[Shaku] 14th Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies, June 23-27, 2011

Greetings Shakuhachists!
I am writing to update you on "Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies
XIV," June 23-27, 2011, less four weeks away! If you have not
registered yet, you should, as it is going to be amazing!
Also, plan to arrive a day early in Boulder to attend the Wednesday
evening show in Boulder, "Masters of the Shakuhachi in Concert and
Conversation."
And BTW, given the lateness of this announcement (3/11 earthquake
events got in the way of camp planning), this year's late registration
rate ($450) starts on June 6 (not May 15), so you still have a week to
get your duckies in a row and get the lower registration rate of $400!
http://www.shakucamp.com/rockiesregistrat.html

Here are some highlights of this year's camp:

• RELAXATION 3rd degree black belt master Christopher Yohmei Blasdel
will present a workshop/demonstration on Aikido, "Relaxation through
Aikido."

• WSF2012 Yôdô Kurahashi II (see attached previous camp photo) will
perform and instruct Futai-ken Sanya, from Sendai, the largest city
near the epicenter of the 3/11 earthquake. He will also offer a
preview of World Shakuhachi Festival 2012, KYOTO, which he is
producing!!

• EFFECTIVE PRACTICE Riley Lee will, among other projects, present "5
Minute Practices—Minimal Talking," from Learn Shakuhachi in 5 Minutes
a Day.

• ENSEMBLE With string and voice master Yoko Hiraoka, Yôdo Kurahashi
II and David Kansuke II Wheeler will teach shakuhachi ensemble
performance for koto and shamisen, with individual ensemble lessons
available.

• IMPROVISATION Mark Miller (Chair, Naropa University Visual and
Performing Arts Dept.) will do the participatory workshop,
"Improvisation as Awareness Practice: Making Music in the Moment"

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), and modern solos and
ensembles, faculty will teach improvisation and much more.
It is going to be a wonderful 4 nights and 5 days (or 6 days and 5
nights if you come to the Boulder concert!). We hope to see you this
summer!
Cheers,
David Wheeler, Kansuke II (2011 Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies,
Faculty
Representative)
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Received on Tue May 31 14:42:39 2011