Sunayama (Sand Dunes) 砂山

Konnnichiwa! This is a very beautiful Japanese song composed by Mr. Shinpei Nakayama. It’s a good song to practice both ryo on and kan on.

• Difficulty Level (4 being the hardest): 2 (Somewhat Easy)

• Contains both ryo on and kan on

• Contains kan on 5, which might be challenging

• Sheet music contains western style notation for 6 hon choshi, but if you use the Japanese fingering numbers, you can use any hon choshi.

• To learn how to read Japanese finger numbers, watch this video: https://youtu.be/hbj6opXnf9I

Here is how you can play this piece with shinobue.

I also created a piano accompaniment karaoke.

• The first 10 seconds is silent so you have time to pick up your shinobue and get into the playing posture.

• Use 6 hon choshi for karaoke.

Here is a video of me performing this piece as a sample using my karaoke.

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