Wind Bands and Cultural Identity in Japanese Schools

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 insi...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hebert, David G. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Σειρά:Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, 9
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Foreword
  • Part I: A social history of wind bands in Japanese schools. Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Where are these bands from?
  • Part II: An ethnography of wind bands in Japanese schools. Chapter 3: An invitation to the Tokyo middle school
  • Chapter 4: The band rehearsal ritual and its participants
  • Chapter 5: Instruction in the Japanese school band
  • Chapter 6: Scenes from the 50th AJBA national band competition
  • Chapter 7: Winning in the band: Views from beneath and within
  • Chapter 8: Winning in the band: Views from above and beyond
  • Chapter 9: Japanese composers and wind band repertoire
  • Chapter 10: Leadership and duty in the ensemble
  • Chapter 11: Cooperative learning and mentorship in band
  • Chapter 12: Organizational training of the Japanese band director
  • Chapter 13: Corporate giants
  • Chapter 14: Metaphors of a Japanese band community
  • Chapter 15: Musical identity in the band
  • Chapter 16: National identity in the Japanese school band
  • Chapter 17: Ensemble ethos
  • Chapter 18: Conclusions
  • Afterword
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.