2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The Promotion of Regional Traditional Japanese Music Education: A Case Study of the Utilization of Shamisen within Hanawa Bayashi
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21K12895
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| Research Institution | Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Keywords | Japanese Music Education / 三味線 / 花輪ばやし / Community Music Making |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Last year I worked on a more effective analysis of the modern compositions for traditional shamisen. The results of this analysis will be published as an article within Ziva Hudba (2021) . Moreover, these results became the base of a new musical composition for shamisen as part of a collaborative effort with a local writer and modern shamisen player and was premiered and recorded at The Hogaku Composers Alliance 2010 yearly concert (2021/10) and posted online.
The next big project was conducting fieldwork on Hanawa-bayashi in Akita prefecture. This included conducting multiple interviews, connecting with key people within the community and performers, and setting the groundwork for future fieldwork within the year. A major aspect of this fieldwork was collecting old recordings, 8mm film, multiple styles of notations, and documents for performance method analysis and comparison. The results of this work will add to the understanding of Hanawa-bayashi, create new possibilities for community music based off of traditional Japanese music, and become the base for a story-telling base music education system for shamisen. I also began learning another not well known traditional shamisen genre in Chiba called Mansaku-Odori. I am presently working with local musicians in Matsudo City to learn how to perform this traditional genre. Furthermore, in comparison to my research in Akita, I hope to start creating plans for new compositions for the community, and come up with solutions for the continued teaching of this disappearing music within Matsudo and the greater Chiba area.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Due to the pandemic it has been hard to travel abroad for academic presentations (as many got cancelled) as well as conduct fieldwork outside my home as most informants were unwilling to gather or have me travel to their location. Furthermore, Hanawa-bayashi, as well as most public performances and traditional music, hasn't been able to perform for over two years, limiting parts of my research and my ability to start working on data for the website. However, research has moved forward, new analytical methods for shamisen have been expanded upon, new compositions have been created, networking has expanded, and with being able to accomplish fieldwork in Akita in January, things are truly beginning to move at a better pace for this year. It is my plans to work quickly and get ahead this year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
1. Presentation at the 46th ICTM World Conference (Lisbon, 2022/7/21-27)「Japanese Community Festival Music as “High-Art”?: Influence of Archival Methods over the Diffusion of Hanawa-bayashi」and IMSEA (The Regional Association for East Asia of the International Musicological Society)(Daegu, 2022/10/21-23)「Japanese Festival Music as “High Cultural Art”?: Influence of Analytical Methods over the Diffusion, Interpretation, and Awareness of Hanawa-bayashi’s Musical Quality」.
2. Book chapter publication on the topic of shamisen's innate hybridity within contemporary music.
3. Expansion of new compositions with local authors, performers, and community members to show shamisen's possibilities as a storyteller in present-day utilizing its tradition.
4. Groundwork for an educational website on Hanawa-bayashi and shamisen.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to the present issues effecting the world, many planned conferences and events were cancelled, and the ability for me to travel to conduct fieldwork had to be delayed. Due to this, the results and data to be used for planned projects needed to be postponed. However, progress in fieldwork and collection of data has already began progressing forward, so this next year's plan is to use the left over money to start the projects that had to be postponed for this year, like begin designing a website, traveling abroad to present results, and start recording and documenting multiple shamisen performances and musics and posting them publicly.
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| Remarks |
This channel posts videos of my research results and activities
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