Practical experience course
May 25, 2024 – July 13, 2024 Takinogawa Kaikan, Kita-City, Tokyo
Rehearsal for performance
July 20, 2024 – July 27, 2024 Takinogawa Kaikan, Kita-City, Tokyo
Performance
August 3, 2024 Takinogawa Kaikan Hall Momiji, Kita-City, Tokyo

Hands-on experience event
Koto/Shakuhachi (choose either instrument)

Number of practical skill sessions per participant (including presentation/rehearsals for presentation)
11 sessions

Principal instructor
Mako Aoki, Yuko Kikunagi, Norika Suzuki, Nanako Takakura (Koto)
Douju Kasahara (Shakuhachi)

Event features
To make it easier for beginners to take part, the course covers pieces of music that are familiar to people of all ages and that widely use scales and basic playing techniques unique to Japanese musical instruments.
We provide a program tailored to each participant with the aim of providing three months of hands-on experience, after which participants become competent enough to be able to showcase what they have learned at a final presentation. At the same time, by combining individual lessons and group lessons, we provide instruction tailored to each participant’s age and status, deepening each person’s understanding of the instrument.

Publicity methods for the recruitment of participants (collaboration, cooperation, networking, etc.)
In addition to posting information on Tsurukororin’s Instagram, newsletter, and information website, we will distribute recruitment flyers to cultural facilities in Kita-ku.

Ways to enable participants to continue with practical skills experience (other than programs covered by this grant) after the end of the event
Tsurukororin members regularly hold performances and workshops, and some own rehearsal spaces for which we can provide information to anyone interested. Additionally, for participants who find it difficult to continue attending practice sessions in person, we provide services such as online lessons and the arrangement of instrument rental.