JFMF Cultural Education DVD Series
JFMF CULTURAL EDUCATION DVD SERIES
DVD#1: TAIKO DRUMMING LESSON AND TEACHER INSERVICE CONDENSED
DVD#2: TAIKO DRUMMING LESSON AND TEACHER INSERVICE #1
DVD#3: TAIKO DRUMMING LESSON AND TEACHER INSERVICE #2
DVD#4: KABUKI PRESENTATION AND PERFORMANCE
DVD#5: KYOGEN PRESENTATION AND PERFORMANCE
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This series of six DVDs provides in-depth information and demonstrations of the Taiko Drumming, Kabuki and Kyogen art forms.
DVD CATALOG
JFMF CULTURAL EDUCATION DVD #1:
TAIKO DRUMMING LESSON AND TEACHER INSERVICE CONDENSED
Moko Igarashi, Taiko Drum Instructor and Clinician
Contents:
• Moko Igarashi leads a class of students, ages 6-18 (plus two parents), at the American Embassy School in Tokyo as they perform a song entitled, Running Horse.
• The same class rearranges the drums and plays another selection, entitled Dragon vs. Tiger.
• Two high school students, two parents, and the instructor perform a much more difficult selection, Drum Machine, which was written specifically for this particular ensemble.
• Students from Ms. Igarashi’s class and some of the American teachers receive a lesson on the taiko drum selection: Storm Mountain.
(Excerpts of the lesson are included. The unabridged footage is found in
the JFMF Cultural Education DVD #2: Taiko Drumming Lesson and
Teacher In-service #1.)
• The instructor and two students perform Storm Mountain for the camera, with the purpose of it being used to teach a class how to play the piece themselves.
• A parent explains the titles of the selections in Japanese.
Languages Spoken: Mostly English; some Japanese
November 20, 2004
34 min.
JFMF CULTURAL EDUCATION DVD #2:
TAIKO DRUMMING LESSON AND TEACHER INSERVICE #1
Moko Igarashi, Taiko Drum Instructor and Clinician
Contents:
• This DVD contains the unabridged footage of the lesson given by Moko Igarashi at the American Embassy School in Tokyo on Saturday, November 20, 2004.
• All lessons and Taiko drum selections which involve the Embassy School students are included.
• Descriptions of drums, setting up procedures, and introductions of students and parents are also included.
• Transitional time is left uncut in order to show a comprehensive example of a music lesson taught by a Japanese teacher.
Languages Spoken: Mostly English; some Japanese
November 20, 2004
58 min.
JFMF CULTURAL EDUCATION DVD #3:
TAIKO DRUMMING LESSON AND TEACHER INSERVICE #2
Moko Igarashi, Taiko Drum Instructor and Clinician
Contents:
• This DVD is a continuation of the FMF Cultural Education DVD #2: Taiko Drumming Lesson and Teacher In-service #1.
• Unabridged footage from the moment the Embassy School students leave until the end of the in-service is included, including all Taiko drumming selections taught to the American teachers, and including Moko Igarashi’s teaching video of Storm Mountain.
Languages Spoken: Mostly English; some Japanese
November 20, 2004
100 min.
JFMF CULTURAL EDUCATION DVD #4:
KABUKI PRESENTATION AND PERFORMANCE
Mark Oshima, presenter
Contents:
• Extensive PowerPoint presentation on the history, music, instrumentation and costuming of Kabuki dancing, while a colleague demonstrates how to put on the makeup and costume (79 min.)
• Performance of a Kabuki dance (10 min.)
Languages Spoken: English
November 19, 2004
89 min.
JFMF CULTURAL EDUCATION DVD #5:
KYOGEN PRESENTATION AND PERFORMANCE
Don Kenny, actor and presenter
Contents:
• Mr. Kenny performs a Kyogen monologue entitled, The Sightseer, in English, and in costume (10 min.)
• Lecture on the different types of traditional Japanese theatre, including puppet theatre, followed by a narrowing of the focus to Kyogen, including information about the masks and the specific plays in which they are used.
Languages Spoken: English
November 17, 2004
31 min.
