Developing digital teaching materials for learning traditional Japanese music

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00478
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Learning support system
• Research Institution: Ibaraki University
• Principal Investigator: Kenji Tanaka 茨城大学, 教育学部, 教授 (10274565)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 音楽科教育 / デジタル教材 / 日本伝統音楽

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Using the knowledge and the methodology gained from Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research (no. 25540158), this study attempted to contribute to music education in Japan, developing digital teaching materials for learning traditional Japanese music. The teaching materials were created based on the following: 1) Classification of the traditional music into Gagaku, Sho-myou, Noh-gaku, Biwa-gaku, Shakuhachi-gaku, Jiuta-So-kyoku, Kabuki, Joruri and Folksongs, followed by the general outline; 2) Content collection and production, adding three dimensional information from the following point: music history, characteristic of music, musical instruments, explanation of rendition, performance, influence of oversees, recipient, and connection with Modern culture.

Free Research Field

音楽教育