Our Next Meeting is January 7th at 10:00 AM

Hello All,

Our next gathering of the Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends will be this Saturday the 7th from10:00 AM to about noon.

Come one, come all and check it out. As always we'll be at SNAP Scottsdale neighborhood arts place.

27 August Shakuhaci Get Together

Hello all, we had our last get together on the 9th of July and our next get together will be on the 27th of August from 10:00 A.M. to about noon. 

I'd like to invite anyone who even thinks they might have an interest in the shakuhachi to come by, everyone is welcome.

A couple of our members went to the Shakuhachi Camp of the Rockies and will be discussing that experience. 

Chuck Peck

July Gathering Scheduled for Sunday the 10th.

Reminder, the next gathering of Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends will be Sunday July 10th.
Shakuhachi players of all levels are welcome, even if you've never played but are simply interested in knowing more about the shakuhachi come join us.

Contact me if you'd like to join us, there's no cost and again everybody is welcome.

May’s Phoenix Arizona, Shakuhachi Get Together!

We had our May shakuhachi get together yesterday, what a wonderful time. There’s still only 3 of us but I’m hoping for more in the future.

Just as learning the shakuhachi is a long term investment so is building a shakuhachi community here is the Phoenix Arizona area. Both are more more of a path then an event.

June looks like a very busy time for us, so we’ll have our next get together in July on Saturday the 9th. Please pass it along to others how might enjoy joining us then.

Our time together was a mix of catching up with each other, what we’ve been doing since we’ve last met, of course playing shakuhachi and a lot of talk about the Rockies Shakuhachi summer Camp that is getting closer. Two of us are attending the camp and hopefully next year we can get a couple more. This is an amazing event for shakuhachi players of any level. While there I’ll be posting updates to this blog and face book via my android phone.

Best wishes to all and please pass this blog onto others who might enjoy it.

Reminder: Our Next Gathering, Saturday 28 May at 10:00 AM

Another reminder, the next gathering of Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends will be Sunday 28 May.
Shakuhachi players of all levels are welcome, even if you've never played but are simply interested in knowing more about the shakuhachi come join us.
Contact me if you'd like to join us, there's no cost and again everybody is welcome.

Next Gathering is 23 April at 10:00 AM

The next gathering of Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends will be 23 April. Shakuhachi players of all levels are welcome, even if you've never played but are simply interested in knowing more about the shakuhachi come join us.

Contact me if you'd like to join us, there's no cost and again everybody is welcome.

Site link(URL) changed!

Hello All,

The link (URL) to the site has changed. it's now http://phoenixazshakuhachi.blogspot.com/

Best wishes,
Chuck

Shakuhachi 101 Topics

I will be starting up a series of post called “Shakuhachi 101”.
What will be in these posts are not the definitive statement on any of the subjects. The posts will be geared to new players who are looking for a simple very basic overview about the subject. I have no belief that these posting will answer all your questions or even 100% correct by everyone’s interpretation. I hope they will be a value to some.
Chuck

New Shakuhachi Forum

There’s a new Shakuhachi forum. It’s called the ESS Shakuhachi Forum. The ESS Shakuhachi Forum is a place to interact with the world shakuhachi community on a variety of shakuhachi topics.

The link to this new forum is http://www.shakuhachiforum.eu/index.php

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The old forum http://shakuhachiforum.com/  is now an archive only site. Posting has been disabled but the archives are available to all.

What Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends is and is not!

Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends is:

• A place for any level shakuhachi player to share tips and help others.
• A place to get help and support from other shakuhachi players.
• A place to hopefully build some friendships with other players.
• a place where hopefully we can play songs together.

Phoenix AZ Shakuhachi Friends is not:

• A place where you’ll receive lessons from a professional shakuhachi teacher.
• A place that should be your only source of shakuhachi learning.

I truly believe learning to play the shakuhachi on your own is a very difficult path. Even if you can not find a local teacher, I recommend taking lessons with a professional teacher over Skype or some other remote method.
With that said, if the only place you get any help learning the shakuhachi is at our get-togethers, that may be your path and we will do what can be done to help you along.
Best wishes,
Chuck Peck