I posted the following at the Bachido FB page ( https://www.facebook.com/shamisenbachido ) and I thought I’d go ahead and post this here as well:
Great article/s about Tsugaru Shamisen @ kids web Japan. http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/meet/shamisen/index.html …
This actually is some of the first info I’ve read about Tsugaru Shamisen.
Later on www.Bachido.com came about with lots more info which I’m thankful for. …
Happy reading.
Happy Shamisen playing,
_Mark Magyar
I read the article, its pretty good! I was wishing it wasn’t 10 years old though, lol.
Definitely makes me glad we’ve got Bachido up and running now.
I suggest taking a look through the linked website though, its dated but has a lot of interesting info.
A decade has passed by since this article.
This article is about 4 years before the time that Chisato Yamada passed away in 2004.
But still an informative article that I enjoyed reading. I like the ‘Sitting In On A Lesson’ section as it kind of gives a better idea as to what takes place when learning shamisen. http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/meet/shamisen/shamisen07.html
In memory of Chisato Yamada
I would like to add the following.
his last interview:
http://www.umbc.edu/eol/9/yamada/interview.html