WIND BANDS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN JAPANESE SCHOOLS by David G. Hebert ( 9789400721777 )

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Title:

WIND BANDS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN JAPANESE SCHOOLS

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

9400721773

ISBN 13:

9789400721777

Publisher:

SPRINGER

Pub. date:

20 October, 2011

Edition:

2012

Series:

Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education 9

Pages:

290

Description:

This detailed, intimate volume tells the story of the world's largest musical competition, Japan's All-Japan Association contest, which has over 500,000 participants. It also examines music pedagogy in Japan and explores its influence on cultural identity.

Synopsis:

This well researched volume tells the story of music education in Japan and of the wind band contest organized by the All-Japan Band Association. Identified here for the first time as the world's largest musical competition, it attracts 14,000 bands and well over 500,000 competitors. The book's insightful contribution to our understanding of both music and education chronicles music learning in Japanese schools and communities. It examines the contest from a range of perspectives, including those of policy makers, adjudicators, conductors and young musicians. The book is an illuminating window on the world of Japanese wind bands, a unique hybrid tradition that comingles contemporary western idioms with traditional Japanese influences. In addition to its social history of Japanese school music programs, it shows how participation in Japanese school bands contributes to students' sense of identity, and sheds new light on the process of learning to play European orchestral instruments.

Illustrations:

XVIII, 290 p.

Publication:

Netherlands

Imprint:

Springer

Returns:

Returnable

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