Please note, that when paying via PayPal service, the price is a little bit higher due to PayPal fees. Prague Shakuhachi Festival offers intensive courses and masterclasses for Japanese traditional instruments shakuhachi, koto and shamisen for players of all levels. Each course, including the beginner course, is led by top professionals players.
Participants of intermediate courses have a unique opportunity to have an individual lesson with a teacher of their choice.
Course registration will take place at Music and Dance Faculty of Academy of Performing Arts on Malostranské náměstí, Prague, on Thursday, August the 25th 16:00.
The courses themselves will start in the morning of the 26th and will evening continue until the evening August the 29th when they will end with the final student concert.
The course fee includes free entry on all festival concerts and lectures.
Gunnar Jinmei Linder will lead the class for absolute beginners
Sakai Shodo will teach these pieces:
Shinpo Choshi - Beginner
Hachi Gaeshi - Beginner/Intermediate
Shoko Mon - Beginner/Intermediate
Murasaki Reibo - Advanced
Christopher Yohmei Blasdel will teach these pieces:
A comparison of Chôshi: Nezasa-ha, Myôan & Kinko - Beginner/Intermediate
Sankyoku: Shintakasago, Aki no Kyoku - Intermediate/Advanced
How to decipher modern scores: a case study of Byoh - Advanced
Vlastislav Matoušek will teach his own composition:
Modus Variabilis 4 2 and More Shakuhachi - Beginner/Intermediate
- an introductory piece to experimental music
Jim Franklin will teach one of his compositions and one piece of the Chikushinkai School (Yokoyama Katsuya):
Dawn - Beginner/Intermediate
Takiochi - advanced
Steve Cohn will lead workshop focused on improvised music
- more info on the workshop coming soon
Kuroyanagi Minako will teach this piece:
Tsuchi Ningyo - Beginner
