Carl Abbott

BLOWING ZEN:
One Breath, One Mind



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Here is a complete guide for both the aspiring shakuhachi maker and player. It includes basic information and historical background on the instrument, a discussion of playing techniques and instruction for playing the following pieces:

Honkyoku (Solo Music) & Sankyoku (Ensemble Music)
Kuro Kami
Sode Koro
Sho Dan
Tsuru No Koe
Kon Go Seki
Hi Fu Mi
Roku Dan
Chi Dori
Minyo (Folk Tunes)
Hi No Maru No Hata
Haru No Ko Gawa
Yu Yuke Ko Yake
Himingaeyo
Kazoe Uta
Ko Ju No Tsuyki
Sakura
Haru Ga Kita
Hotaru No Hikari

This book features a comprehensive review of shakuhachi construction techniques, including detailed information and photographs on bore design and fabrication.Comes with a fingering chart and several examples of musical notation. Audio files in the edition are available free via download. Newly revised and expanded edition includes Blowing Zen II, an extensive volume of shakuhachi sheet music.

93 pages. PG-7.

Carl Abbott is founder of the Center for Taoist Thought and Fellowship in Santa Cruz, California. While in Japan he studied shakuhachi with two of the country's most respected teachers, Kansake Kawase and Goro Yamaguchi

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Blowing Zen II and Blowing West

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Elmer Takeo Kudo, KINKO SHAKUHACHI: One Maker's Approach
Monty H. Levenson, The Japanese Shakuhachi: Notes on the Craft & Construction
Monty H. Levenson, Stalking the Wild Bore: A Trek Into Shakuhachi Darkness


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