Sayuri Shirai: A discourse of body in self-determination for the learning of jazz improvisation

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K03530
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 01070:Theory of art practice-related
Research Institution	Tottori University
Principal Investigator	チャンチェオン・ジェン鳥取大学, 教育支援・国際交流推進機構, 教授 (40968351)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	jazz improvisation / disable / music learning / musical ability / creativity
Outline of Research at the Start	Sayuri Shirai (born 1998), a Down Syndrome Marimba player, left an impact on communities across cultures in the past five years. As the music instructors cum researcher, we advances the discourse of alternative creativity and proposes ideas to ease the social stigma on music education for PDA.