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Shakuhachi- A Renewal in Appliciation
Since coming to Japan, I have been playing the shakuhachi. I came acrossthis beautiful instrument quite by chance in a small bar in Ogikubo,Tokyo.I first took lessons from the owner of that bar, and later from an American graduate from the Tokyo University of Music and Fine Arts, who was a teacher of the school of shakuhachi. Through him, I learnt the ensemble work that you play with koto and shamisen and the solo work originating from the Komuso sect of Zen Buddhism.
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I started out learning simple Japanese traditional melodies, such as,'Kojonotsuki', and 'Sakura' . At first it was difficult to make a consistent sound, as it takes time and practice to control your airflow over the blowing part of the instrument. Flattening and sharpening notes also requires an up and down tilting of the head, and this also needs a lot of practice to get right. There is a Japanese saying that says, it takes three years tolearn how to shake your head correctly when playing shakuhachi. While this is only a technique to generate a vibrato effect, it does rightly sum up how long it takes to begin to play the instrument well.
Over the years, the shakuhachi has become truly international, with many people all over the world playing this remarkable instrument.In Japan too, there has been a renewal in appreciation of its traditional instruments and young people who have never been brought up with the music, are listening and playing with new interest.
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Hello! 
My name is Anthony Wingham, and I am from Herefordin the west of England.
Another interesting aspect of learning shakuhachi,is that the score is in a traditional katakana tablature, which while looking difficult is in fact fairly simple and doesn't take all that much time to master.
