Tag Archives: Japanese music

2019 International Summer School for Japanese Traditional Musical Instruments

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Travis

(reposting from Society for Ethnomusicology listserve) Seiha Hôgaku-kai, one of the most prestigious koto schools in Japan, is holding its third International Summer School for teaching Japanese traditional instruments in English. Date: July 29 to August 3, 2019. Place: Seiha … Continue reading →

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Workshop: PENDULUM 3 (Japanese music)

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Paula

KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS RESEARCH CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC PENDULUM 3 邦楽　HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大 AN INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE IN JAPANESE MUSIC AUGUST 15-17, 2017 This three-day intensive course in Japanese music PENDULUM 3 is being offered for the third … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Japanese Music in Kyoto August 2016　

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Paula

KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS RESEARCH CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC PENDULUM II 邦楽　HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大 AN INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE IN JAPANESE MUSIC AUGUST 16-18, 2016 Following a successful inaugural course last year, PENDULUM II is now being planned … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Intensive summer program in Japanese music

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Paula

邦楽　HŌGAKU @ KYOTO GEIDAI 京都芸大 This INTENSIVE THREE-DAY COURSE ON JAPANESE MUSIC will be offered at the Kyoto City University of Arts fromAUGUST 18-20, 2015. It will introduce many of the genres of traditional Japanese music that have been transmitted to … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Compose Your Own J-Pop Songs

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Travis

Thanks to RocketNews24, we now have a nice system for composing your own cheesy J-pop lyrics! Just follow the boxes, and make some choices 🙂 Fuller explanation & translation of the chart at RocketNews.

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Live Webcast of Biwa Master Yoko Hiraoka performing Tale of the Heike

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Paula

Information from the Illinois Japan Performing Arts Network website. This is a chance to see traditional Japanese performance that’s not to be missed! — Friday, April 29, 5:30 PM Central Daylight Time Yoko Hiraoka Heike Biwa Peformed LIVE at Wittenberg University Viewable … Continue reading →

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