The Seventh Annual East Coast Shakuhachi Camp is an idea that has grown out of the excellent work that has been done at the four International Shakuhachi conventions, and the annual Shakuhachi Summer Camps held in Colorado. We sincerely hope to supplement this work, and to provide a learning experience on the Shakuhachi to people on the East Coast who may not be able to travel. We are very happy that last year's Shakuhachi camp was such an overwhelming success.

This year we will feature work on the Shakuhachi used as a Healing tool, as well as the usual work on the Honkyoku and the Sankyoku (Trio) Repetoire. The duration of the camp will last its usual 4 days.

Back again this year : is a specialt Shakuhachi Construction Workshop where participants will get to make their very own shakuhachi! Jon Shingetsu Kypros will be our instructor (shingetsu-flutes.com).

We would like to invite individuals whose instruments are the Shamisen as well as the Koto.

The camp program includes four classes per day with the following Shakuhachi Masters: Kurahashi Yoshio Sensei, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin, Allen Nyoshin Steir, Daniel Nyohaku Soergel, Jorge Alfano, and Mutsumi Takamizu on Koto and Shamisen. In addition all Campers will get two private lessons with the staff members of their choice. Registration will begin at 10:30AM on Friday, August 29, 2008, and the Camp will end at 12:00 (noon) on September 1st, 2008. Students will be able to take part in other optional activities such as Za-Zen, and Tai Chi Chuan. There will be time to schedule additional private lessons with the guest instructors. And we will once again have the wonderful skills of Nick and Carrie Ray doing the Catering for all of our meals.

The 2008 Shakuhachi Camp is a very exciting project and we are very encouraged by the amount of enthusiasm we have received. We look forward to sharing this wonderful Také no Michi (Path of Bamboo) with a large fellowship of players from many varied backgrounds.

Instructional Repertoire
Kinko-Ryu Honkyoku
Meian Honkyoku
Nezasaha Honkyoku
Kinko-Ryu Gaikyoku
Shakuhachi Improvisation

Other Classes
pranayana exercises and group improvisation - Jorge Alfano
Ji-nashi Shakuhachi Construction - Jon Shingetsu Kypros


Note:  Participants should bring a music stand.