Abstract
This study clarifies body functions associated with meaning generation in music appreciation classes that introduce bodily expressions. First, from prior research and literature, I discovered four body functions that are responsible for meaning generation and capable of providing the following: 1) A basis for meaning generation, 2) cooperative estimations of "sense", 3) cooperative revisions to "sense", and 4) acquisition of "significance". Next, I conducted a music appreciation class that incorporated creative activities of the Bon festival dance. Then, I analyzed a video recording of the entire class to identify body functions associated with meaning generation. Based on the analysis, I examined the presence of body functions in the meaning generation process during the class. I reached the following conclusions: 1) Students continuously receive "qualities," causing the creation of new "sense". 2) "Sense" of individuals are unified, simultaneously acquiring "significance" within a group. 3) By integrating their "sense" and acquiring "significance", individuals newly generated "meaning" as a part of their own culture.
