Shakuhachi Books/Scores

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51 song sheet music of Jin Nyodo school. Beautifully calligraphed by Jin Nyodo's own hand.

Limited Edition! For store pick-up, please order in advance.

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Out of Print

Many enka and nostalgic melodies that are often requested for shakuhachi arrangements are included. You will enjoy the melodies of songs that have been popular for many years with the sound of the shakuhachi.

Akagi no Komoriuta,Abare daiko,Amagigoe,Amesakaba,Isesaki-cho Blues,Inochi Kurenai,Iwaibune,and many others.Total 55 songs.
Kinko, Tozan and western notation all noted. Texts in Japanese only.

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)

Shakuhachi kinko notation (Set only). See K0003 for DVD collection.
Tsukikusa no Yume, Yugure Gensokyoku, Mugifune no Koro, Shunrei, Shunsho En, Gekko Roteki, Tsubaki Sakumura, Kikyou Gensokyoku, Hiyama Higurashi, Tabibito no Uta, Oboro Zukiyo, Otome Gokoro, Fuefukidoshi no Theme/Beni Kujaku/Kazeno Koroku, Komoriuta, Sekino Akikaze, Nezumi Guruma, Tone no Funauta 

Long-awaited Kinko sheet music by Goro Yamaguchi (Originally written by Kindo Miura)honkyoku pieces. Available in 2-volume.(Set collection only) Single-sided print.

Rare used book. Original book is Out of Print. 

Published in 1925 by Chikuyusha. Not for sale. Japanese only. 263 page. Hardcover. All sales are final.

Muraoka set up a specific breathing technique. This book is a shakuhachi playing manual including tozan/western notation and 2 CDs. Lots of Enka and Japanese lullabies. (Japanese only)

Back in stock! 03.2021

Practice CD set including famous pieces Kurokami, Rokudan no Shirabe and Amazing Grace. CD contains karaoke version and instructor's performances. For Kurokami and Rokudan, both Kinko and Tozan versions are recorded. This set comes with Tozan&Western scores.

Back in stock! 2021.03

Practice CD set including famous pieces Kurokami, Rokudan no Shirabe and Amazing Grace. CD contains karaoke version and instructor's performances. For Kurokami and Rokudan, both Kinko and Tozan versions are recorded. This set comes with Kinko & western scores.

Contents: Koden Sugomori, Sanya, Sagariha, Tamuke, Hifumihachigaeshi, Shingetsu, Koku, Sokkan