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 worlds largest musical competition, it attracts 14,000 bands and well over 500,000 competitors. The books insigh...
| Main Author: | Hebert, David G. |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer Science+Business Media B.V.,
©2012.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2012] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvii, 287 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Landscapes ;
9. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Part I.A Social History of Wind Bands in Japanese Schools
- The Worlds Finest School Bands and Largest Music Competition
- Where are These Bands From? An Historical Overview
- Part II. An Ethnography of Wind Bands in Japanese Schools
- An Invitation to the Tokyo Middle School
- The Band Rehearsal Ritual and Its Participants Instruction in the Japanese School Band
- Scenes from the 50th AJBA National Band Competition
- Winning in Band: Views from Beneath and Within
- Winning in Band: Views from Above and Beyond
- Japanese Composers and Wind Band Repertoire
- Leadership and Duty in the Ensemble
- Cooperative Learning and Mentorship in Band
- Organizational Training of the Japanese Band Director
- Corporate Giants: Yamaha and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
- Metaphors of a Japanese Band Community
- Musical Identity in the Band: Social Class and Gender
- National Identity in the Japanese School Band
- Ensemble Ethos: Theorizing Cultures of Musical Achievement Conclusions Afterword Glossary Name Index.