Let's play a familiar song on the shakuhachi! Shakuhachi workshop

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Soundpot Ltd.

subsidy category

Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities

Grant Type

single year

Reiwa 4 (2022) Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities

"Shakuhachi experience class starting with familiar music" from 2021

Shakuhachi rhythm practice from "Shakuhachi experience class starting with familiar music" 2021

From "Shakuhachi experience class starting with familiar music" 2021 This boy is good!

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Business Overview

[Event to be experienced] Shakuhachi [Number of times a participant experiences the practical technique (including recitals and rehearsals)] 5 times [Principal Instructor] Akiichi Nakamura [Feature of the project] Adapters are prepared so that even beginners can play the sound immediately, and songs known to everyone are used as practice songs, so that lessons can be enjoyed. In addition, it will be a mini concert where you can listen to the real sound up close, and it will be a workshop where you can gain practical skills and knowledge by interspersing old stories of Japanese music. [Efforts to publicize when recruiting participants (cooperation, cooperation, network, etc.)] Announcement on Twitter and SNS. Put up posters at neighboring stations. Ask local restaurants, post offices and concert halls to place flyers. Publication in Japanese music journal (Music concerts focusing on traditional Japanese music and a monthly magazine for information on musical instruments) and newspapers. [Efforts to enable participants to continue practical experience after the completion of the project (other than the project covered by this grant)] In order to keep participants interested in shakuhachi, the repertoire covered in the practical experience has been expanded to include more than the classics. As regular lessons are held at the same venue as the main project, it is an environment where it is easy to continue practical experience after the experience activities. After the completion of this project (5 experience sessions), the students will be guided to a refresher session led by Meiichi Nakamura, where they will be able to see people practicing and expand their image of what they can do if they continue to learn. (At the recap, not only the shakuhachi but also biwa and piano duets are performed every year, so you can learn about the various charms of the shakuhachi.)

implementation period

Saturday, December 3, 2022 - Saturday, February 11, 2023

Place of implementation

Soundpot Meeting Room Co., Ltd. (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Soundpot Co., Ltd.]
Representative Akiichi Nakamura (composer and shakuhachi player) studied music composition and jazz theory at Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music Graduate School, and has been active in a wide range of fields including komuso shakuhachi, rock, jazz, contemporary music, improvisation, and collaborations. He has performed in 150 cities in 40 countries around the world, including visits by the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Foundation, and invitations from overseas. He performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Berlin Philharmonic Hall. He was also commissioned as a composer by the German state broadcaster and the Ravel String Quartet. He has published 12 CDs and 3 books.