Research on activities for enjoying timbre in elementary school music

• Project/Area Number: 24531155
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Meisei University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAI Megumi 明星大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00308082)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 音楽科教育 / 音色 / 倍音 / 周波数解析 / 声紋分析 / 教材DVD / 小学校音楽科 / 聴く

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An action research in elementary music classes has been conducted to enhance the students’ sensitivity to timbre. The following findings are reported: (1) Activities such as “listen carefully to the sound - verbalize the feeling or express it through movement” are effective. When continually repeated, they enhance students’ awareness and sensitivity to timbre. (2) Visualization of the characters of various sounds by using spectrum analyzer or voiceprint analyzer is also helpful as a subsidiary measure.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 指導内容としての「音色」に関する研究―倍音構造の経時変化、ノイズ成分、共鳴等の概念を導入して― (2014)
  • Author(s): 阪井 恵
  • Journal Title: 学校音楽教育研究 Volume: 18 Pages: 122-123
• [Journal Article] 教育内容としての「音色」とその周辺 (2013)
  • Author(s): 阪井 恵
  • Journal Title: 季刊 音楽鑑賞教育 Volume: 14 Pages: 48-51
• [Presentation] Development of teaching method for enhancing sensitivity to timbre: Especially aiming at appreciation of Japanese traditional music (2014)
  • Author(s): Megumi Sakai
  • Organizer: International Society for Music Education
  • Place of Presentation: Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-21
• [Presentation] Development of Teaching Method for Enhancing Sensitivity to Timbre: Especially Aiming at Appreciation of Japanese Traditional Music (2014)
  • Author(s): Megumi Sakai
  • Organizer: International Society for Music Education, the 31th world conference
  • Place of Presentation: ブラジル ポルトアレグレ市 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
• [Presentation] 指導内容としての「音色」に関する研究―倍音構造の経時変化、ノイズ成分、共鳴等の概念を導入して― (2013)
  • Author(s): 阪井 恵
  • Organizer: 日本学校音楽教育実践学会
  • Place of Presentation: お茶の水女子大学
• [Presentation] 指導内容としての「音色」に関する研究―音色の地平を拡大することから見える可能性― (2013)
  • Author(s): 阪井 恵
  • Organizer: 日本音楽教育学会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前大学
• [Presentation] 〈音〉の感受を強化する指導が児童の多様な音楽への興味を誘発する可能性
  • Author(s): 阪井恵
  • Organizer: 平成24年度カワイサウンド技術・音楽振興財団助成研究講演会
  • Place of Presentation: アクトシティ浜松研修交流センター
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