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日本人が大切に弾き継いできた「箏」の音は、世界中の人の心にも響くはず。もっと広く世界の皆さんにも知ってほしい。そして、弾いてほしいー。 Global KOTO Music...
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February 16, Online Masterclass “Raden”
Guest Speaker: Chieko Fukunaga in cooperation with Curtis Patterson and the Yokohama International School After Masterclass Series No.1, we are pleased to have Master Cheko Fukunaga back to teach us the ensemble piece "Raden." Composed by Master Tadao Sawai in 1960,...
June 9, 2024 -Online master class “Tori no Youni -Like a Bird”
Global Koto Music Network is pleased to announce the first in a series of online master classes, “Tori no Youni -Like a Bird” with Ms. Chieko Fukunaga! Since graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1974. Chieko has been performing,...
KotoKottoN’s performance at Japanese Cultural Festival, National University of Singapore
Hello from Singapore! ✨✨✨ We are KotoKottoN, a koto ensemble based in the National University of Singapore (NUS) founded in 2009 by Kitai Saeko sensei, a Japanese language instructor at NUS Centre Language of Studies and a qualified koto instructor from Sawai Koto...
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Introduction of String Tightener “Hime” | Solution for a Broken Koto String
Hi, Koto Learners! Have you ever had your koto string suddenly break? Have you ever been in a situation where you couldn’t fix it? Well, here’s some good news for you! Introducing the "Hime" string tightener for koto, exclusively produced by Nakao Gakki Shop in...
Playing Specially-composed Koto Piece with Kazue Sawai
A Japanese koto player, Yasuko Sato, is offering a musical score and sound data to anyone who are interested to perform.
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