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# Your Shakuhachi Journey: How to play the shakuhachi Japanese bamboo flute Paperback – February 26, 2015

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- **What is this?** Your Shakuhachi Journey: How to play the shakuhachi Japanese bamboo flute Paperback – February 26, 2015 by jon kypros
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    One of the Best Books
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023*

This book was a surprise- it has me practicing every day with noticeable improvement, and I've only had it for two weeks.  I feel that it has the potential to lead me to one of my dreams- play shakuhachi beautifully, fluidly, with power.My first impression was of the apparent sparseness- there blank pages between exercises.  Usually this is filler, but for this book, it has the effect of emphasizing space, and of creating a greater appreciation of the content that is there.  Each exercise has something inspiring that makes me want to practice, and to patiently work out problems I am having to produce a good sound.  I feel no desire to jump around in the book, since the exercises build on one another in a way that really makes sense for developing embouchure.  I really feel that I am grasping the concepts as a result, slowly but surely.  Generally I feel scattered when working through instruction methods of musical instruments (guitar, sax, piano, etc. have all been tried).  Perhaps I will try applying some of the genius I find here to other instruments down the line.I have never experienced a book on music instruction to be so effective.  Concepts are explained quite briefly, but with the essential points presented simply and clearly.  This makes it easy to dive into practice in a very focused way, knowing exactly what to work on.  It becomes a beautiful journey of discovery, and challenges are interesting instead of discouraging.The instructions are so to the point, that one can read and digest without pain.  Indeed, they are great for focusing on one thing (size of mouth opening, for example).  Then my eyes will fall on the text telling to squeeze more or less with the hara for switching from otsu to kan, for example.  And my kan notes will come out much cleaner for having worked on the one, then combining it well with the other.  Just those two things have quickly taken me from not consistently being able to make some of the kan sounds (very normal in the beginning), to being able to play them pretty dang consistently, which just feels awesome:)One of the elements of the book that has me practicing every day is the author's note that technique, like the size of the mouth opening, is something that just takes lots of practice and time.  I really think I might have given up consistent practice already if he did not have these reminders in the exercises.  I felt like it was taking so much effort to make notes sometimes, and it would seem like things weren't going so good one day when the day before, it was fine.  These reminders that it just takes practice, dialled back the frustration.I could patiently work on, knowing that this is just the normal process.I've extrapolated the energy I get from the book to just focus on one note at times, and sometimes also to focus on going between two notes (ha and ro, for example) for a while instead of going through the whole exercise.  It actually has me stopping to break things down and savor working on the atomic level.The book has been a godsend in another, unexpected way.  The author writes about RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and how he was able to fully heal, after suffering for a long time and having tried a multitude of unsuccessful methods to heal.  I was in correspondence with Jon and am now also doing simple exercises that he found helpful, daily, as I have also suffered from RSI.I highly recommend watching Jon's videos on youtube for total beginners learning embouchure, how to hold the instrument, etc.  They are some of the most excellent videos created for a subject, in this case shakuhachi.Also I play Ro for ten minutes every day.  Highly recommended.This is already one of the best books ever, and I am not even into the songs yet.  I feel that the first four exercises are already giving me so much.  Once I can play them to my satisfaction, the meri should come more easily and then I will be ready to tackle the songs.  This is truly a well-laid out progression and I can see that it will lead to confident, competent playing.  If you are starting on your shakuhachi journey, or returning to it like I am, I don't see how you could hope for better than this book.  Cheers and best wishes for your shakuhachi path.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Exactly What I Needed
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2022*

Like many people, I just picked up a shakuhachi and did my best to learn from youtube videos. I managed to consistently get sound, and learned a few songs, but really hit a plateau as I couldn't follow any more advanced videos in order to learn drills and music. This book is incredible for a beginner at this middle stage, it has an easy to read tone chart, instructions on how to read music, and 28 short songs at the end. For the price it is an incredible resource and allows me to keep playing and learning instead of playing the same song repeatedly and getting frustrated rewatching videos. Highly recommend for anybody wanting practice material.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Info
  

*by C***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023*

Good histoire of flute

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