It is said that Kengyo (the highest title of the official ranks within the Todo-za) ISHIMURA, among blind musicians, were the most involved in the improvement of shamisen, its development to art music, and the creation of jiuta.
とくに石村検校は三味線の改良、芸術音楽化、地歌の成立に大きく関わった盲人音楽家であろうと言われる。