著者

曽我 芳枝

出版者

社団法人日本体育学会

雑誌

体育学研究 (ISSN:04846710)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.2, pp.297-313, 2008

被引用文献数

1

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It is thought that the &ldquo;singing dance&rdquo;, a childcare technique advocated by Fr&ouml;bel, was first performed in Japan at Tokyo Women's Normal School Kindergarten, which was opened in 1876 (9th year of the Meiji era). The part played in its introduction by Clara Matsuno, the first senior kindergartner, Fuyu Toyoda, Hama Kondo and others was clearly recorded, but there has been little study of the role played by the <i>Reijin</i> (musicians) belonging to the <i>Gakubu</i> (Japanese Imperial Court Music Department), Board of Ceremonies, Imperial Household Ministry, to whom composition of <i>Hoiku-shoka</i> (childcare songs) was requested, especially in relation to &ldquo;singing dance&rdquo;.<br>In this study, the author attempted to clarify the creation process of the <i>Hoiku-shoka</i> by reference to the <i>Gagaku-roku</i> (The Official Document Of Japanese Imperial Court Music), preserved at the <i>Gagaku-ka</i> (Japanese Imperial Court Music Section) and <i>Shoryobu</i> (Archives and Mausoleum Department, Imperial Household Agency).<br>The research revealed the following facts:<br>1. Creation process of <i>Hoiku-shoka</i><br>1) Teaching place, schedule, honoraries to the <i>Reijin</i><br>2) There was selection examination for the songs chosen (composed) by Hama Kondo, a kindergartner.<br>3) There was a plan to publish the <i>Hoiku-shoka</i>, but its realization took a long time.<br>2. Introducing process of &ldquo;singing dance&rdquo;<br>1) The concerned <i>Reijin</i> not only composed but also choreographed <i>Tamigusa</i>.<br>2) <i>Shinado-no-kaze</i> (Wind of Shinado) was originally a &ldquo;singing dance&rdquo;.<br>3) At the <i>Gakubu-daienshukai</i> (Great recital of dance and music) held on 30th and 31st October, 1880 (13th year of Meiji), the <i>Gagaku-ka</i> was thought to have organized a performance of <i>Hoiku-shoka</i> by the students of Tokyo Women's Normal School and the children of its kindergarten.<br>These findings clarify the contribution of the <i>Reijin</i> of the <i>Gagaku-ka</i> to modernization of kindergarten education early in the Meiji era by not only selection of the <i>Hoiku-shoka</i> but also its involvement in choreography of the &ldquo;singing dance&rdquo; and its teaching.