Learn to play the Shakuhachi Beginners 3/ Intermediate

With this course, you can play with a more robust sound. You will need to practice and make sure to practice Ro Buki (playing the note Ro for as long as you can) every day to work thoroughly on breath and embouchure to build up and strengthen your playing.

In this course, you will learn to play the introductory Shakuhachi notes and learn new notes: chu meri and meri notes. You will also learn to play the higher register notes and about Yuri (vibrato), used for Shakuhachi songs. You will learn more about playing the Shakuhachi and getting better at it through folk songs and original songs. We will go through simple exercises to help you better your sound.

This course is also for intermediate players who want to work on techniques and their meri and chu meri notes. You will learn new songs that challenge you with new notes, rhythms, and phrasing.

We also have a lesson on learning to read and write the Shakuhachi notations necessary to play Shakuhachi music, such as Honkyoku.

We have provided scores that allow other instruments to play with you. Both notations, Western and Japanese, are included. We encourage you to memorize the songs and use them—the Japanese Shakuhachi notation to read the music.

Learn to play this folk song. We recommend playing the Ro buki every day as a warm-up exercise.