Kōji Matsunobu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3424501 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kōji Matsunobu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kōji |
| FAMILY NAME | Matsunobu |
| SIGNATURE | MATSUNOBU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Education University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6376-2553 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding Stages of Intercultural Awareness Through Music: A Case Study of Shakuhachi Localization in China
This research delves into the cultural interplay and exchange between China and Japan, viewed through the prism of the shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. Recently, China has witnessed a significant increase in the number of shakuhachi players, educators, and instrument makers, establishing it as the largest market for this musical instrument outside Japan. Underlying the shakuhachi’s emerging popularity in China is a shared narrative …
Understanding ethnic minority students’ motivations to pursue higher music education over time
This longitudinal case study aimed to explore changes in ethnic minority students’ motivations to pursue higher music education during the transition from high school to university. The participants were recruited from the Yi, Mongolian and Tibetan ethnic groups in a remote mountainous region of southwest China. Data were collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study indicated that the ethnic …
Qualitative analysis of university lecturers’ understanding and approaches of sight-reading teaching in China
Despite extensive research and applications of sight-reading instruction in Western countries, little is known about how sight-reading is perceived and taught in China. This paper bridges this gap by exploring the perceptions and teaching strategies of nine lecturers from six Chinese universities. Classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and video discussions were conducted to gather data. The lecturers shared their views on sight-read…
Facilitators and barriers to the Music College Entrance Examination among Chinese ethnic minority students
The question of how to better prepare ethnic minority students to access higher music education has raised concerns around the world in terms of educational equity and cultural diversity. In China, despite similar concerns, little is known about the preparation process and experiences of ethnic minority students to take the Music College Entrance Examination (MCEE). In this qualitative case study, we investigated the facilitators and barriers fac…
Reinventing folk instruments as educational tools: The case of the Shakuhachi
Reflecting their dominance within music education, most musical instruments used in schools are of Western origin. In stark contrast, the adoption of folk instruments for the purposes of facilitating students’ music-making and learning in the educational context is rarely encountered. This article reports the empirical data of a study in which a modified, 3D-printed instrument in the form of a shakuhachi was tested based on its usability in a cla…
Discussing a methodology for researching the long-term impact of music education: Drawing on learners’ memories and self-accounts
In this article, based on a longitudinal study that the author conducted in a primary school in Japan, a methodology for assessing the long-term impact of music education is discussed. With the intention of understanding the meaning of primary music education from the perspectives of the learners, retrospective data were collected from former primary school students who became university students. Methodological possibilities are discussed in the…
Nurturing student ethnic identity through culturally responsive music teaching in China
A multicultural approach has been advocated in school music education in China to heighten the sense of ethnic identity among students from diverse backgrounds, but research has shown that inadequate teaching approaches have been a major challenge in implementing multiculturalism. To facilitate students’ development of their sense of ethnic and cultural identity, international educators have advocated the use of culturally responsive teaching (CR…
Effects of an intercultural music course on adolescents’ intergroup attitudes in southwest China
The value of intercultural music learning on intergroup attitudes has been demonstrated in the literature, such as enhancing intercultural sensitivity and building interethnic friendships. However, the process by which intercultural music learning influences intergroup attitudes has not yet been illuminated. This study investigated the impact of an intercultural music course on intergroup attitudes among middle school students (N = 277) from Yi, …
Exploring the unmeasurable: Valuing the long-term impacts of primary music education
This study aims to explore the long-term impacts of primary music education in a progressive school in Tokyo where cooperative learning, democratic decision making, and mutual sharing of interests and purposes by students form the pedagogical basis. Establishing a causal relationship between music learning and its impact in later life is a challenging task, due to many confounding factors. Rather than looking for measurable effects, this study dr…
Music for life: A Japanese experience of spirituality, ageing and musical growth
This paper examines the role of musical engagement in later-life spiritual development and ageing. The nexus of music, spirituality and ageing has been relatively unexplored. Change of styles, means of expression and ways of engagement are among the transformation that older musicians often encounter. Based on an ethnographic study of Japanese music practitioners, the paper introduces a community music practice in which spiritual cultivation is a…
Musical Space, Time, and Silence in Qualitative Research: A Cross-Cultural Reflection
Musical interactions heighten our senses of space and time and ways to engage in each other. In this paper, I argue that sensory data gained through musical participation helps to understand the nature of human interactions in a given culture. This paper in particular draws on my experience of negotiating musical space and time in a cross-cultural context. Participants of different cultural groups showed distinctive ways to form a space for symbo…
Performing, Creating, and Listening to Nature through Music: The Art of Self-Integration
Research Article| December 01 2013 Performing, Creating, and Listening to Nature through Music: The Art of Self-Integration Koji Matsunobu Koji Matsunobu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Aesthetic Education (2013) 47 (4): 64-79. https://doi.org/10.5406/jaesteduc.47.4.0064 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Koji Matsunobu; Performing, Creating, and …
Spirituality as a Universal Experience of Music: A Case Study of North Americans’ Approaches to Japanese Music
Ethnomusicologists and music educators are in broad agreement that what makes each cultural expression of music unique are differences, not commonalities, and that these should be understood in culturally sensitive ways. Relevant to the debate was the emphasis on the socio-cultural context of music making over the traditional “sound-only” approach. In this study, North American practitioners of shakuhachi music provided a different angle on the v…
Japanese Spirituality and Music Practice: Art as Self-cultivation
Spirituality as a Universal Experience of Music: A Case Study of North Americans’ Approaches to Japanese Music
Ethnomusicologists and music educators are in broad agreement that what makes each cultural expression of music unique are differences, not commonalities, and that these should be understood in culturally sensitive ways. Relevant to the debate was the emphasis on the socio-cultural context of music making over the traditional “sound-only” approach. In this study, North American practitioners of shakuhachi music provided a different angle on the v…
Music for life: A Japanese experience of spirituality, ageing and musical growth
This paper examines the role of musical engagement in later-life spiritual development and ageing. The nexus of music, spirituality and ageing has been relatively unexplored. Change of styles, means of expression and ways of engagement are among the transformation that older musicians often encounter. Based on an ethnographic study of Japanese music practitioners, the paper introduces a community music practice in which spiritual cultivation is a…
Japanese Spirituality and Music Practice: Art as Self-cultivation
Spirituality as a Universal Experience of Music: A Case Study of North Americans’ Approaches to Japanese Music
Ethnomusicologists and music educators are in broad agreement that what makes each cultural expression of music unique are differences, not commonalities, and that these should be understood in culturally sensitive ways. Relevant to the debate was the emphasis on the socio-cultural context of music making over the traditional “sound-only” approach. In this study, North American practitioners of shakuhachi music provided a different angle on the v…
Performing, Creating, and Listening to Nature through Music: The Art of Self-Integration
Research Article| December 01 2013 Performing, Creating, and Listening to Nature through Music: The Art of Self-Integration Koji Matsunobu Koji Matsunobu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Aesthetic Education (2013) 47 (4): 64-79. https://doi.org/10.5406/jaesteduc.47.4.0064 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Koji Matsunobu; Performing, Creating, and …
Musical Space, Time, and Silence in Qualitative Research: A Cross-Cultural Reflection
Musical interactions heighten our senses of space and time and ways to engage in each other. In this paper, I argue that sensory data gained through musical participation helps to understand the nature of human interactions in a given culture. This paper in particular draws on my experience of negotiating musical space and time in a cross-cultural context. Participants of different cultural groups showed distinctive ways to form a space for symbo…
Music for life: A Japanese experience of spirituality, ageing and musical growth
This paper examines the role of musical engagement in later-life spiritual development and ageing. The nexus of music, spirituality and ageing has been relatively unexplored. Change of styles, means of expression and ways of engagement are among the transformation that older musicians often encounter. Based on an ethnographic study of Japanese music practitioners, the paper introduces a community music practice in which spiritual cultivation is a…
Exploring the unmeasurable: Valuing the long-term impacts of primary music education
This study aims to explore the long-term impacts of primary music education in a progressive school in Tokyo where cooperative learning, democratic decision making, and mutual sharing of interests and purposes by students form the pedagogical basis. Establishing a causal relationship between music learning and its impact in later life is a challenging task, due to many confounding factors. Rather than looking for measurable effects, this study dr…
Effects of an intercultural music course on adolescents’ intergroup attitudes in southwest China
The value of intercultural music learning on intergroup attitudes has been demonstrated in the literature, such as enhancing intercultural sensitivity and building interethnic friendships. However, the process by which intercultural music learning influences intergroup attitudes has not yet been illuminated. This study investigated the impact of an intercultural music course on intergroup attitudes among middle school students (N = 277) from Yi, …
Reinventing folk instruments as educational tools: The case of the Shakuhachi
Reflecting their dominance within music education, most musical instruments used in schools are of Western origin. In stark contrast, the adoption of folk instruments for the purposes of facilitating students’ music-making and learning in the educational context is rarely encountered. This article reports the empirical data of a study in which a modified, 3D-printed instrument in the form of a shakuhachi was tested based on its usability in a cla…
Discussing a methodology for researching the long-term impact of music education: Drawing on learners’ memories and self-accounts
In this article, based on a longitudinal study that the author conducted in a primary school in Japan, a methodology for assessing the long-term impact of music education is discussed. With the intention of understanding the meaning of primary music education from the perspectives of the learners, retrospective data were collected from former primary school students who became university students. Methodological possibilities are discussed in the…
Nurturing student ethnic identity through culturally responsive music teaching in China
A multicultural approach has been advocated in school music education in China to heighten the sense of ethnic identity among students from diverse backgrounds, but research has shown that inadequate teaching approaches have been a major challenge in implementing multiculturalism. To facilitate students’ development of their sense of ethnic and cultural identity, international educators have advocated the use of culturally responsive teaching (CR…
Facilitators and barriers to the Music College Entrance Examination among Chinese ethnic minority students
The question of how to better prepare ethnic minority students to access higher music education has raised concerns around the world in terms of educational equity and cultural diversity. In China, despite similar concerns, little is known about the preparation process and experiences of ethnic minority students to take the Music College Entrance Examination (MCEE). In this qualitative case study, we investigated the facilitators and barriers fac…
Qualitative analysis of university lecturers’ understanding and approaches of sight-reading teaching in China
Despite extensive research and applications of sight-reading instruction in Western countries, little is known about how sight-reading is perceived and taught in China. This paper bridges this gap by exploring the perceptions and teaching strategies of nine lecturers from six Chinese universities. Classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and video discussions were conducted to gather data. The lecturers shared their views on sight-read…
Understanding Stages of Intercultural Awareness Through Music: A Case Study of Shakuhachi Localization in China
This research delves into the cultural interplay and exchange between China and Japan, viewed through the prism of the shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. Recently, China has witnessed a significant increase in the number of shakuhachi players, educators, and instrument makers, establishing it as the largest market for this musical instrument outside Japan. Underlying the shakuhachi’s emerging popularity in China is a shared narrative …
Understanding ethnic minority students’ motivations to pursue higher music education over time
This longitudinal case study aimed to explore changes in ethnic minority students’ motivations to pursue higher music education during the transition from high school to university. The participants were recruited from the Yi, Mongolian and Tibetan ethnic groups in a remote mountainous region of southwest China. Data were collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study indicated that the ethnic …
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