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Tag Archives: participatory music
Participatory Music in Japan (Orff Echo and Multimedia Journal of Music Education)
The Orff Echo recently published a short reflection I wrote on participatory music experiences from my family’s time in Japan (2014-17). I negotiated the right to post the final piece on my university’s scholarly repository, and so anyone can now … Continue reading
Demonstration of fiddle/banjo for Pedagogies of Improvisation course
I teach a graduate course on pedagogies of improvisation in music learning, and we had a visit from Akihiro Uchida, a master old-time fiddle player based in Japan and the US, and with whom I often played while living in … Continue reading
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Tagged banjo, Hong Kong, old-time music, participatory music, participatory music education, presentation
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Hong Kong street karaoke
[Note: Here’s a piece in the Hong Kong Free Press about the street that takes into account some of the behind the scenes licensing and political dimensions of this particular public space.] Here is an early impression of the street … Continue reading
Hacking a karaoke club for a New Year’s Jam
Who doesn’t love karaoke? During my latest visit to a karaoke club in Tokyo the TV was off, the microphones were left in their holders, and the disco ball did not spin. Instead, a group of friends who all play American 0ld-time … Continue reading
Japanese participatory music: Ukulele sing-along
Singing and playing together is common in Japan, and the ukulele has become quite popular here. For the third year in a row, I took part in the Ukulele Welcome Party in Toyama, Japan. It takes time to learn the … Continue reading
Participatory music in Japan: Preschool marching band
Sports day, or undōkai (運動会), is a very important for participation and group cohesion. In Japan they exist at every school, and each neighborhood also has one in which people of every age participate together. The event typically weaves together music, dance, … Continue reading
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Tagged marching band, participatory music, participatory music education, preschool
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Participatory Music in Music Educators Journal
“Music Education for All through Participatory Ensembles,” [Open access version at UF Repository here] appears in the December 2015 issue of Music Educators Journal. The article presents ideas from my immersion in participatory music—in particular from a chance to learn alongside … Continue reading
Singing along in Japan
Singing together is an important part of life in Japan, and it is a delight to where participation is rich and frequent. Here’s a short performance I recently gave at a preschool festival. Without a rehearsal, we aimed for music … Continue reading
Participatory music in Japan: Homebrew ukulele edition
There is a depth of community and participatory events in Japanese schooling and society, the origins of which are hinted at in T. M. Luhrmann’s Op-Ed in the Times, “Why are Some Cultures More Individualistic Than Others?” My adventures in … Continue reading
Ukulele with Patch Adams: participatory music in action
I only now am finding time to note, in brief, a wonderful exchange I had last summer with the physician/activist/clown Patch Adams. A friend had given Patch the gift of a tie-dye patterned ukulele and asked me to help him … Continue reading
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Tagged Homebrew Ukulele Union, participatory music, patch adams, ukulele, ukulele music education
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