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

日本传统音乐教师培训计划的发展侧重于演奏古筝的一些经验，这将是一个问题，日本学生对西方音乐的感受比日本传统音乐更直接。所以我们有各种各样的教育实践，为了让学生理解，欣赏和直接感受日本传统音乐，这样他们就可以建立自己作为日本人的身份。本研究的目的在于开发学校教师训练计划，让教师选择日本传统乐器之一的古筝，让学生透过体验来欣赏日本传统音乐，并教导他们如何弹奏。本研究通过对实践结果的分析，明确了以下四点：1)琴的初学者（即只学过西洋音乐的音乐专业学生和教师），如果在学习时考虑到日本（传统）音乐与西洋音乐的差异，就有可能在短时间内了解琴的特点及其音色、琴的演奏姿势、琴的各种演奏方法等。2)通过制定学习计划，利用教材，短时间内学习与日本声音文化特点相关的各种独特的琴技，提高学习效果。3)琴学习者可以通过在课堂上充分利用2)提到的学习效果，向学生传授一些实用的琴技术和日本传统音乐。4)各种独特的琴法在学校教育中具有实用价值，成为中小学生音乐表达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.