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This is a Koten piece from the Taizan Ha school .

Hi Fu Mi Cho (Taizan Ha) appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Art of the Shakuhachi Vol I  (Listen)	Mitsuhashi Kifu
Hifumi-cho is, like Choshi, a take-shirabe, a piece of an introductory nature, but it too has evolved into something of an independent composition. Hifumi-cho was introduced to the Kyoto Myoanji temple around 1895 by Higuchi Taizan (1856-1914), a player of the Kinko school in Tokyo. Hifumi means ‘one two three,’ implying a beginner's first steps; cho (or shirabe) means ‘mode’ or more literally ‘exploration.’ This piece is often the first music a novice learns, both in the Kinko and Myoanji schools. Hifumi-cho is characterized by a melody that remains entirely within the lower octave of the instrument. For this reason the mood of the composition is very calm.
Ichion Jobutsu  (Listen)	Matsumoto Kyozan
Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shu - 1  (Listen)	Takeuchi Chiko
Meianji Shoden Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shu 01  (Listen)	Yoshimura Soshin Fuan
Myoan Sanjunana Sei Tanikita Muchiku Shu - 1  (Listen)	Tanikita Muchiku Roan
Standing Waves (CD)