For people starting to learn to play the Shakuhachi as well as for people with some experience, who want to deepen their understanding of the technical foundations of playing the instrument.
106 minutes of authentic commentary with model performances, computer graphics, and easy-to-understand diagrams.
You will lean with this DVD about
・Breathing and embouchure to produce a solid sound !
・Explanation of shakuhachi fingering/pitches in staff notation using the Kinko-school shakuhachi's sound names!
・The scales necessary to play classical Japanese pieces !
・The chromatic scales necessary to play popular, jazz, and classical music using stave notation !
・Basic knowledge and skills for performing HONKYOKU (Shakuhachi Zen Pieces) !
and so on.
You can improve your skills by watching model playing the exercises together♪
Selectable narration languages: Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese
Author / Model Performer Takafumi Kudo (professor of philosophy at Sapporo University)
studied shakuhachi under Kuniyoshi Sugawara. A jazz enthusiast who enjoys playing the shakuhachi in jam-sessions. (data as of the year the DVD was issued in 2017)
Digest version is available on YouTube.
For international orders, you can use the following shopping malls operated by Faber Corporation Tokyo: Shakuhachi Music Place
THE SHAKUHACHI for BEGINNERS in six languages (DVD) is also available on Amazon.us