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KADON LIVE WORKSHOP - Introduction to Edo Bayashi


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KADON LIVE WORKSHOP - Introduction to Edo Bayashi

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More info and registration:
https://kadon.com/kadon-live-introduction-to-edo-bayashi-workshop-with-eien-hunter-ishikawa/

Video about the workshop:
https://youtu.be/3zk16LBrheA

Class Dates
November 30
December 7
December 14
December 21

All 4 classes will be recorded and made available to registered participants until January 21.

This class is an introduction to Edo Bayashi, the traditional festival music of Tokyo. The Edo Bayashi ensemble consists of two shimedaiko, one odaiko, one atarigane, and one shinobue. In this session, we will start with a focus on the shimedaiko part and then branch out to some of the simpler patterns of the odaiko and atarigane. The Wakayama Ryu Edo Bayashi repertoire consists of many pieces and you will learn sections of Yatai and Nageai (Mikoshi Bayashi), two pieces that represent the festive feeling of this music. We will focus on the use of kuchishoga (vocal patterns) to learn the rhythms and to understand the interplay of the different parts. You will also learn about the history and context of Edo Bayashi in relation to Wakayama Shachu, Kyosuke Suzuki sensei, and Tokyo’s famous festival Sanja Matsuri. The workshop material is designed to work for beginners and for people with experience.

More Edo Bayashi info:
https://www.eienhunterishikawa.com/blog/my-edo-bayashi-year-2018

https://www.eienhunterishikawa.com/blog/japan-trip-part-1

Later Event: December 19
Natto Time Hangout