1. Music of India and Japan

2.  Based on Concepts  Ragas: Concept of melodies  Talas: Concept of rhythms

3.  5 notes that melodies are based on  Originally associated with the time of the day or seasons-certain ragas are only performed during certain seasons in India  Contains general rules of how to build a melody-tells when to raise and lower notes

4.  Means clap  Basis of rhythmic patterns  Played in cycles  Each tala can have its own amount of beats in its cycle

5. Tablas Comes in set Plays talas only http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joyk _EMtzn0

6.  Plays ragas and talas  Played sitting down

7. Plays the drone sustained note

8. Indian flute Similar to a recorder

9.  Mastar Sitar player  Anoushka Shankar- Ravi’s daughter  Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- KXk_8_8oLY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- KXk_8_8oLY&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcVRAA4m 8Q&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcVRAA4m 8Q&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duIhFMYXwQ A&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duIhFMYXwQ A&feature=related

10.  Traditional Japanese music  Gagaku  Means elegant music  Court music  Wasn’t allowed to be performed before the public until the 1900’s. Was only performed before the Emperor.  Based on a 5 note (pentatonic) scale

11.  Koto 13 string guitar like instrument Shakuhachi Japanese flute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJrDFKaM-Mk Hichiriki Japanese oboe Taiko drum Gong Sho mouth organ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN3d6NfKFac&feature=related

12.  Means drum  Can be high pitched or low pitched because they vary in size  Formed as ensemble performance in 1951  Was also used in martial art forms  Are also performed with dramatic movements  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcdw0 XhUJU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhcdw0 XhUJU&feature=related

13.  Karaoke started in  1971 by Daisuke Inoue in Japan  Pop influenced Japanese music  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrCEH42PXW4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrCEH42PXW4  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYoXxrZJ30&fe ature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYoXxrZJ30&fe ature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p- lpZr0U0O8&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p- lpZr0U0O8&feature=fvw  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSobb9w_4JE&fe ature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSobb9w_4JE&fe ature=related