Although Ikuta Kengyo is credited for performing the ensemble of shamisen (three-stringed Japanese banjo) (jiuta - traditional songs with shamisen accompaniment) and Soh, such performance seems to have been conducted by other schools as well.
生田検校は三味線（地歌）と箏を合奏させた功績が大きいと言われて来たが、これも実際には諸流派でも行なわれたらしい。