Japanese Instrument.pptx

japanese instruments

1. JAPANESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

2. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONE)

3. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONE) ODAIKO (big drum)- the physical energy and sheer excitement of an odaiko performance is an integral part of many Japanese matsuri .

4. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONE) Tsuzumi (hourglass-shape) - 2 varieties, the smaller kotsuzumi and the larger otsuzumi . They are used in both noh and kabuki performances.

5. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONE) kotsuzumi – held on the right shoulder and the players akters the tone by squeezing the laces. otsuzumi – placed on the left thigh.

6. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONE) Tsuridaiko - a large hanging barrel drum

7. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS (MEMBRANOPHONE) Taiko - is a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety od musical genres.

8. STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONE)

9. STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONE) KOTO- 13 string zither, about two meters long and made of Paulownia wood - used in an ensemble in gagaku or as solo instrument. .

10. STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONE) Shamisen - plucked stringed instrument. -similar to that of a guitar/banjo. -the neck of the shamisen is fretless, and is slimmer than that of a guitar.

11. STRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONE) Biwa- Japanese short-necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling. - chosen instrument of Benten , the goddess of music, eloquence,poetry , and education in Japanese Shinto

12. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE)

13. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE) Shakuhachi - most famous flute made from bamboo. - has four/five finger holes on the front face and a thumbhole on the rear face.

14. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE) Nokan - a parallel, bamboo flute ( fue ) -the only melodic intrument used in noh

15. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE) Hichiriki - double reed japanese flute ( fue ) -used as one of two main melodic instruments in Japanese gagaku music

16. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE) Sho - Japanese free reed musical instrument that was introduced from China during the Nara period.

17. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE) Shinobue - also called takebue in the context of japanese traditional arts. - It is a Japanese transverse flute of fue that has a high-pitched sound.

18. WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE) Ryuteki - literally “dragon flute” is a Japanese transverse fue made of bamboo. - used in gagaku