MUSIC
Music & Rhythms TOKYO KIDS
Let’s enjoy a concert with handcrafted musical instruments!
From 2009 Concert
Synopsis
Under the direction of Ondengoza and the Bamboo Orchestra, performing musicians who are making an impact the world over, children will have an opportunity to participate in a nature workshop where they will make their own musical instruments from bamboo, and use the instruments to create their own music. Venues for our third “Music & Rhythms TOKYO KIDS” will include Takao in Hachioji-shi, areas in the vicinity of Odaiba Kaihin Koen (Odaiba Seaside Park) in Daiba, Minato-ku, and of Setagaya Park in Setagaya-ku. These three locations with their lush greenery are perfect settings for workshops featuring the creation of natural musical instruments and performance. Professional musicians and performers and local groups representing different genres will join the children at the world music festival in the finale.
Schedule
Saturday, August 21 – Sunday, September 26, 2010
Venues
Takaonomori Wakuwaku Village
Ikejiri Elementary School 2nd Gym
Daiba Kumin Center
“Tomin Hiroba” (Citizen's Plaza) adjoining the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Ikejiri Elementary School 2nd Gym
Daiba Kumin Center
“Tomin Hiroba” (Citizen's Plaza) adjoining the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Target participants
Elementary or junior high school students: 480
*If applicants exceed availability, participants will be chosen by random drawing.
*If applicants exceed availability, participants will be chosen by random drawing.
Participation fees / How to participate
3,000 yen
You may apply online at the Music & Rhythms TOKYO KIDS official homepage or the Tokyo Culture Creation Project mobile website.
Homepage: http://www.station.li/music/ *Japanese only
Mobile phone:
You may apply online at the Music & Rhythms TOKYO KIDS official homepage or the Tokyo Culture Creation Project mobile website.
Homepage: http://www.station.li/music/ *Japanese only
Mobile phone:
Organizers
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), and Music & Rhythms TOKYO KIDS Executive Committee
Support
Hachioji City Board of Education, Setagaya City Board of Education, Minato City Board of Education, and Tokyo Kodomo-kai Rengo-kai
Cooperation
Takaonomori Wakuwaku Village, Kissport: Minato Sports, Community, Culture and Health Foundation
Contact
Music & Rhythms TOKYO KIDS Executive Committee Office
TEL: 03-3353-9927
http://www.station.li/music/
TEL: 03-3353-9927
http://www.station.li/music/
Program
Step 1: Let’s connect with nature! Let’s make musical instruments!
At this outdoor workshop children will stroll through nature looking for natural materials that emit sound. Using bamboo, nurtured by water, soil, and wind, they will make their own musical instruments.
≪Venues / Schedule≫
Takaonomori Wakuwaku Village (Hachioji-shi) / 8/21(Sat.), 22(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
Ikejiri Elementary School 2nd Gym (Setagaya-ku) / 8/28(Sat.), 29(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
Daiba Kumin Center (Minato-ku) / 9/4(Sat.), 5(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
*Participants can choose only one location and time from the list above.
≪Venues / Schedule≫
Takaonomori Wakuwaku Village (Hachioji-shi) / 8/21(Sat.), 22(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
Ikejiri Elementary School 2nd Gym (Setagaya-ku) / 8/28(Sat.), 29(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
Daiba Kumin Center (Minato-ku) / 9/4(Sat.), 5(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
*Participants can choose only one location and time from the list above.
Step 2: Let’s play together!
Using the musical instruments created in Step 1, children will compose and practice pieces with musicians as guest instructors. Playing their respective parts in concert, they will complete the piece titled “Wind of the Earth, from Tokyo.”
≪Venues / Schedule≫
Takaonomori Wakuwaku Village (Hachioji-shi) / 9/12(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
Daiba Kumin Center (Minato-ku) / 9/19(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
“Tomin Hiroba” (Citizen's Plaza) adjoining
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building / 9/20(Mon, N/H) 10:00 - 16:30
*Participants can choose only one location and time from the list above.
≪Venues / Schedule≫
Takaonomori Wakuwaku Village (Hachioji-shi) / 9/12(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
Daiba Kumin Center (Minato-ku) / 9/19(Sun.) 10:00 - 16:30
“Tomin Hiroba” (Citizen's Plaza) adjoining
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building / 9/20(Mon, N/H) 10:00 - 16:30
*Participants can choose only one location and time from the list above.
Step 3: Concert performance! (Rehearsal & Concert)
A public rehearsal will be performed by the participants along with professional and local musicians on the eve of the concert. The “Wind of the Earth, from Tokyo” concert will be performed by all participants and guest musicians on the last day.
≪Venues / Schedule≫
“Tomin Hiroba” (Citizen's Plaza) adjoining
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Rehearsal: 9/25(Sat.) 13:00 -17:00 (scheduled)
Concert: 9/26(Sun.) Time not yet determined (scheduled to end around 17:00)
*Participants will participate in both rehearsal and concert.
≪Venues / Schedule≫
“Tomin Hiroba” (Citizen's Plaza) adjoining
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Rehearsal: 9/25(Sat.) 13:00 -17:00 (scheduled)
Concert: 9/26(Sun.) Time not yet determined (scheduled to end around 17:00)
*Participants will participate in both rehearsal and concert.
