Now on sale: An easy-to-understand guide to singing "Japanese Folk Songs"! Perfect for use in folk song classes, folk song circles, folk song clubs, practice with friends, or at home. ★ You can practice singing without the instrumental prelude (shamisen, shakuhachi, etc.) by using a pitch pipe to sound the starting pitch. ★ You can sing while looking at both the musical notation and the lyrics simultaneously. ★ The notation is easy to understand, showing the word placement, pitch changes, whether to hold or cut notes, vibrato, ornamentation, rests, and the timing of the chorus. ♪ "Japanese Folk Songs - Staff Notation" instructional video (YouTube) is now available! We have published "Japanese Folk Songs - Staff Notation - Shakuhachi Collection," which features only shakuhachi pieces. The "Shakuhachi Collection" includes the following 53 songs: Aizu Genkyo Bushi Aizu Matsuzaka Akita Oiwake Akita Kusakari Uta Akita Nagamochi Uta Akita Mago Uta Aki no Yama Uta Ashio Ishido Bushi Ika Tsuri Yofune Ineage Uta Esashi Oiwake (Zenmoto Go) Otachi Zake Ondo no Funauta Kariboshi Kiri Uta Kawagoe Funauta Kitakami-gawa Funauta Kenryo Bushi (Tsugaru) Koshu Kanayama Bushi Kocho Dekansho Bushi Komoro Mago Uta Sasayama Kobiki Uta Shindaiyama Inekari Uta Joshu Mago Uta Suzuka Mago Uta Seicho Kariboshi Kiri Uta Seicho Noto Funakogi Uta Soma Nagareyama Takase Funauta Tanba Umakata Bushi Tsugaru Kobiki Uta Tsugaru Taue Uta Tsugaru Yama Uta Tsukuba Kobiki Uta Tsukuba Yama Uta Dochu Umakata Bushi Tokachi Uma Uta Natsu no Yama Uta Nanbu Ushi Oi Uta Nanbu Kobiki Uta Nikko Yama Uta Hakone Mago Uta Hazetori Uta Hyuga Kobiki Uta Biwako Funauta Ho-hai Bushi Misaka Mago Uta Miyagi Nagamochi Uta Miyagi Mago Uta Yamagata Ishikiri Uta Yoshino Ikada Nagashi Uta Yoshino Kobiki Uta Yodogawa Sanjikkoku-bune Funauta (1) Yodogawa Sanjikkoku-bune Funauta (2) This is a single item of the "Shakuhachi Collection" which only includes shakuhachi pieces. If you are interested in starting folk songs or find the melodies difficult, please take a look. We hope you will experience the wonder and joy of singing Japanese folk songs. ★ We offer combined shipping. (We are selling other items in the same series! Please refer to the individual pages on the Yurimama listing page for the song titles in each collection.) If you would like to combine shipping, please contact us via the comment section with the titles of the books you need before purchasing to avoid duplicate shipping charges. We will recalculate the price as a set and list it on a separate page for you to purchase. [We also have a 10-book set for 10% off (free shipping), so please take a look if you're interested.]