古くから現在まで伝承されている日本の音楽とその近代的発展を、英語による講義で紹介します。英語で日本音楽をどう説明すればよいか、日本人と留学生が一緒に考えながら、手軽に日本の音楽文化について大まかな理解を得ることを目指します。
雅楽・声明・そして語りの音楽（平家・浄瑠璃）と演劇（能・文楽・歌舞伎）との関係や、器楽（三味線・箏・尺八）について講義に加え、体験的なワークショップを行います。

＊この講座は英語で行います。
The course will be conducted in English with some Japanese as needed.
English information is here.
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　This short-short course will introduce many of the genres of traditional Japanese music that have been transmitted to the present and are still actively performed. The course will also discuss the varied ways of experiencing musical modernity in the context of the overwhelming dominance of western music in Japan. It will provide an accessible overview of Japanese music culture for non-Japanese participants, including performers, composers and musicologists. It is also intended for Japanese participants who are interested in an international perspective on Japanese music.
　The major genres include gagaku, shomyo, and shakuhachi and koto music. The narrative genres of heike and jyoruri and their place in the noh, bunraku and kabuki theatres will be introduced. Practical encounter with some genres during learning sessions.