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Midare (Scattering) , Shakuhachi in Sankyoku, A Lifelong Study

Hi Everyone! Hope you are doing well! I'd like to wish you all a happy New Year. Filled with health, wisdom and success. A little about this video. When I first began learning the shakuhachi, my training was rooted in Kinko-ryū, first with Stephen Roland Sensei, and later in Japan, after moving there in 2001, with Christopher Yohmei Blasdel Sensei. Alongside this path came sankyoku, the traditional Edo-period chamber music for koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, and voice. The intertwining of these sounds felt deeply meditative and brought a quiet comfort to my soul. It took approximately ten years to complete the sankyoku curriculum required and recommended by the Chikumeisha. Each piece introduced new musical elements and increasingly refined phrasing, constantly asking me to grow. While my technical capacity expanded over time, the music itself became more demanding, requiring patience, humility, and perseverance. Yet it was not until 2016, eight years after receiving my Jun-Shihan license, that I began to truly understand how the shakuhachi belongs within sankyoku. That deeper understanding unfolded through the Seiha Hōgaku-Kai International Summer School in Japan, attended in 2016, 2017, and finally 2019. Each intensive week focused on three to four works, allowing us to delve deeply into their textures, meanings, and the way sound reflects both life and relationship. Through this process, I slowly began to learn how to merge the shakuhachi with the other instruments rather than simply play alongside them. Christopher Sensei carried out an extraordinary task in helping us uncover the subtleties of ensemble playing together with the remarkable musicians of Seiha Hōgaku-Kai, including Kazuko Nakashima Sensei and Utanoichi Okuda Sensei. The piece featured here is Midare (Scattering), originally composed for koto by Yatsuhashi Kengyō, with the shakuhachi part added later. For many years, I never imagined I would be able to play this piece. It always felt fast, elusive, and just beyond my reach. After nearly 28 years of sankyoku study, I am finally beginning to see the quiet fruits of this long journey. There is still much work to be done, particularly in continuously uncovering the tonal characteristics of the shakuhachi that allow it to intertwine ever more gently with the koto and shamisen. For me, this remains a lifelong path, one I look forward to exploring more deeply each day. While this remains a work in progress for me, I am grateful that you took the time to listen, and I hope you find inspiration to persist and stay the course of your own path. With focused practice under the vigilant eyes of a dedicated instructor, and with time, anything is possible. Stay the course. This performance was recorded during a shakuhachi sankyoku lesson I was giving to a very devoted student. It was captured live using an iPhone and its built-in microphone. As with any live moment of learning, there may be imperfections along the way. I share this not as a finished statement, but as part of an ongoing journey. If you are interested in shakuhachi lessons or deeper study, you are welcome to contact me privately at chomeishakuhachi@gmail.com. Thank you sincerely for taking the time to listen.