WORKBOOKS

The Shakuhachi Workbook is an exercise book to provide daily warm-up and practice exercises specifically for the shakuhachi. Similar to those available for the Western flute but adapted for shakuhachi and written in Kinko notation, the book is intended for technical development of shakuhachi playing. There are exercises for warming up, breath control, embouchure development, intonation, finger dexterity, atari, meri, koro koro, and for phrasing. An accompanying CD provides examples of how the exercises should be approached with verbal introductions (in English). Available exclusively at shakuhachi.com.

The Practical Shakuhachi is a book of practice etudes and exercises for shakuhachi. Written in Kinko notation, The Practical Shakuhachi offers 90 pages of music to help improve your playing. It is a companion to James Nyoraku Schlefer's earlier Shakuhachi Workbook and presents new technical challenges, including long tone exercises, meri practice, intervals for embouchure development, intonation practice, and a section for practicing Western scales and arpeggios. Available exclusively at shakuhachi.com.