MUSIC
Center for Music Research
The center comprises the following research facilities: (1) Music Reference Room, which serves as a resource for both staff and students. The room contains reference books, journals and numerous recordings; (2) Listening Room, consists of a comprehensive selection of audio equipment; (3) Acoustics Laboratory, a research facility. Current projects include research into pitch and timbre of the voice and musical instruments, the acoustics of performance space and electronic acoustics; and (4) Koizumi Fumio Memorial Archives, which contains materials relating to the study of ethnomusicology. The archives houses the Koizumi collection of Asian and African musical instruments and a large selection of ethnomusicological reference sources and sound recordings.
Training Center for Foreign Languages and Diction
Established in 1978, the center serves as an all-purpose language center. The center provides tuition for students in foreign languages. Training is also provided for vocal students in areas such as declamation and pronounciation.
The center also provides audio-visual recording facilities for students. Research is conducted into the analysis of language, voice and acoustics. Language classes are given by native speakers on both a group and individual basis.
Non-Degree Performance Course
This is a two-year non-degree course. Small number of students, admitted by entrance examination, are given individual instruction on their chosen instruments or musical genres, including composition, vocal music, piano, organ, string and wind instruments and percussion; traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, the koto, and the shakuhachi; music of the noh theater and traditional Japanese dance. A certificate is awarded on successful completion of the course.
Senior High School of Music
This high school is affiliated to the Faculty of Music. The school offers a rounded curriculum with an emphasis on music. Specialist music courses, taught mainly by the music faculty staff, include history and theory of music, and musical performance.
