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The Ritual Chant Chokugo-hōtō in Music Education in Japan from Mid-Meiji to World War Ⅱ: Evidence from Magazine Articles

Gondo Atsuko

Shimada Yumi

Arimoto Maki

広島大学大学院人間社会科学研究科紀要. 教育学研究

Bulletin of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University. Studies in education

[ISSN] 2436-0333

[NCID] AA12909086

In this study, we explore the actual situation of music education from Mid-Meiji to World War Ⅱ, focusing on the Ritual Chant Chokugo-hōtō (the response to the Imperial Rescript on Education) using evidence from magazine articles. The following aspects are discussed: First, Chokugo-hōtō was proclaimed in a Public Notice, but educational sites tended to avoid it because of the difficulty in learning its western style. Second, several other versions of the song were composed, for some leading teachers believed that short and simple stereotyped melodies were adequate for elementary students. Third, teachers selected teaching materials and methods according to children’s musical development. However, the goal of “training faithful and promising Japanese people” in the early 1940s emphasized ritual education, distorted music education, and created conformity. The history of Chokugo-hōtō over 50 years suggests that significant steps have been taken in music education in modern Japan.

Chokugo-hōtō

song education

ritual chant

勅語奉答

唱歌教育

儀式唱歌

jpn

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[ISSN] 2436-0333

[NCID] AA12909086