Shakuhachi For Beginners

Gen Shakuhachi was created from a desire to let more people familiar with the shakuhachi by pursuing easier playing and handling.

Gen Shakuhachi was created from a desire to let more people familiar with the shakuhachi by pursuing easier playing and handling.

<SOLD OUT> Resale is not scheduled as of 2025.

*Tuned to D on 442hz.

Comes with a plastic cap, Brand new without box.

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Brand New! This is a pre-revision version published in 2017.

<Sheet Music in Tozan Style & Japanese Texts Only, 125 pages>  Written by Kuniyoshi Sugawara

Length: 106 min. Narrated in 6 languages, Non-subtitled.

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.

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

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

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