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.
Written by the national award winning 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...Comes with a practice song CD(music only).
ORIGINAL JAPANESE BOOK ONLY/ For English translation, see B0503