Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Greetings Shakuhachists!
I am writing to update you on "Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies XIII," June 24-28, 2010, less than two months away!
Here are a few teaser tidbits, although nothing should be needed to convince you to attend; as usual, it is going to be amazing!

Have you ever asked yourself, why do I play the shakuhachi? This year Christopher Yohmei Blasdel will present a talk, "Seeking Spirituality in the Performing Arts of Japan: Sound as a Pathway to Self-Knowledge."
Kaoru Kakizakai will lead a quick workshop on circular breathing, so that that single tone of yours can last forever, should you so desire!
If you are wondering about your pitch, Riley Lee will address that issue in his workshop, Pitch Paradox; a Case Study of "Six Masters."
Yoko Hiraoka and David Kansuke Wheeler will teach the shakuhachi ensemble performance for koto and shamisen, with individual ensemble lessons available.
Concerts, "Masters of the Shakuhachi" on June 23 in Boulder, CO, USA and June 26 at Sunrise Ranch, Loveland, CO.

Visit www.shakucamp.com/ for more info and registration, before it's too late.

This year's camp again offers a specially formulated Beginner's Curriculum and a highly concentrated Intermediate/Advanced Course, and of course some seriously delightful shaku-community. Our goal is no less than to make your Shakucamp experience the most valuable 5 days you will spend with the shakuhachi this year.
HIGHLIGHTS:
    1. "Special Beginner Curriculum." For anyone who has come into the possession of their first shakuhachi any time in the past two years, this camp is for you! The six core faculty of Shakucamp since its inception, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, Michael Chikuzen Gould, Kaoru Kakizakai, Yoshio Kurahashi, Riley Lee and David Kansuke Wheeler, representing two centuries' teaching experience, continue to modify and improve what may be the most effective Shakuhachi Beginner Curriculum to be found.
For the duration of camp, all beginners will be following this curriculum with one of its authors. Faculty will change daily so students can enjoy the individual strengths of each faculty member.

    2. "Intermediate/Advanced Curriculum" Teachers will spend a lot of time concentrating on a modest number of pieces, thoroughly covering technique and musicality, thus guaranteeing you will come away from camp with new repertoire and technique under your belt.

    3. "Universal Curriculum" For one period each day, ALL camp participants, from Beginner to Advanced, join together for lectures and instruction on some core facet of the Shakuhachi: repertoire, technique, theory, philosophy, history, lore and more.

    4. "Shakucamp Jump-start Program"  You can actually start your camp experience before arriving at Sunrise Ranch in late June. Camp registrants will be given access to a private page on the Shakucamp website where sheet music files of the teaching materials and pieces offered at camp can be browsed, perused, and downloaded at will. Audio files will also be made available for musical reference.
Our strong faculty will be offering a wide ranging and very deep curriculum. In addition to the standard classical Honkyoku (Zen solos) and Sankyoku (shamisen/koto/shakuhachi), modern solos and ensembles, faculty will teach improvisation and much more.
It is going to be a wonderful 4 nights and 5 days. We hope to see you there!
Cheers,
David Wheeler, Kansuke II (2010 Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies, Faculty
Representative)
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David Wheeler, Kansuke II
Musician (Shakuhachi)/Musicologist
3660 Buckeye Ct., Boulder, CO, USA 80304
Tel./Fax 303-449-2935
shakudavid@gmail.com
http://www.shakucamp.com/