Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Tim Hunt wrote:

A tell me where i can find a list of all of these terms [names of notes, techniques, anatomy of a shakuhachi]
or
B list some of the basics here.

We have such a post on the general shakuhachi stuff forum. Here's a link:

http://www.shakuhachiforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=1327

Many of those are not that common but the list also has certain very common terms. You'll pick up the common stuff very quickly since it comes up in every discussion. The rest of it you can often google for if you can't find the terms on any list. I think most people on this forum assume that the reader knows basic terms which usually means stuff that has to do with playing. More complicated terms that may not be common knowledge often get explained.

Names of the notes are easily found from a fingering chart. Here's a topic on those.

http://www.shakuhachiforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=678

Keep in mind that few notes have different names in different lineages. Confusing stuff but doesn't come up that often. The most common notes are usually the same and odds are that people point out when there is an exception that could change the meaning of what they are writing.

That covers part of what you asked but certainly not everything. When in doubt, google. Almost every term you can think of can be found that way. It doesn't take long to get used to the basic terms that pop up everywhere.

Hope this helps. I've been planning to put together something like this for a long time but my laziness has stopped me from doing it. One of these days, I'm sure.

We have a "search" function here, so when you come across a term you don't know, enter it into the search engine and see what comes up.