Japanese Taiko Drum Culture in Hawai' i : The Birth and Development of Hawai' i Matsuri Taiko

夏威夷的日本太极鼓文化：夏威夷松里太鼓的诞生与发展本研究报告了我在夏威夷进行的为期三年的和大鼓文化研究的结果。以下是我的研究总结：1.到目前为止，日本以外的和大鼓的研究主要集中在美国本土。本研究是第一次以和代歌在夏威夷的表演活动为研究对象，揭示了夏威夷作为美国本土与日本之间的中间地带以及具有独特音乐文化的夏威夷文化的特征。作为我的研究项目的一部分，我已经将200盘录像带转换成DVD格式，并对它们进行了清点，其中包括夏威夷松井太子和其他和代子团体在夏威夷的表演，他们与日本和美国大陆团体的互动，以及太子工作坊。这是关于夏威夷太极拳表演团体的诞生及其通过与日本和大陆团体的技术互动而发展到现在的宝贵文献。我还录制了Hawai‘i表演者的曲目，详细介绍了他们的特点，他们与其他个人和团体表演者的合作活动，以及他们的作曲方法。Hawai‘I中的乐队除了与日本和美国大陆乐队共享曲目外，还有自己的曲目。虽然新作品的创作是基于他们自己独特的想法，但作品使用了跨越地理界限和音乐流派的节奏和技术，但也保持了和代子乐团的共同表达。这表明和代子作为一种富有表现力的媒介的可能性。

Japanese Taiko Drum Culture in Hawai' i : The Birth and Development of Hawai' i Matsuri TaikoThis study reports the results of my three-year research project on wadaiko(Japanese taiko drum) culture in Hawai' i. The following are a summary of my research:1. To date, research on wadaiko ensemble drumming outside Japan has concentrated on activities on the US mainland. This study is the first to focus on wadaiko performance activities in Hawai' i. It demonstrates that characteristics of Hawai' i as being midway between the US mainland and Japan and as having unique musical cultures are revealed in Hawai' i wadaiko culture.2. As part of my research project, I have converted 200 videotapes covering performances of Hawai' i Matsuri Taiko and other wadaiko groups in Hawai' i, their interaction with Japanese and mainland US groups, and taiko workshops, into DVD format, and made an inventory of them. This serves as valuable documentation on the birth of taiko performing groups in Hawai' i and their development up to the present through technical interactions with Japanese and mainland groups.3. I have also recorded the Hawai' i performers' repertoire, detailing their characteristics, their collaborative activities with other individual and group performers, and their compositional methods. The groups in Hawai' i have their own compositions in addition to the repertoire shared with Japanese and US mainland groups. While the creation of new pieces is based on their own unique ideas, the compositions use rhythms and techniques which cross geographical boundaries and musical genres, and yet also maintain common expressions of wadaiko ensembles. This suggests the possibilities of wadaiko as an expressive medium.