- 271
- 259 659
Steven Casano - Kōchiku 光竹 Shakuhachi
United States
Приєднався 4 чер 2014
Steven Casano is a licensed teacher and active performer of the shakuhachi. His teachers include Robert Herr & Riley Lee in Hawai’i and Ishikawa Toshimitsu in Japan. Steven has also taken lessons directly from Yokoyama Katsuya, Furuya Teruo, John Kaizan Neptune, and Zenyoji Keisuke. A recipient of the Japanese Ministry of Education Scholarship, Steven conducted extensive research on the history of the shakuhachi under the renowned scholar Tsukitani Tsuneko (Osaka Shakuhachi Kenkyūkai ), while a graduate research student at Osaka University. Steven received his Jun Shihan license from Yokoyama Katsuya & Ishikawa Toshimitsu, his Shihan license and the name Taizen 泰然 from Grandmaster Riley Lee and in 2024 was granted a Dai-Shihan and the name Kōchiku 光竹. Steven has released two studio recordings, "The Voice of Bamboo” and “San Kyorei-Sacred Music for Shakuhachi.’”
Yuyake-Sunset for shakuhachi solo
Yuyake-Sunset for shakuhachi solo
Inspired by the wonderful performance of Akihisa Kominato. It is an original song by the Japanese instrumental group ZAN.
Inspired by the wonderful performance of Akihisa Kominato. It is an original song by the Japanese instrumental group ZAN.
Переглядів: 71
Відео
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha Kimpu-Ryu, Sagariha
Переглядів 219Місяць тому
Sagariha Nezasa-Ha Kimpu-Ryu is a shakuhachi school in Tsugaru-Han (Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture) and is also called "Oie-ryu" (Tsugaru family school). It is said that Yasuchika, 9th century feudal lord of Tsugaru family sent Yoshizaki Kodo Hachiya ( 1778-1855) to learn from Kurihara Kimpu in Edo (Tokyo) and that Yoshizaki returned to Tsugaru and taught this style of Shakuhachi playing. Kimpo-Ry...
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha Kimpu-Ryu, Gutai
Переглядів 70Місяць тому
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha Kimpu-Ryu, Gūtai Gūtai literally means meeting. The Kimpu Ryū players of Hirosaki used the shakuhachi as part of their martial training and not necessarily as a tool for meditation. This short piece has been transmitted through the Chikuho Ryū. The Chikuho family originally learned the Nezasaha repertoire from a student of Jin Nyodo.
Koten Honkyoku: Shingetsu
Переглядів 2,1 тис.2 місяці тому
Shingetsu 心月 "Shingetsu" (Moon of the heart), as a Buddhist term, symbolizes the true reality which underlies all phenomenal discrimination. In a more general term, "Shingetsu" symbolizes the clarity and purity of the heart. This piece is thought to be based on a piece entitled Yamato Choshi transmitted by Tani Kyochiku (1882-1950), but its pervasive mood of tranquility and profundity marks it ...
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha, Kimpu-Ryū Sanya Seiran
Переглядів 1474 місяці тому
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha, Kimpu-Ryū Sanya Seiran Aloha All. I made a recent trip to Hirosaki, Japan (Aomori Prefecture). This is the origin of the Kimpu-Ryū and I was able to do some intense work in my short stay to further develop my playing and understanding of this unique style of shakuhachi playing. All the pics are from this recent trip. This version of Sanya was transmitted through the Ch...
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha-ha, Kimpu-Ryū Shirabe
Переглядів 1574 місяці тому
Koten Honkyoku: Kimpu-Ryū Shirabe 根笹派 /錦風流Nezasa-ha/Kimpu-ryū As transmitted by Dr. Yamada Fumio, designated holder of Aomori Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Asset.
Taizen Shakuhachi: Miyama Higurashi by Fukuda Rando
Переглядів 1656 місяців тому
Taizen Shakuhachi: Miyama Higurashi by Fukuda Rando Recorded on Aprl 7, 2024. Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Taizen Shakuhachi: Yokoyama Katsuya Etude (Phrase 2)
Переглядів 2596 місяців тому
Taizen Shakuhachi: Yokoyama Katsuya Etude (Phrase 2)
Taizen Shakuhachi: Yokoyama Katsuya, Etude (Phrase One Practice Steps)
Переглядів 3266 місяців тому
Taizen Shakuhachi: Yokoyama Katsuya, Etude (Phrase One Practice Steps)
Koten Honkyoku: Nezasaha Shirabe
Переглядів 3288 місяців тому
Nezasa Ha Kimpu Ryû - 根笹派 /錦風流 Chikuho Ryû Original Tuning of the Nezasa Sect One of a group of short honkyoku pieces called Shirabe or Choshi, played as warm-ups or preludes to larger honkyoku pieces. More than that, they serve as a renewal of the relationship between the bamboo and the performer, a searching of the balance between the two that is most conducive to mediation. This particular S...
Koten Honkyoku: Tamuke 手向
Переглядів 4609 місяців тому
In Japanese language, 'tamuke' means to make offerings to Gods Buddha or the dead, or simply the offered things themselves. This piece was played by komuso, literally as 'tamuke' to the dead. Even nowadays, it is sometimes played in this way. In koten honkyoku there are other types of religious repertoire played in specific ceremonies, "Shokomon", "Zangemon", "Kuyo no kyoku", "Eko" etc., as wel...
Steven Casano, Shakuhachi. Miyama Higurashi by Fukuda Rando
Переглядів 4009 місяців тому
Steven Casano, Japanese Shakuhachi. Miyama Higurashi 深山蜩 by Fukuda Rando This 1928 composition is an example of 20th-century virtuoso shakuhachi music. Fukuda Rando's melodies have a folk-like, melancholy feel. The title refers to the sound of crickets heard deep within the recesses of the mountains
Koten Honkyoku: Tsuru no Sugomori (Nesting of the Cranes) 鶴の巣籠
Переглядів 21810 місяців тому
Koten Honkyoku: Tsuru no Sugomori (Nesting of the Cranes) 鶴の巣籠
Koten Honkyoku: Yamagoe (played on a 2.0)
Переглядів 884Рік тому
Koten Honkyoku: Yamagoe (played on a 2.0)
Koten Honkyoku: Shishi 獅子 (Nezasa Ha / Kimpu Ryû - 根笹派 /錦風流)
Переглядів 331Рік тому
Koten Honkyoku: Shishi 獅子 (Nezasa Ha / Kimpu Ryû - 根笹派 /錦風流)
Koten Honkyoku: Murasaki no Reibo (Chikuho Lineage)
Переглядів 244Рік тому
Koten Honkyoku: Murasaki no Reibo (Chikuho Lineage)
Koten Shakuhachi Honkyoku: Yamagoe (Crossing the Mountain)
Переглядів 343Рік тому
Koten Shakuhachi Honkyoku: Yamagoe (Crossing the Mountain)
Taizen Shakuhachi: Sound Training Exercises Only
Переглядів 1,2 тис.Рік тому
Taizen Shakuhachi: Sound Training Exercises Only
Shakuhachi Minyo: Yodogawa Sanju Koku Uta
Переглядів 187Рік тому
Shakuhachi Minyo: Yodogawa Sanju Koku Uta
Kotori no Uta by Miyagi Michio for Three Shakuhachi
Переглядів 236Рік тому
Kotori no Uta by Miyagi Michio for Three Shakuhachi
Shikyoku Ichiban Excerpt ~ Shakuhachi Solo (Poem no. 1 for Shakuhachi and Koto)
Переглядів 366Рік тому
Shikyoku Ichiban Excerpt ~ Shakuhachi Solo (Poem no. 1 for Shakuhachi and Koto)
John Neptune’s visit to Hawai’i in 2019
Переглядів 285Рік тому
John Neptune’s visit to Hawai’i in 2019
👍
❤
Thanks for the lesson it’s really helpful
This is for beginners?????
these close ups are gold. ty
Thank you! I am still practicing, and although I don’t share your depth of knowledge, I appreciate it through the music.
❤❤❤
Kimpuryu...! Absolutely beautiful ! Can't wait to hear more from it's curriculum... ❤
感慨無量
Great
❤❤❤❤❤ty
💛💜💚😇
thx for this. helpfull for the fingering notation
Thank you! But I can't seem to understand how you manage to get the higher note while doing the alternating "hammer on" (for lack of a better word) with your right index finger on the second hole on the last of the three "verses" (or however it is called). You seem to be able to get a higher tone than I can when I release all holes and simply blow into the shakuhachi, how is that possible?
@@ravioli5802 sorry, hard for me to answer your question without seeing you play.
Bravo！
How much octave ?
This is just an introductory video so only did the lower octave.
@@stevencasano7395 OK, I Understand bot. I’m very interesting for shakuhachi but I would like know how much notes is it possible to play with him ?
But not bot *
You can get up to 3 octaves
shakuhachi.wikidot.com/fingering
hi steven what does the o with ` mean? in the notation
One beat of silence/rest.
@@KochikuShakuhachi ty ❤️
thank you
Very nice . Who’s the maker of this nice flute ,please ?
Thank you. It’s a Miura Ryuho 1.8.
@@KochikuShakuhachithanks Steven . Your sound is beautiful. Very expressive. Like human voice …..
Thank you.
ty
Wonderfulbplaying.
Thank you so much. 🙏 Tsu meri is rather challenging.
Practice book Tàke
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Woooooow !! I love the sound and the amazing Technic of J Kaizan Neptune !! Your cd Tokyosphere are Awesome and a Jewel !!
Did you "study" with Nick Bellando & Dr. Yamada ? 😮
I took a lesson with Yamada sensei. I’ve also been playing/studying Nezasaha with Riley Lee and Keisuke Zenyoji for many years.
Sugoi!
Nice rendition!
Beautiful. I don’t know how it’s so under viewed. Magnificent skill. Your beginner videos are all incredible also.
Thank you for your kind words!🙏🏻
@@KochikuShakuhachi ❤️🙏🏾
What a beautiful kezurine! 😮😮😮 Nobekan as well ?
It’s an interesting flute. Gyokusui III…jinashi, but does have a nakatsuki joint. He did use quite a bit of urushi though.
Waow! I've got a Gyokusui III myself... myoan fuke nobekan jinashi... absolutely fantastic flute! ❤
That was just excellent Steven!! 🙏🎶❤️
ahh thank you so much for everything!
magnificent
Hi, good job, thank you (4.06.2024)
Great teaching, thank you. I got however confused with ha. Has ha another fingering than ri?
Yes, back hole and 2nd hole open and play in meri position. Should be the same pitch as ri.
@@KochikuShakuhachi Ok, So ハ fingering is 4th-3rd holes covered, and 5th 2nd and 1st opened. In meri?
Just 2 and 5 open. Yes, play in meri…needs to be ri pitch.
Is there a DVD with those recordings Steven?! Thanks
The DVD is out of print I believe.
He was my Shakuhachi teacher. I stayed with him for 7 years, until I decided to play Honshirabe in my own way. When he heard it, he exclaimed: "I have lost a part of my income, and laughed."
Such an inspiration! Thank you from Greenland.
구멍이 4개 있는 샤쿠하치는 무엇이죠?
Seems like the same pentatonic scale as the Native American flute but with more range. I'm really thinking of getting one.
It might be a bit difficult at first to make a proper sound due to the greater control you have over it, but once you get it, the posibilities are wast. If you are willing to give it the time it needs, I really do recomend it.
Thank you!
Great exercise again!
Great, thanks!
Great exercise.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this. Are there other etudes like this from Kasuya Yokoyama?
This is the only one I’ve come across…