Shakuhachi Links by Category (English only)


 

Most web-sites devoted to shakuhachi contain links to subpages pertaining to history, flute sales, articles, performer's web sites, etc.. This page is part of an ongoing project devoted to centralizing all of those links and organizing them by category. I hope it makes the job of surfing easier and the learning curve for beginner a little less steep. If you know of a site with material that is not represented here, or if you feel that I have miscategorized a link please email me at dangutwein@comcast.net. - last updated: 7/7/2003

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INDEX (better organization will come as the collection of links expands)

BJs Shakuhachi Emial Archive
(all sorts of topics covered here)

ARTICLES

more articles

 

Glossaries of Terms and Concepts
(soon to be centralized and expanded)

Lists of Active Teachers & Organizations

Performers, Makers, Perveyors

Flutes for Sale (also see "Makers, Perveyors" above)

Photos


Playing Tips and Advice

  1. Shakuhachi Tips by Kaoru Kakizakai (for the following articles)
    • How not to improve
    • Difficult Phrases
    • Listening to Tone
    • Meri w/your Tongue?!?
    • Using Lessons Well

History

  1. Shakuhachi History: excerpts from Riley Lee's Master's thesis and Doctoral dissertation (from http://www.rileylee.net)
  2. Shakuhachi: Orthodoxy & Heresy by Monty H. Levenson
  3. A Brief History of the Shakuhachi by David J. Duncavage (from The Empty Bell web-site http://www.emptybell.org/shakhist.html)
  4. Origins and History: article on Monty Levenson's Shakuhachi Resource Page - http://www.shakuhachi.com/Q-Origins%26History.html
  5. Compilation and translation of material concerning the 36 Kinko Ryu Honkyoku by John Singer
  6. The History of the Nezasa Ha Kinpu Ryu by John Singer
  7. An Overview of Traditional Japanese Music from Asian Studies Network - Univ. Texas, Austin http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/asnic/
  8. Japanese Traditional Instrumental Music : An overview of solo and ensemble development by Bruno Deschênes
  9. The Japanese Shakuhachi and the Western World by Bruno Deschênes

Glossaries of Terms and Concepts

  1. The Glossary on site of International Shakuhachi Society (http://www.komuso.com/glossary.html)
  2. The Glossary on site of Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin (http://www.nyogetsu.com/glossary.html)

Historical Schools and their Repertoire

  1. pieces: quite comprehensive annotated list - includes names of recordings in many cases. (from http://www.komuso.com)
  2. Compilation and translation of material concerning the 36 Kinko Ryu Honkyoku by John Singer
  3. schools: history and repertoire lists
  4. Lineage charts for both Kinko Ryu and Dokyoku (on http://www.komuso.com - site of International Shakuhachi Society)

Spirituality and the Shakuhachi (articles)

  1. Blowing ShakuhachiAn Interview with Monty H. Levenson of Tai Hei Shakuhachi Japanese Bamboo Flutes (from http://www.emptybell.org )
  2. BEGINNER'S MIND: My Shakuhachi Journal by Meredith Katz - on Monty Levenson's Shakuhachi Resource Page
  3. Killing the Buddha: Form vs. Content in Hogaku by Christopher Yohmei Blasdel - on Monty Levenson's Shakuhachi Resource Page
  4. Meditation Healing with Shakuhachi in Prison by Veronza Bowers, Jr. - on Monty Levenson's Shakuhachi Resource Page
  5. The Bamboo Way: Chikudo, an article by Mary Lu Brandwein from her web site http://www.shakuhachi.org/index.html
  6. Plaing Honkyoku; Praying Honkyoku, an article by Mary Lu Brandwein from her web site http://www.shakuhachi.org/index.html
  7. Zen and the music of the Shakuhachi by Dr. Jim Franklin at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/7394/DhammaSection/PreviousDhamma/Shakuhachi97.htm
  8. Shakuhachi Misogi (breathing technique for meditation) from Japan World Music .com http://www.japanworldmusic.com/misogi.htm#exhalation
  9. A Conversation with Preston Houser on Monty Levenson's Shakuhachi Resource Page

Health for Performance

  1. "Hand Care for Musicians" - http://home.mindspring.com/~shin-on/handcare.html

Shakuhachi types, design, building

  1. Tom Deaver on Hochiku vs. Shakuhachi - http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/hochiku_shaku.html

Buying a Flute

  1. John Singer - article - http://www.zenflute.com/articles.html

Shakuhachi Care

  1. Liviu Burducea - articles - Binding, Storage, Transpotation, Long-flute Glossary

 

Performers, Makers, Purveyurs

  1. International Shakuhachi Society -Links to web-sites of 198 shakuhachi-people - http://www.komuso.com/people/
  2. Alphabetical list of recorded shakuhachi performers - Shakuhachi Resource Page: http://www.shakuhachi.com/R-AlphabeticalList.html#anchor312175
  3. Bruce Jones list of Performers, Makers and Purveyurs http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/shaku_makers.html
  4. Torsten Olafsson ( Music Editor - Graphics Designer - Writer - Musician - Composer - Japanologist) http://www.torstenolafsson.com

Active Teachers, Schools, and Organizations

  1. Shakuhachi Resource Page - list of teachers/organizations - http://www.shakuhachi.com/TOC-Resources.html

Playing Guides

  1. Shakiuhachi Resource Page - playing guides for sale - http://www.shakuhachi.com/TOC-PG.html
  2. Ralf Muhlberger's email archive FAQs - beginner's books - http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~ralf/shakuhachi-faq/start-books.html

Email archive: (contains the archive itself, how to subscribe, member's bios., articles, links to lists of music, and much more)
BJs Web Archive for The "shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu" Mailing List

Flutes for Sale

  1. Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin - http://www.nyogetsu.com/flutes.html
  2. Tai Hei Shakuhachi - Japanese Bamboo Flutes: The Shakuhachi Resource Page - http://www.shakuhachi.com/
  3. Mejiro Co., Ltd. (Tokyo-Japan) - http://www.mejiro-jp.com/Englishhome.html
  4. Shakuhachi by Murai Eigoro - Web site of The Bamboo Inn - http://www.bamboo-in.com/shaksforsale.html
  5. Brian Franklin Flute Sales - http://www.franklinshop.com/shakuhachiforsale/
  6. John Singer - Flutes for Sale - http://www.zenflute.com/flutes.html
  7. Bonchiku Shakuhachi - http://home.mindspring.com/~shin-on/index.html

Photos

  1. John Singer - Flute Photos - http://www.zenflute.com/gallery.html
  2. Licenses & John Singer taking lesson with Yamaguchi Goro Sensei http://www.zenflute.com/licenses.html
  3. Komuso.com- people http://www.komuso.com/people/photos.html
  4. Komuso.com - album photos http://www.komuso.com/albums/photos.html
  5. Traditional Japanese Music Photos: http://www.okabe.u-hip.com/japanmusic.htm