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November 13 – 15, 2020
Gunnar Jinmei Linder
Christophe Kazan Gaston
Thomas Goulpeau
Venue
Because of the pandemic, the workshop, which was initially planned to happen in Figeac, will happen online using Zoom.
This workshop will be the 16th France Kinko-ryu shakuhachi workshop and the 5th official Chikumeisha France workshop organized by the :
Price and registration
The price is 80€. In case of economical problems, please contact Gunnar.
Registration is mandatory by email to contact@chikumeisha.net
You will then receive detailed information about the workshop and payment.
When payment is complete, you will receive the Zoom meeting ID and a link to download the material studied during the workshop.
It is possible to book individual lessons (20€ for 45 minutes) with Gunnar Linder on Thursday November 12.
Please contact Gunnar directly at gunnar_linder@me.com.
General overview of the workshop
- Thursday November 12: optional individual lesson with Gunnar
- Friday November 13: focus on beginners
- Saturday November 14: focus on Kinko-ryū honkyoku
- Sunday November 15: focus on sankyoku
All participants are welcome to attend all sessions.
In the following, a beginner is someone already able to produce the notes and read the Kinko notation; teaching to pure beginners is not really possible in such a format.
Please note that whatever your level is, you are welcome to participate in one, two or all three sessions if you want to discover the pieces covered. The level designation (please see the program below for details) is only meant to indicate the tempo of teaching and what the teacher will expect of pre-understanding of the material. It is of course possible to just audit the lessons.
Program
Time is in Central European Time (UTC+1)
Friday November 13
For this first day dedicated to beginners, the zoom meeting will be divided in 3 “rooms” instructed by Gunnar, Christophe and Thomas. It will be possible to switch from one room to another at determined time slots. Depending on participants, Christophe and Thomas will be able to give instructions in French.
Morning Session 1: 9:00–10:15
- Thomas Goulpeau
Classe débutants en français basée sur le manuel débutant de Gunnar.
Questions et réponses sur le jeu, l’embouchure, les doigtés, la notation… - Christophe Kazan Gaston
“Kuroda bushi” 黒田節 and “Tsuki” 月 (from the Beginners’ Manual)
To participate in this session you should know the fingering for all basic notes and meri notes. You should be able to read standard Kinko notation. - Gunnar Jinmei Linder
Basic Kinko honkyoku techniques
Morning Session 2: 10:30–12:00
- Thomas
Classe débutants en français basée sur le manuel débutant de Gunnar.
Pièces tirées du manuel. - Christophe
“Tsuki” 月 (the last piece in the Beginners’ Manual). - Gunnar
Basic Kinko honkyoku techniques
Afternoon Session 1: 14:00–15:30
- Thomas
Classe débutants en français basée sur le manuel débutant de Gunnar.
Questions et réponses sur le jeu, l’embouchure, les doigtés, la notation… - Christophe
Kurokami 黒髪 - Gunnar
Basic Kinko honkyoku techniques
Afternoon Session 2: 16:00–17:30
- Thomas
Classe débutants en français basée sur le manuel débutant de Gunnar.
Pièces tirées du manuel. - Christophe
Kurokami 黒髪 + if time left Naniwa Jishi 難波獅子 - Gunnar
Basic Kinko honkyoku techniques
Saturday November 14
09:00-10:00 "Ginryū Kokū" session 1 with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
This is a 35 minute honkyoku. We will go through some special features of this piece. In the morning session before lunch we will go through the 1st voice of the renkan version. In the afternoon we will go through the whole solo piece.
10:00-10:25 "Ginryū Kokū" for beginners with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
Beginners join “Ginryū Kokū” 1st voice.
10:30-12:00 "Kurokami" for beginners with Christophe Kazan Gaston and Guillaume Fiat (shamisen)
10:00-12:00 Five honkyoku, solo versions with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
- 10:00–10:25 “Ginryū Kokū” (only the renkan, 1st voice)
- 10:25–10:50 “Kumoi-jishi” renkan 1st voice
- 10:50–11:15 “Sanya Sugagaki” renkan 1st voice
- 11:15–11:40 “Sagari-ha no Kyoku” renkan 1st voice
- 11:40–12:00 “Taki-otoshi no Kyoku” renkan 1st voice
14:00-17:00 "Ginryū Kokū" session 2 with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
In this session we go through the whole 35-minute piece in detail.
17:00-18:00 "Ginryū Kokū" session 3 with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
In this final session we play through the renkan 1st voice version.
Sunday November 15
09:00–10:00 “Kurokami” with Gunnar Jinmei Linder, Christophe Gaston
A recording of the shamisen and vocals by Akari Sagara (koto, vocals) and Guillaume Fiat (shamisen, vocals) will be used for this session.
10:00–12:00 “Naniwa-jishi” with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
A recording of the shamisen, vocals will be used for this session. This piece is in time approximately that of Kurokami. The tegoto (instrumental interlude) consists of two sections that can be played as a renkan (duo). Also the vocal parts can be used for duo playing.
14:00–15:00 “Saga no Aki” Session 2 (mae-uta) with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
A recording of the shamisen and vocals by Akari Sagara will be used for this session.
15:00–17:00 “Saga no Aki” Session 2 (tegoto, ato-uta) with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
A recording of the shamisen and vocals by Akari Sagara will be used for this session.
17:00–18:00 “Saga no Aki” Session 3 with Gunnar Jinmei Linder
A recording of the shamisen and vocals by Akari Sagara will be used for this session.