Shakuhachi For Beginners

*Same ABS Shakuhachi of www.shakuhachiyuu.com. Tuned to D.

Comes with a plastic cap, Brand new without box.

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The set is all you need to begin the shakuhachi practice! Comes with the textbook "The Shakuhachi" written by Christoper Blasdel which is the most comprehensive guide to learning the Kinko shakuhachi and history of the instrument in English. 1.8 shakuhachi is tuned to a key of D. 

-ABS Shakuhachi Yuu 1.8

-Grease <Apply to the joint when tight>

-Cleaning Cloth

-Multilingual DVD, Subtitled in 6 languages.

-Book "The Shakuhachi" (ENGLISH ONLY/Comes with CD) Out of Print 2022

Length: 106 min.
Region: NTSC, Region-Free
This DVD is for people starting to learn to play the Shakuhachi (KINKO-school) as well as for people with some experience, who want to deepen their understanding of the technical foundations of playing the instrument.
It explains breathing method, how to put out sounds, how to read KINKO-school shakuhachi sheet of music (does not take up the musical notation of TOZAN-school), basic technique, how to play music, how to handle musical instrument, by video and illustrations.

An instructional book for complete beginners. More than 50 basic shakuhachi pieces in 120 pages, including children's songs, enka, screen music, etc.,. Step-by-step techniques from no-meri to medium meri and large meri (semitone). More than 50 practice songs and exercises are also included. The accompanying CD/DVD allow you to play the songs with guitar accompaniment.
Chapter 1: Before Playing the Shakuhachi
Chapter 2: How to Produce Sounds
Chapter 3: Basic Scale
Chapter 4: How to Read Music
Chapter 5: Semitone Melody Chapter

Written by a leading shakuhachi player, Keisuke Zenyoji. Designed for the shakuhachi learner. Pictures and text teach how to maintain the instrument, finger and mouth positioning and producing notes, scales and songs. Shakuhachi history and different schools.

A print-out English translation comes with the original book along with a practice CD. (music only)

OUT OF PRINT 2022

1. Plastic ABS Shakuhachi Yuu 1.8

2.Hajimete no Shakuhachi (Beginner's Guide to Shakuhachi-JAPANESE ONLY)

3.Cleaning cloth

4.Grease (Apply to the joint when tight)

1. Plastic Shakuhachi YUU 1.8

2.Hajimete no Shakuhachi (Beginner's Guide to Shakuhachi with a Complete English Translation)

3.Cleaning cloth

4.Grease (Apply to the joint when tight)

*Same ABS shakuhachi of www.shakuhachiyuu.com. Key in D

Comes with a plastic cap, Brand new without box.

An instructional book for complete beginners. More than 50 basic shakuhachi pieces in 120 pages, including children's songs, enka, screen music, etc.,. Step-by-step techniques from no-meri to medium meri and large meri (semitone). More than 50 practice songs and exercises are also included. The accompanying CD/DVD allow you to play the songs with guitar accompaniment.
Chapter 1: Before Playing the Shakuhachi
Chapter 2: How to Produce Sounds
Chapter 3: Basic Scale
Chapter 4: How to Read Music
Chapter 5: Semitone Melody Chapter