうのがなかったので若干嬉しかった)(その会社だけで使っている)コードの手ほどきを受けた。配属され、OJT。2番目の配属先の方々はとてもよかった。決まった修正を入れて、テストし、正常動作を確認して文書をまとめたりした。また、無茶苦茶寒~い部屋で、毛布を巻きつけながら、1行ずつ動かして、問題の個所を見付けたりしたーここから怪しいという辺りが良ければすぐ見つかるのだが、、、みたいな。飲み会とか楽しかった。


Job 3
派遣会社で「家の近所にいい所がありますよ」と紹介され、若干緊張しながら、超有名企業に(潜入)。同僚の人達は面白い人がとても多かった。大体1人3台以上のパソコンを動かしていた。朝出社して、海外本社のエンジニアの方が直した所を確認して、新しく作られた所など怪しそうな所を動かして、落して、再現手順を確認して、報告、一晩明けて、出社して、修正を確認して、……。お昼やバグバッシュのピザや打ち上げなど楽しかった。


Job 4
それまでの仕事と大学の学部と関係ありそうな所に就職。複数の技術的な文書を読んで、違いをみつけて、説明したり、修正案を考えたり、お客様に報告したり、海外の方に報告したり、庁に提出する書類を作成したり、など。一応学部に関係あるので資格も取得(大学の時はピアノを弾いてばかりだったので)。静かで規律正しい人が多く、面白い人もけっこういらした。



Job 5
……。(それまでとは全然違う。)



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Recordings
(the following text, Japanese only yet, too.)


そんな中で部屋の片隅の電子ピアノで録音してみようと思った。

soundcloudが無料だったので載せてみた。そのうち無料のアップロード時間を超えそうになったので、有料版に加入した。


録音ボタンを押して、最後まで。
クラシックの曲の場合、最後まで辿り着くまでには、弾きつつ、読み直しつつ、やっぱり少し寝かせることにしたり、何かしら(ピアノ以外のことも)整えることもある。
最後まで録音されたものは、どれかを選ぶときもあるが、途中で何かあったとしても意味があるかもしれないしと載せていたりもする。
即興の場合は、とにかくそのまま。


たまに「誰それのCDのコピーではないか」とアップロードが制限されることもあるが、「自分の電子ピアノで自分が弾いている」と申し立てして、認められている。
(「自分が弾いたものです。音ミスが有ります。」と申し立てていたりもする。。。。)

自分では意外な曲がlikeやコメントして頂けることがあって、続いている。



いつも部屋の中の色々な音を(生活音、ときには映像の声や音楽なども)ききながら(オープン型)ヘッドフォンをして弾いている。
防音室やホールでグランドピアノを弾くのが理想とされているのだろうけれども。


ヘッドフォンでお聴き頂くと、自分が弾きながら聴いていた電子ピアノの音と同じ(似たような)音がきこえるかもしれません。
指ー鍵盤、足ーペダル、浅・深、弱・強、タイミング、持続など。

但し、ZOOM h1nで録音したものについては、1.一旦電子ピアノに録音してから、2.音割れしないように入力ゲインを調整して、3.電子ピアノが再生したものをPHONE出力からレコーダーに入力していました。そのため、音波形情報が少なかったり、速度が遅くなったりすることもあるようです。

ZOOM H1essentialで録音したものは、音割れの心配がないというか入力ゲインがないので、1.電子ピアノのPHONE出力の一方をヘッドフォン、もう一方をレコーダにつないで録音して、2.音量(音圧?)調整のためPC:Audacityでノーマライズしています。そのため、こちらの方が、弾いているときに聴いていた音により近いかもしれません。


健康のため、電磁波機器を身体に近付けておくことには注意を払って頂きつつ、

ごゆっくりお楽しみ頂ければと思います。


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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 J.S.バッハ イタリア協奏曲, itsuka italia in F minor, 260423 arrangement


ZOOM h1n

These days, I organized data, artworks, etc.



I remembered a piano teacher with whom I studied as an adult at Kawai Omotesandou.  She recommended this suite - perhaps she liked playing it.  It was at that time that I finally learned it.   



I recorded this suite in 2023.  I played the 1st and 3rd movements on digital harpsichord.


I've been thinking about how to enjoy playing them (the first and third movements).

(I like the 2nd movement.)


This time I played all the movements on digital piano.  


I think that it is difficult to play since I may feel that in some parts the first notes of the right and left hands are not so harmonized well.


I found that I felt the score, as a set of shapes, may be beautiful - scale (big flows) and tiny  flows, etc.  


The piano teacher I mentioned said that she felt good whenever she played it well.  

This time I realized that whether I can play it through to the end may depend on the atmosphere and spirituality at the moment, as well as my physical condition and finger technique.



The above three tracks are the earliest recordings using ZOOM h1n.  

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The first movement (recording track using ZOOM h1n) received a copy right claim for using an audio of a CD.  I submitted a dispute.  
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ZOOM H1essential





I bought a new recorder ZOOM H1essential, 32bit floating.

This recorder is different from h1n, I felt the sounds were different. 
I tried recording several times.


For ZOOM h1n, I used to record on the digital piano first, then played it back to capture the audio on the recorder.
I had to adjust to the input volume on ZOOM h1n to avoid clipping, sometimes capture the same piece for several times while changing the input volume.

With ZOOM H1essential, there is no input level knob, it is 32bit floating, no need to worrie about clipping.
I found that direct recording to ZOOM H1essential may be better.  I connected a phone output to my headphones to play the digital piano and connected another phone output to ZOOM H1essential to capture it.   
In Audacity, I found that less processing may be better.   If peaks are too high, I simply apply Normalize.  Then, I export it as 48k 24bit wav. 


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Arrange



I found that I felt easy to play J. S. Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971 the first and third movements if the key is in minor.

I played the third movement starting in F minor, adding lights (Major keys), and ending in F minor.  


F minor
F Major (original)
C minor
D minor (original)
C minor, A♭Major, D♭ Major, ??  - black flat keys, opt leading tones, 
A♭Major
F minor


itsuka italia

The title doesn't have a specific meaning.  

I think it may be a rhythmical phrase.

itsuka ikitai.  
I've never been to Italy.  I want to visit someday. 

ituka no italia.  
Sometimein Italy - ancient, or a past for someone, etc..

Sunday, March 29, 2026

260327 improvisation yuttari 即興



Near spring.  In spring?

The wind was still cold.

I saw sakura.



2026.03.29

Recently, I organized the data of tracks.  I created original artworks.  I refined titles of classical music track and tags of tracks.  and so on...

 Three years have passed since I began uploading a recording on soundcloud.



Saturday, March 7, 2026

260307 improvisation, gently spring is coming 即興 そろそろ春が

 

It is becoming warm, but the wind is still a bit cold, 


I played it while practicing modern classical pieces, 


started in E,

ended in A.


お花見はしていない が、桜餅は食べた。


Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Rameau: Les tendres plaintes  ラモー やさしいなげき


 I turned the pages of the book of Rameau I have, I decided to play the pieces titled 恋の嘆き, complaint of Love.

I'm not familiar with  meaning of "tendre" love in court culture of at that time.  

I imagined a more abstract emotion, feeling, .






Carte de Tendre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_of_Tendre

一番下にNouvelle Amilie.  そこから、真ん中Tendre-sur-Inclinationか、左上Tendre-sur-Reconnaissance,  右上Tendre-sur-Estimeに進んでいくらしい。

川の左側ルートだと、下の方にComplaisanceがある。そこから左上のTendre-sur-Reconnaissanceに向かう。


題名の"Plainte"は、嘆き、溜息の音型ということであるらしいが。

この地図の中にも、ずばりの言葉ではないけれども、書いてある。


Monday, February 16, 2026

260213 improvisation hirahira ひらひら

 

Digital Piano: KAWAI CA9500GP. 442Hz, Loudness

Home Recording: ZOOM h1nvp 48k 16bit wav




Today I found an game app of polyrythm.  I watched it without playing or  listening to pulses.   ......  it gave me  a stomachache...  

I decided to practice 3:5......., but ......  
I imagined flower petals fluttering dancing and shades while playing it. 

After playing it, I learned that 3 and 5 are the numbers of petals on many flowers.