Learn To Play The Shakuhachi : Melodies From Studio Ghibli

Popular songs from the movies

What you'll learn
Learn to play popular songs from Studio Ghibli
Learn to better your playing of the Shakuhachi
Learn the techniques of Yuri/ Vibrato and Meri notes
Get better at reading music for the Shakuhachi
Requirements
You should be able to read the Shakuhachi notes or western notation. An understanding of the basic techniques of the instrument to be able to follow the course. Be able to play to some extend the Meri and Yuri. You will learn and practice these techniques and learn to better the techniques.
Description
Learn with Marco Lienhard, who has been teaching and performing internationally for over 35 years. We will, through our courses, teach you to play the Shakuhachi and better yourself. Make sure to record yourself and listen carefully to your sound and listen to where you can improve your playing.Better your Shakuhachi playing as you learn new and fun melodies. You will learn a few songs from Studio Ghibli during this course. You will work on the pitch, meri, yuri/ vibrato, and end of phrases. You should be able to read the music to follow the course. It is best to learn to play playing songs that you are familiar with, it will help you hear your pitch.Make sure to practice each section over and over before moving to the next lesson. Once you are familiar with the song, you can play your own interpretation of the music and have fun with it. Make sure to use a 1.8 Shakuhachi ( D) to follow the course, also make sure your flute is correctly tuned!We also offer 1 on 1 and workshops for those who would like some guidance. I recommend taking lessons here and there to make sure you are not building bad habits. Sometimes it is hard to tell what might be wrong, so for that, a teacher will be able to help you out. The main part also of course is the instrument. there are many Shakuhachi out there and be careful in choosing your instrument. I see a lot of flutes that look very nice but are quite out of tune and I would not call them Shakuhachi.We can help you with some guidance if in doubt.

Overview

Section 1: Kimi Wo Nosete

Lecture 1 Kimi Wo Nosete, part 1

Lecture 2 Kimi Wo Nosete, part 2

Lecture 3 Playing the whole song: Kimi Wo Nosete

Lecture 4 Ro Buki warm up

Lecture 5 Practice the 5 basic notes

Section 2: Path of the Wind from Totoro

Lecture 6 Path of the Wind - learning each section

Lecture 7 Path of the Wind - Run through of the Whole Song

Section 3: Princes Mononoke - Theme Song

Lecture 8 Princess Mononoke, part 1

Lecture 9 Princess Mononoke - whole song

Section 4: Learn to read and write Shakuhachi Notation

Lecture 10 Learn Shakuhachi Notation: Read and write

You will learn to get better at playing the Shakuhachi, while learning to play fun and popular songs. this is especially designed for fans of the Shakuhachi and Studio Ghibli music.