BECOME A SHAKUHACHI MASTER AND A LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBER!!
WE TAKE YOU FROM BEGINNER TO MASTER!
Synchronous online classes with the teacher and educational material to support your asynchronous training in a personalized online classroom.
Purchase this study plan with a one-time payment, follow the steps to set up your student membership, schedule your class days and log in to your study classroom.
Become a dedicated student, a scholar, and an outstanding shakuhachi player. And then, if this is your calling, earn your mastery as a fully licensed instructor under our own method. This lifetime membership becomes you a personal student of sensei and a teacher-in-training. Get 24x7xforever access to our specialized online study classrooms.
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU'LL RECEIVE:
- You get a Lifetime Membership
- Complete 10 study cycles Master Shakuhachi Course activated
- Complete 2 study cycles of Teacher Training Course
- Downloadable digital honorary member certificate
- You become a personal dedicated student of Zapata sensei
- Customized online classroom active 24x7xForEver
- 72 tutoring sessions 1:1 with Zapata sensei (4 hrs/month)
- Direct communication with Zapata sensei for study questions
- You become a scholar founder of the study community
- Special discounts for webinars and master classes
- Opportunity to obtain an optional certification for proficiency and study time.
- Full-license teacher opportunity
- Flute not included.
- Member agreement and T&C policy apply.
THIS IS A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP. ACCESS TO A CUSTOMIZED ONLINE CLASSROOM.
These study cycles are a comprehensive guide to understanding the art of shakuhachi and the discipline of blowing meditation (suizen). The course is based on the profound study experience of Master Ricardo Zapata's teaching-learning method.
It is a great study guide for people with or without experience in musical studies. This breath-by-breath online study guide teaches you basic concepts of the instrument in each cycle and level of study. With the shakuhachi master course you can learn from the basic postures, exercises and breathing patterns, history and philosophy of the art, how to blow and produce sound with the flute, play your first sonata from the first level and advance with a more complex musical repertoire that includes honkyoku or classic komuso sonatas (such as shika no tone, mukaiji reibo, kokuji, shinkyorei, kumoi jishi, honshirabe, among others). Traditional Japanese music and folklore and our own repertoire created in detail for you to develop mastery of the instrument. Improvise, learn Japanese musical grammar, learn musical composition, assemble with other musical instruments such as the koto, shamisen, guitar, piano, harmonize with other flutes.
Each study cycle includes detailed MP3 audios, explained and synchronized with phrase-by-phrase Japanese scores, contains high quality video files with detailed instruction of each sonata and instrument techniques, notation sheet and fingering chart with shakuhachi notes, each cycle comes with a complete instruction booklet in pdf format for your study and follow-up of the content of each cycle. Receive 72 hours of 1-on-1 tutoring with Zapata sensei that you can schedule via zoom in your time zone. Course available in English and Spanish.
LEVEL 1 Introductory (SHODEN)
Cycle 1: Introduction to Shakuhachi I
Creating a solid foundation for practice.
Cycle 2: Introduction to Shakuhachi II
Learn the ancient genre and study your first honkyoku. The music of the Komuso.
Cycle 3: Introduction to Shakuhachi III
Closing the introductory level with a solid foundation. Get ready to get certified.
LEVEL 2 Intermediate (CHUDEN)
Cycle 4: Intermediate I
Japanese folklore begins with its music and honkyoku deepens with technique.
Cycle 5: Intermediate II
Philosophy of art and techniques. Folklore and honkyoku interact with harmony.
Cycle 6: Intermediate III
Meditation and spiritual practices begin. Honkyoku and private repertoire is expanded.
LEVEL 3 Advanced (OKUDEN)
Cycle 7: Advanced I
Musical grammar. Meditative practice. Komuso entertainment music.
Cycle 8: Advanced II
Theory and practice of harmony, scales and ensembles with more than 2 flutes. Grammar II, meditation III. Japanese folk music and private Mumon Ryu repertoire.
Cycle 9: Advanced III
Grammar III and Meditation IV. Advanced studies of classical honkyoku and Mumon Ryu repertoire.
LEVEL 4 Mastery level (GOKUIDEN)
Cycle 10: Master Level 1 of 3.
Advanced studies of the Mumon Ryu system and advanced classical Honkyoku repertoire. Applied martial arts. Meditation V. Study for bass flutes and low frequencies.
TEACHER TRAINING COURSE CYCLES:
Cycle 11: Master Level 2 of 3.
Teacher Training Course I. Helping others to blow their minds. Teacher tools. Uraden teachings.
Cycle 12: Master Level 3 of 3. Teacher Training Course II. Helping others to blow their minds. Secret transmissions. Mumon Ryu didactics & advanced teacher tools. Uraden teachings.
( ! ) This course is 100% compatible with our D4, B3 and A3 keyed flutes. ( ! )
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HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP (Online)
This educational material is for the sole and non-transferable study use of whoever buys it. Any type of free distribution, sale, total or partial copy of this material by any digital or mechanical means is prohibited. This material is for online study in our virtual classrooms. Each student is responsible for managing their access username, which cannot be shared with third parties. The misuse of your user can cause total suspension of your membership and total cancellation of your studies in our classrooms and study programs. With the purchase of this course you will receive instructions via email on how to access our classrooms. Member agreement policies and terms and conditions apply.