Connection Between the Popularization of Music Culture, Mass Media Development during the 1930s and 1940s, and School Music

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531131
• 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: Wakayama University
• Principal Investigator: KAN Michiko 和歌山大学, 教育学部, 教授 (70314549)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 1930年代 / マスメディア / 絶対音感 / 和音感教育 / ピアノ教育 / 東京市 / 堺市 / 簡易楽器

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Media development in the 1930s and 1940s brought the following 3 things to the music culture and schools:
(1) Kokichi Oida and others created absolute pitch education tool for individuals in order to develop a music culture which would be on a par with the Western world.(2) Two public elementary schools in Tokyo used chord solfege based on absolute pitch for group education. It combined with the national defense policy and was made a part of Performing Art. Thus, absolute pitch education shifted its position from private to public education, which gave it validity and increased its influence.(3) Both musicians and educators publicized their views through group interest magazines, scores, and books. Mass Media in the 1930s and 1940s could serve not only a tool for policymakers but also as a way for individuals to subjectively express their opinions.

Free Research Field

社会科学