We offer experiential lessons to learn how to play the traditional Japanese instrument, the koto.
The lesson video is available here.
https://youtu.be/hmY90BlA8-I
[What you can expect]
You can learn Koto’s history and culture.
You can learn the proper manner of playing the koto.
By the end of the lesson, you can perform a famous piece “Sakura.”
[Detail]
You shall be introduced to the Koto—Japan’s national musical instrument. You will briefly learn the instrument’s rich history and will get to touch and play the instrument themselves. You will be instructed in the proper manner of playing the koto—from setting up the instrument, playing with proper posture and technique, to reading koto notation. By the end of the lesson, you will have learned how to play your first koto piece: “Sakura Sakura.”
[Lesson flow]
1 : Greetings/Class Introduction
2 : Brief Koto Lecture & Video Watching
3 : Lesson Proper(Parts of the Koto, Tuning, Posture & Form, Tone, Koto Notation, etc)
4 : Sakura Sakura Performance