Kinko Shakuhachi Honkyoku A Video Lesson in English

Description

Includes performance and notation examples with pointers on the solo Honkyoku classics "Hifumi, Hachigaeshi" and "Akita Sugagaki". With guest Gunnar Linder.
Using the classic standard honkyoku Hi Fu Mi Hachigaeshi, the first piece taught in the Kinko repertoire, this video lesson teaches how to read and interpret the Kinko notation system. With easy to follow demonstrations, notations examples and graphs, it explains the rules of the rhythmic system, ornamentation, symbols and phrasing.
After Hi Fu Mi Hachigashi, representative phrases from Akita Sugagaki are covered.
This video comes with written notation (Miura Kindo version) for the pieces discussed.