Can you play the shamisen in 3 months?
Can you play the shamisen in 3 months?
State of practice
Practical experience course
May 11 – July 13, 2025 at BasisPoint Lab., Shinbashi Hibiyaguchi, Minato City, Tokyo
Performance
July 27, 2025 at THE CORE KITCHEN/SPACE, Minato City, Tokyo
Hands-on experience event
Nagauta shamisen
Number of practical skill sessions per participant (including presentation/rehearsals for presentation)
7 sessions
Principal instructor
Katsukunio Kineya (Nagauta shamisen)
Event features
On the assumption that participants are complete beginners, they will first learn basic playing techniques such as how to hold the shamisen and how to read sheet music.
After practicing easy and generally well-known pieces such as Kirakiraboshi and Sakura, depending on participants’ progress they will practice several classic pieces that are easy to play, such as shamisen-only aikata accompaniments, as set works.
Publicity methods for the recruitment of participants (collaboration, cooperation, networking, etc.)
Shintora Avenue Area Management. (tentative)
Ways to enable participants to continue with practical skills experience (other than programs covered by this grant) after the end of the event
After the program ends, it will be possible to provide those wishing to continue learning with information about classes held by the instructor and Tamanookai representatives.
Ippann Shadan-houjin Tamanookai (General Incorporated Association Tamanokai)
Edo Nagauta Gohiikishu, a club based in Tokyo’s Chiyoda City, was set up in 2018 to contribute to urban development by using shamisen as a communication tool. The group organized hands-on shamisen workshops for beginners with the objective of promoting awareness and greater involvement with Nagauta shamisen on the part of the public, as well as undertaking collaborations with rakugo performances and events focused on exploring the neighborhood on foot. In 2021, Tamanookai was established to take over the activities of Edo Nagauta Gohiikishu. With Nagauta shamisen as its primary focus, the association undertakes activities aimed at passing on Japanese culture and knowledge to future generations.
Katsukunio Kineya
Representative Director
General Incorporated Association Tamanokai
Hamamatsucho Dia Building 2F, 2-2-15
Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo
105-0013
+81-(0)90-6126-5100
info@tamanoo.site
