Classroom for Experiencing Traditional Japanese Music: Soh, Noh, Utai, and Biwa
Business Overview
*Outline
In this project, under the guidance of a professional performer, each class will hold a course in which students can experience the basic methods of playing traditional Japanese music and musical instruments using staff notation and musical scores. In addition to experiencing techniques and actions, the course was designed to teach students from various perspectives, including the history and spirituality of music and musical instruments. A recital was held at the end of the class.
* Description
Soh experience (children, general, English classes) Lecturer: kotonos (Ehara Yumika, Komatsu Ami)
Noh and Utai experience classes (children, general) Lecturer: Shimizu Kanji
Biwa experience class (general) Lecturer: Sakata Miko, Assistant: Kubota Akiko
* Staff
Kurosaki Yaeko (Supervisor), Yamada Shinsuke and Nakagome Ryo (photos), Kuwata Kazunori (video), and others
- Period of Activity / Project
- [So experience] Saturday, February 7, 2026, 8th (Sun), 11th (Wed and Holiday)
[Noh and chant experience] Saturday, February 21, 2026, 22nd (Sun), 23rd (Mon and Holiday)
[Biwa experience] Saturday, February 28, 2026, Sunday, March 1 - Venues
- Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward)
Profile
[General Incorporated Association Monten]
Since its opening in 1989, Monchu Ceiling Hall, the predecessor of Ryogoku Monten Hall, has enthusiastically introduced and performed various music and performances from traditional to pioneering modern music.
In 2013, he moved to Ryogoku and established the general incorporated association Monten. As a new art space, it strives to provide high-quality music experiences and cultivate a wide audience under the theme of "traditional and contemporary". Experimental events are always held to create a new culture.