Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate skilled movement and control of beat during play Japanese Drum "Gion-Bayashi". Five subjects participated in this experiment and divided into two groups according to years of experience. They performed drum of "WAKABA" in Gion-Bayashi using the Japanese Drum. The musical score of "WAKABA" was composed of Oo-bachi, Chu-bachi, and Ko-bachi. The motions of participants and sticks were captured MAC 3D system (6-camera, 120Hz). As a result, kinematic chain was observed in the right hand Oo-bachi and Chu-bachi. The variability of stick velocity in right-hand Ko-bachi was larger than that in Chu-bachi and Oo-bachi, although there was not difference between Ko-bachi and Oo-bachi in the variability of preparatory stick height. These results suggest that there are multiple drum style in the right-hand Ko-bachi.
