東京市小学校ハーモニカ音楽指導研究会の設立(1937年)とその音楽教育史上の位置

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The purpose of this article is to place the Society for the Study of Harmonica Music Instruction in Tokyo Elementary Schools (hereafter referred to as SHT) in the history of music education by revealing the historical context and activities of the establishment of SHT. In the 1930s, elementary music teachers in Tokyo city began using simple, toy-like instruments such as the harmonica. Through a detailed analysis of historical materials, previous research has already revealed the content of classroom practice and the intent of teachers concerning classroom practice. However, these studies did not describe the practice regarding extracurricular socio-musical situations. Instrumental music education developed out of the relationship between teachers, musical instrument manufacturers, and contemporary music culture. As such, the practice of instrumental music education should be placed in the history of music education within the larger context of socio-musical situations. On this basis, this article focuses on the establishment of SHT by elementary music teachers in cooperation with musicians and musical instrument manufacturers. This article reveals the following: 1. SHT can be placed within the context of 1930s simple instrumental music instruction in which teachers emphasized music in childrens' lives. 2. SHT, established by music teachers in cooperation with harmonica music circles, played an important role in incorporating popular music into music education. SHT was also significant for manufacturers in promoting product sales. 3. Post-war music education inherited teaching methods studied in SHT as well as the connection between teachers and manufacturers. While SHT was a small society founded by teachers in Tokyo, it was a significant organization in the history of music education, in that it contributed to the formation of instrumental music education after World War II.