‘Culture schools’ and music education in Japan

Description:

In the journal article, Music education at ’Culture Schools, Tadahiro Murao presents information on Culture Schools and music education in Japan. Culture Schools are very popular in Japan and students who attend these schools can be kids, adults, and even people who have retired. “Accordingly, culture schools can be regarded as a one of the life-long educational systems.”  Japanese traditional music classes are way more popular than western classes and most Culture Schools offer numerous classes on the Japanese traditional music styles. This article further refers to education teaching styles.

Evaluation:

The information Tadahiro Murao displays is legitimate considering he is a member of the Faculty at the Aichi University of Education in Japan. This journal article may be for someone interested in attending a Culture School, or someone who might compare this type of schooling to others. Considering that it offers material on systems in which traditional Japanese is taught currently as well as prior years, this article may be informative to any music teacher.

APA:

Tadahiro M. (2000). Music education at 'culture schools'.International Journal of Music Education, 35(1), 15-16.