In the so music of the Yamada school, some pieces are played with (played in turn, i.e., exchange of performances) the music of joruri such as the Icchubushi (a school of joruri), a different genre from sankyoku.
山田流箏曲は曲により三曲外のジャンルである一中節などの浄瑠璃と合奏(交互演奏。掛け合いという)することがある。