OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able

to:
 discuss briefly the nature of Japanese
music;
 appreciate the uniqueness and value of

the musical instruments of Japan;

 sing a particular Japanese song.
 Native Music of Japan

Japan is rich in native music
 it is sung in high-pitch voice.

 it’s meter is commonly duple

 it is accompanied by a musical

ensemble, which is “HAYASHI”

 HAYASHI

is a musical ensemble
comprises of major musical
instruments.
~Koto or guitar, Flute
and Drums
 KOTO

is played using a pick attached to the thumb,
index and middle fingers of the right hand of
the player
 the pitch of every string can be changed by
pressing the back of the bridge of the
instrument
 Koto is considered to be a refined instrument.
To be able to play this instrument is a badge of
high artistic caliber and an honor especially to
a Japanese woman.
Koto
 HICHIRIKI

is a small pipe used to play the
melody
 it is made up of bamboo with

nine holes and one thick double

reed attached to the mouthpiece
 SHO

it is an organ played by
blowing
 it has 17 reed pipes

 Sho can play different chords,

each chord consists of 5 or 6

tones
Shō
 KAKKO


is a drum shaped like a barrel,
both sides are covered by skin
and is played by beating both
sides with a stick.
 Two Basic Scales of
Japanese Music:

 “YO” and “IN”

~ the Japanese scale is
composed of five notes only:
DO, RE, MI, SOL and TI
 GAGAKU

means elegant, appropriate and refined
 in music it is refered to as the music of Haira
that is performed in the beautiful places of the
Kings
 Gagaku has been performed in ceremonies
and banquet of the Emperor since 1,200 years
ago
 the popularity of this music became
heightened because of its association with
celebrations of the elite in Japanese society.
 Types of Gagaku:


KANGEN - Instrumental Music
 BUGAKO - Music to accompany

dancing and songs; music for

ritual and ceremony of the Shinto
Religion
 Enumerate the Japanese
instruments we have discussed a
while ago.
 What is the meaning of Gagaku?

 What are the two types of

Gagaku?
 How can we play the Koto?

 What was Hichiriki made up of?

 ASSIGNMENT:
 Individually, look for 1 Japanese
“Anime” Music, and perform in
class.
 Research about “Kabuki” and

“No”. Kindly encode it.