KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS
RESEARCH CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC
邦楽 HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大
INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE IN JAPANESE MUSIC
AUGUST 18-20, 2015
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, and students planning to study abroad who want to know something about their ‘own’ music as well as western music.
The major genres include gagaku, shōmyō, and shakuhachi and koto music. The narrative genres of heike and jōruri and their place in the nō, bunraku and kabuki theatres will be introduced. Practical encounter with some genres during learning sessions, and an evening concert will be included.
Assessment requirements (if taken for credit)
| Attendance and participation | 50% |
| Two mini-reports presented in class | 30% |
| One 1500-word essay, due September 30 | 20% |
The course will be conducted in English with some Japanese as needed. Location: Kyoto City University of Arts, Shin-kenkyū building, 7th Floor
Cost
5,000 yen (payable in cash at the commencement of the course)
Recommended reading
Bonnie C. Wade, Music in Japan: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. Oxford University Press, 2004. (Paperback) To be purchased in advance on Amazon.
References
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Schedule
There will be two sessions per day over three days.
Morning session 10:00-13:00
Afternoon session 14:00-17:00
(The following schedule may be adapted depending on the interests of participants.)
Revised(2015/07/30)
| 18 Tuesday火曜日 | 19 Wednesday水曜日 | 20 Thursday木曜日 | |
| 10:00 | Overview of Japanese music 日本音楽とは何か Gagaku 雅楽 | Story-singing with biwa: Heike, Satsuma and Chikuzen biwa 語り物：琵琶による平家、薩摩と筑前琵琶 |
Jōruri in the kabuki theatre: tokiwazu-bushi 浄瑠璃と歌舞伎： 常磐津節 |
| 11:30 | Shōmyō 声明 |
Noh 能楽 |
Instrumental session 実技 |
| 13:00 | Lunch break 休憩 | ||
| 14:00 | Jiuta, koto and shakuhachi 地唄箏曲、尺八楽 | Jōruri in the puppet theatre: gidayū-bushi 浄瑠璃と文楽：義太夫節 | Nagauta 長唄 |
| 15:30- 17:00 |
Instrumental (koto or shakuhachi) 実技（箏・尺八） |
Instrumental session 実技 |
Naniwa-bushi 浪花節 |
| 18:00 | Concert 演奏会 | ||
HOW TO APPLY
Registrations must be received by Friday July 31 by email.
Payment will be made on the first day of the course, August 18, between 9:00 and 10:00.
Registration form can be found on the website. Contact form
Enquiries and registration: public@kcua.ac.jp
Enquiries can also be made to the course convenor, Alison Tokita: tokita@kcua.ac.jp