Playing Japanese Koto music

http://tokyokawaiietc.com
I am playing Koto, Rokudan no shirabe (only the first part) for the new year 2010! I played it for the first time in over 25 years absence, since I first played it at 6. I couldn't find the musical score, a tool to use for tuning, and best sized "Tsume" for my fingers. My memory was all I could count on. So it's possible I am making mistakes, skipping some parts, or playing the music in a bit wrong way, but...I can say that I'm doing pretty well when I think of this as only the 2nd time since my 6 years old.
It's getting too long, and I'll contimue it to my blog.

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• Koto
• Rokudan
• traditional Japanese music

[randykeythortonrko]

kore wa koto desu ka? :)

[TokyoKawaiiEtc]

@randykeythortonrko hai sou desu. :) kore wa koto desu.

[antigen4]

Beautiful and haunting music... thank you for this.... we are in your debt.

[TokyoKawaiiEtc]

@antigen4 Thank you. Wow...I'm impressed. ^ ^

[Maricr1993]

Bravo!! I like it!!

[TokyoKawaiiEtc]

@Maricr1993 Thanks! There's a new one that is improved from this video. Please also check it out in my channel. (the newest video) :) Hope you like it more!

[adiwawanarino]

Maybe she playing Koto and eat Sushi :)

[AHotBowlOfZombieSoup]

lol u call that a mess? pfft girl, that's clean as anything

[acdsabolevaa]

I think they can be called koto-nails/picks ^^

[TheAkiameYatsuki]

Rokudan no Shirabe is one of Yatsuhashi Kengyo's famous pieces. It was originally a soukyoku, a kind of chamber music with the koto playing the leading part, but nowadays the part of the koto is more widely known than the original. The music is made from six columns , and there are exactly fifty-two beats in each column, except for the first row, which has four beats more. Each column first begin slowly, and then gets faster and faster, but slows down to the original tempo at the end.

[TehLeek]

@funnybunny602 Very good performance. Also, you look quite beautiful.