■　　N.R　 female　　age 31　   career 2 years 
She teaches me very carefully and patiently. It's good for me that she doesn't rush to do many songs, but she steadily teaches me one by one, so I can understand very deeply. For each lesson, she gives me homework which is appropriate for me on each step, so I can tell what I have to practice at home. Her instructions are very detail, for example, which muscle I have to use, exactly where and how I have to control my body, and so on. The more I take her lessons, the more I get higher motivation.

■　    I.Y　　female     age 36       career 16 years   professional vocalist and player
She knows well what and how to teach for each student, very easy to understand. She supports me to step up one by one steadily. She is very enthusiastic teacher as well as a good singer and player, I trust her and be able to keep it up.

■  OOMOTO  Tatsuya (Osaka)　　male    age 52       career 9 months
I enjoy her careful and kind teaching. I also enjoy to play with students, and to see them improving helps me to understand more.

■  Brenda Chen　(Taiwan)　female　　age 38　 
 I haven't studied Sanshin properly at all but have been playing w/t it for fun by myself for about 1 year. 
The trial class we had was much much better than I had anticipated. I only hoped I had more money and time to dwell on the teachings that day.

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Okinawan World Music Artist 
ARAGAKI Mutsumi　(vocal,sanshin,spoken word)

Official site  http://www.aragakimutsumi.com/ 
Face Book  https://www.facebook.com/aragakimutsumi

   Born in Okinawa, raised in Nagoya. Graduated from Osaka University of Foreign Studies, majoring in the African studies and Swahili. While in Osaka, she joined Kichieikai, the Okinawan traditional music school and association established by the classical music legend, Mr. Matayoshi Kasyou in 1931, and started studying both Nomura classical music※ and YARA folk music. 
 
   After finishing the college, she moved to Okinawa, her roots land, to continue her studies. She has worked as a  artisan of Sanshin,the three strings Okinawan traditional musical instrument, a sanshin teacher, a vocal trainer, and been performing as a sanshin artist and a vocalist for about 10 years. She has released CDs as the leader of an Okinawan folk music group "GARAMAN MIYARABI". Now as a solo artist, she is a songwriter, an arranger and a live musician who performs the one & only ,wild & sophisticated Okinawan World Music by integrating the great Okinawan traditional style with the contemporary sound which she so much adores. She loves Gospel, Blues, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, electronic music and the other ethnic music around the world especally African music.
 
   She was taught by Mr. YARA Tsuneo (vocal & sanshin), the head of Kichieikai who is the last pupil of the worldwide famous maestro Mr. FUKUHARA Chouki, and Mr. NISHIME Haruo as well as Ms.FUKUHARA Kyouko. In classical Ryukyu dance (Ryukyu-buyou) she was trained by Ms. NAKACHI Chieko, the head of Kyobu-Kai, who is the last pupil of Ms. FUKUHARA Kyouko. In addition, she was also trained by one of the greatest Jazz singers in Japan, Ms. YOSEYAMA Sumiko.
 
 

Appearances & Events
・Judge at the 46th “Shinsyun Minyou Kouhaku Uta Gassen” (RBC-TV)
・Guest speaker and performer at “Minyou no Hanataba” and “Homel de Konnichiwa” (ROK-Radio)
・Guest speaker and performer at “Uchina Biken” (FM Taman)
・In-store live at Ginza Washita Shop, the Okinawa prefecture organize shop.
・Live performance at Okinawa Fair (Kintetsu Department Store, Osaka),held by Okinawa  pref.
・Appearance on the cover of “Okinawa Graph” (an international magazine)
・TV interview ”L no Fuukei” (TBS)
・TV interview “Furusato Kikou” (Tokai TV)
・Newspaper interview ”Sanshin no Hi” (Okinawa Times)
・Newspaper interview “LEQUIO” (Ryukyu Shimpo)
・Featured interview on sanshin in the special10th anniversary edition of Uruma Magazine
・Contributed article in “Seidoku Udoku” (Ryukyu Shimpo) link
・Live performance on "Naha Jazz"   Aragaki Mutsumi feat. Don Kubota
・Live performance on "Haisai Ichi"    Aragaki Mutsumi Project 





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Super-practical ! How to perform attractively with Okinawan Vocal & Sanshin 
～The secrets of increasing the expression skills 10 times more～

You can learn from the basics to the masters’ techniques and spirit,
and enjoy learning Sanshin in a creative and a easy-to-understand way.

While teaching you the fundamental vocal skills, I'll teach you the method of shaping the particular singing voice of Okinawan traditional music, and how to play sanshin with rich sound and expressions. 
Also beginners are welcome.


You can learn...
●How to understand the sanshin music score.
●How to make rich and beautiful sound with your sanshin.
●How to play a song with dynamics.
●How to use your fingers and hands for subtle expressions.
●How to make your voice.
●The meaning of the Ryuka, the Okinawan traditional style of poet.
●The background of the songs.
●To listen to the masterpieces.

ARAGAKI MUTSUMI Okinawa Sanshin School

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