Development of school teachers training program for Japanese traditional music focused on some experiences in playing the Koto

学校制定的日本传统音乐教师培训计划侧重于一些弹奏Koto的经验如果日本学生比日本传统音乐更直接地感受西方音乐，那将是有问题的。因此，我们进行了各种教育实践，让学生直接了解、欣赏和感受日本传统音乐，从而确立他们作为日本人的身份。本研究的目的是开发学校教师培训计划，通过选择日本传统乐器之一的古筝，教师可以让学生通过体验来欣赏日本传统音乐，并教他们如何演奏。本研究通过对实践结果的分析，明确了以下四点：1)对于古筝初学者(即只学习西方音乐的音乐专业的学生和教师)来说，如果他们在考虑到日本(传统)音乐和西方音乐的差异的情况下学习，可以在短时间内了解古筝及其音调的特点、演奏的姿势和各种古筝的演奏方法等。2)通过开发学习程序来提高学习效果。通过使用教材，他们可以在短时间内学习到与日本声音文化特点有关的各种独特的古筝技巧。3)通过在课堂上很好地利用2)中提到的学习效果，古筝学习者可以教给他们的学生一些实用的古筝技巧和日本传统音乐。4)各种独特的古筝演奏方法在学校教育中具有实用价值，成为中小学生在音乐表现和创作活动中有用的实用教材。

Development of school teachers training program for Japanese traditional music focused on some experiences in playing the KotoIt would be problematic that Japanese students feel Western music more directly than Japanese traditional music. So we have had various educational practices in order to have the students understand, appreciate and feel directly Japanese traditional music so that they could establish their own identity as Japanese.The purpose of this study is to develop school teachers training program by which choosing the Koto, one of the Japanese traditional instruments, teachers can have their students appreciate Japanese traditional music through experiencing it, and can teach them how to play it. The study makes clear the following four points through analyzing the practical results :1)It is possible for the beginners of the Koto (i. e., music-major students and teachers who studied only Western music) to understand for a short time the characteristics of the Koto and its tones, the posture in performing the Koto, various ways of playing the Koto and so on, if they learn taking account of the differences between Japanese (traditional) music and Western one.2)Learning effects increase by developing the program for learning, and by using the teaching materials through which they could learn for a short time various unique Koto techniques related to the characteristics of Japanese sound culture.3)It is possible for the Koto learners to teach their students some practical Koto-techniques and Japanese traditional music through making good use of the learning effects mentioned in 2) in their classrooms.4)Various unique ways of playing the Koto are of utility value in school education and become useful and practical teaching materials for elementary and junior high school students in musical expressions and creative activities.