A Survey of non-Western Music and Culture

 
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Presentation

Scale png - Pentatonic mp3

Koto Tuning graphic

Koto Building Instructions

Sakura with numbers - performance version

Instruments - Shamisen

 

Instruments - Shakuhachi

 

Instruments - Koto

 

Sakura, Sakura

Sakura notation

"Sakura" on 3 Kotos

 

Taiko Drums

 

SF Taiko

 

Burlington Taiko

 

Gagaku - Imperial Court Classical Music

(reed instrument is the Hichiriki)

 

Puppet Theater

 

Kabuki Theater

 

Kabuki Dance