ÿþ<HTML> <!-- Authoring : Kaoru Kakizakai , Ben helped a lot--> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=x-sjis"> <TITLE>Kaoru Kakizakai's Web Page</TITLE> </HEAD> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE="5">Welcome to </FONT> <FONT SIZE="7">Kaoru Kakizakai's </FONT> <FONT SIZE="5">English web page </FONT> <HR SIZE="4" WIDTH="800"> </CENTER> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> <!-- p{ font-size:12pt; line-height:140%; } --> </STYLE> <CENTER> <BODY BGCOLOR="#EDF8D7" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#000000" ALINK="#00F4F4"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="800"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#167300"> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B><A NAME="BIO">0Kakizakai's bio</A></B></FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <UL TYPE="DISC"> <LI><B><u>2012</u></B> Workshops in San Francisco, Seattle.<br> Lecture and Solo concert in Onassis Colture Center in Athens.<br> Workshops in Barcelona. <br> <LI><B><u>2011</u></B> Workshops in San Francisco,Los Angeles, Seattle.<br> <LI><B><u>2010</u></B> Instructor at <a href="http://www.shakucamp.com/">Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies</a>, Colorado, USA.<br> Performed in Maria João Pires's concert in Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.<br> Solo concert at California Institute of the Arts in California in the US<br> Lecture concert in UCLA in California.<br> <LI><B><u>2009</u></B> Solo CD "Koten Shakuhachi 2" released.<br> Instructor at <a href="http://www.shakucamp.com/">Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies</a>, Colorado, USA.<br> Instructor at ESMUC (Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya) in Spain.<br> Performed in Barcelona, Valencia, Denia, Tarragona in Spain, Carla Bayle, France.<br> <LI><B><u>2008</u></B> Invited Performer/Instructor at the <a href="http://worldshakuhachifestival08.com/">2008 World Shakuhachi Festival</a>, Sydney, Australia.<br> Instructor at <a href="http://www.shakucamp.com/">Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies</a>, Colorado, USA.<br> Instructor at PomonaUniversity and California Institute of the Arts in California in the US <LI><B>2007</B> Instructor at <a href="http://www.shakucamp.com/">Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies</a>, Colorado, USA.<br> Instructor at European Shakuhachi Summer school in France.<br> Performed  November Steps with the Orchestra Nipponica Orchestra conducted by Tetsuji Honna in Hanoi Vietnam.<br> <LI><B>2006</B> Performer/Instructor at the 6th Australian Shakuhachi Festival, Canberra, Australia.<br> Performed in Portland, Seattle (funded by The Japan Foundation).<br> Performed at the 2st Hawaiian Shakuhachi Festival, Hawaii0(funded by The Japan Foundation).<br> <LI><B>2005</B> Performed at the 1st Hawaiian Shakuhachi Festival, Hawaii.<br> Performed in Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Valladrid in Spain<br> Instructor at Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies, Colorado, USA.<br> Performed  November Steps in Germany with Erzgebirgsensembles Philharmonic. Orchestra conducted by Noshi Takahashi.<br> <LI><B>2004</B> Performed at the <a href="http://www.bigappleshak.com/bas/festivalhighlights.html">4th International Shakuhachi Festival</a>, New York.<br> Performer/Instructor at the 5th Australian Shakuhachi Festival, Sydney, Australia.<br> <LI><B>2003</B> Performed at the 4th Australian Shakuhachi Festival, Brisbane, Australia.<br> Performed at the 1st Canadian Shakuhachi Festival, Vancouver, Cananda (funded by The Japan Foundation).<br> Solo CD "Koten Shakuhachi" Released on the Victor label.<br> <LI><B>2002</B> Performed at the Second Australian Shakuhachi Festival, Melbourne (funded by The Japan Foundation).<br> Passed the Third Victor Japanese Music Performer Audition.<br> Performed  November Steps with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki.<br> Instructor at Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies, Colorado, USA.<br> Performed at the Third International Shakuhachi Festival, Tokyo.<br> <LI><B>2001</B> Performed  Eclipse at the Special Fifth Memorial Concert for Toru Takemitsu.<br> Performed  November Steps in Russia with St Petersburg Philharmonic. Orchestra conducted by Akira Naito.<br> Instructor at Rocky Shakuhachi Camp, Colorado, USA.<br> <LI><B>2000</B> Performed Toru Takemitsu s  November Steps with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit.<br> Performed Toru Takemitsu s  Eclipse , Seiji Ozawa s Birthday Charity Concert.<br> Performed at the Second Australian Shakuhachi Festival, Brisbane, Australia.<br> <LI><B>1999</B> Performed at the First Australian Shakuhachi Festival, Sydney.<br> <LI><B>1998</B> Performed at the Second International Shakuhachi Music Festival, Boulder, Colorado, USA.<br> <LI><B>1997</B> The Third Nagatani Kengyo Memorial, National Japanese Music Competition First Prize Shakuhachi Section, Overall Prize for Excellence.<br> <LI><B>1995</B> Participated in recording of CD s: Fukuda Rando Collection , Chikuin - Katsuya Yokoyama. The World of Shakuhachi <br> <LI><B>1994</B> Performed at the First International Shakuhachi Music Festival, Bisei, Okayama<br> <LI><B>1991</B> Appeared in Katsuya Yokoyama s video  Fukuda Rando Collection .<br> <LI><B>1989</B> Performed in the Japanese Traditional Culture Exchange Society tour of Madagascar and Italy.<br> <LI><B>1987</B> Graduated from the 32nd NHK Traditional Music Conservatory.<br> <LI><B>1982</B> Graduated Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Engineering, Physics Department.<br> Studied shakuhachi with Katsuya Yokoyama after recommendation from first teacher Seido Saito.<br> <LI><B>1959</B> Born in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan.<BR> </UL> Currently:<BR> <pre> Lecturer, Tokyo College of Music Full time Instructor, International Shakuhachi Kenshu-Kan Instructor, NHK Culture Centre President of the International Shakuhachi Kenshukan Chichibu School and Higashi Yamato School </pre> <BR><BR> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#167300"> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B><A NAME="CD">0Kakizakai's CD</A></B></FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><BR> <IMG SRC="./pics/Koten1.jpeg" BORDER="0" WIDTH="74" HEIGHT="74" ALT="Koten1"> 2003, Victor-VZCG-304 is available from Kakizakai<BR> Koku 2.7<BR> Yamogoe 2.4<BR> San'an 2.1<BR> Honshirabe 3.2<BR> Sanya(three valleys) 2.4<BR> Tamuke 2.4<BR> Shoganken Reibo 2.7<BR> Shingetsu 2.7<BR><BR><BR> <IMG SRC="./pics/Koten2.jpeg" BORDER="0" WIDTH="74" HEIGHT="74" ALT="Koten1"> 2008, FreeKick FRK-0901 is available from Kakizakai<BR> Daha 2.4<BR> Sokkan 3.2<BR> Koden Sugomori 1.6<BR> Reibo 2.7<BR> Sagariha 2.1<BR> Sanya (mountain Valley)2.9<BR> Tsuru no Sugomori 1.8<BR><BR> (The number after the title is the length of the shakuhachi.) <BR><BR> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#167300"> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B><A NAME="Lesson">0Kakizakai's internet lessons</A></B></FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <FONT SIZE="3"> <BR> I am now available to teach lessons using the internet, by the exchange of mp3 sound files or using Skype.<BR> <BR> I feel there is a big demand for the teaching of Honkyoku style, but this has not been possible without direct access to a teacher skilled in this style.<BR> <BR> I felt it would be possible for me to teach Watazumi-Yokoyama style Honkyoku using the internet for these reasons:<BR> <ul> <li>I have been Yokoyama's student for over 28 years, and have been teaching for 20 years</li> <li>I have much experience teaching Watazumi-Yokoyama style Honkyoku outside Japan to foreign students</li> <li>I can teach in both English and Japanese.</li> <li>Many students now have easy access to broadband internet.</li> </ul> If you would like to learn the honkyoku style, you can record your playing as an mp3 file and attach it to an email. (wav files can be accepted, but they are very large, and your email provider may have size limits on attachments)<BR><BR> I will listen to it and send you back an mp3 recording of my comments (in English or Japanese) with better examples of shakuahchi play. (I can imitate your mistakes, and demonstrate the correct technique)<BR> Or using Skype is one of the best way to have good motivation.<BR> I can arrange lesson time even if you are outside Japan and have time difference. <BR> I don't think it's possible to correct every problem in one lesson, so you might need to have a number of lessons for one piece.<BR> <BR> A limitation of those systems are that I can't correct your embouchure style. So if you have chance to see me, please have a lesson with me in person.<BR> <BR> The notation/sheet music you use should be the ones published by the Kokusai Shakuachi Kenshukan (available from me) or the ones available from <a href="http://www.shakuhachi.com/">shakuhachi.com</a><BR> <BR> Please contact me abut the detailes and I can give you information about the fee and other instructions.<BR> <BR><BR> </TD> </TR> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="500"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#167300"> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF"><B><A NAME="Contact">0CONTACT</A></B></FONT> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><BR><CENTER> longphrase(at)gmail(dot)com</CENTER><br> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>