{"id":1992,"date":"2014-11-04T11:43:31","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T02:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2014-11-04T11:43:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T02:43:31","slug":"what-i-focus-on-when-i-create-new-pieces-by-yuta-sumiyoshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20141104_1992.html","title":{"rendered":"“What I Focus on When I Create New Pieces” by Yuta Sumiyoshi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oct. 12, 2014<\/p>\n

I am writing this blog post on my day off in Saitama Prefecture. On our\u00a0days off, we all go about our normal daily lives.
\nMe? Well, I went\u00a0for a bit of a run this\u00a0morning and right now I am\u00a0at laundromat, watching the tumble-dryer do its thing.\u00a0Our tours always get so hectic, so times like this to chill and stare off into space are\u00a0unexpectedly precious. Ideas for new taiko pieces often come to me at times like this.<\/p>\n

So, today I would like to talk about what I think is most important when I compose\u00a0pieces.
\nWhen I create a new piece, I always make it thinking about incorporating\u00a0a\u00a0moment that will move the audience listening or watching and give them goosebumps. I do not know if “goosebumps” is\u00a0the best expression, but hope you can kind of get what I mean by that…
\nI think this sensation of goosebumps, or chills, is something that everyone feels, regardless of their own personal preferences or cultural background.<\/p>\n

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Such\u00a0different music, impossible to list, is scattered around the world, and to me good music always has a moment somewhere that gives people goosebumps. I think there are various things that move us in music,\u00a0like the distinct\u00a0characteristics of the musical instruments, development throughout the piece leading up to that moment, phrasing, and so on. On the other hand, sometimes I think these moments are related to the certain charms\u00a0of the performers who bring the music to life.
\nTo create music, I think it is also very important to study musical\u00a0elements and their cultural background. Then, we can recreate new pieces by filtering those elements through our own sensibilities.<\/p>\n

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Many Japanese people admire foreign music and I often hear\u00a0that Japanese people tend to overlook\u00a0Japanese music and its attractive qualities. If we stick to believing\u00a0that Japanese music has to be a certain way, I think we will never be able to create anything new.
\nI have been playing taiko since I was little and I think it is the best musical instrument for me to express myself right now.<\/p>\n

That’s why I compose taiko pieces.<\/p>\n

If I had grown up playing the guitar or piano, or some other instrument, I’m sure I would be using that to express myself instead.<\/p>\n

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I don’t want to play taiko that claims, “This is the way to play taiko! It has to be like this!”
\nI want to use taiko to express sentiments such as\u00a0who I am, how I see the world, and what I’m feeling!
\nSo, I want to keeping thinking of new songs all the time. I think there are so many things that I can only write about right now.
\nAnd\u00a0since I have the chance\u00a0right now, I would like to keep\u00a0writing pieces that incorporate elements\u00a0that are unique to Japan and our identity that\u00a0show their appeal, such as Japanese traditions, culture, music, and phrasing. Also, I want to continue to\u00a0create\u00a0and perform a great deal more in the hopes that taiko will become well-known as world music, or global music, so that people from every corner of the world will be moved by it and get goosebumps.<\/p>\n

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My plan is so\u00a0grand, so I always end up saying to myself, “What was it again that I want to do?” (lol)
\nSo, first things first. I’ll start with what is right in front of me: I’ll study all kinds of things, little by little, and work hard everyday on different\u00a0creative activities.
\nI am on tour with\u00a0the “Mystery” production in Japan right\u00a0now. This programme features four\u00a0pieces that I composed. Please come to see our performance! I really hope we can give you goosebumps!<\/p>\n

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Oct. 12, 2014 I am writing this blog post on my day off in Saitama Prefecture. On our\u00a0days off, we all go about our normal daily lives. Me? Well, I went\u00a0for a bit of a run this\u00a0morning and right now I am\u00a0at laundromat, watching the tumble-dryer do its thing.\u00a0Our tours always get so hectic, so times like this to chill and stare off into space are\u00a0unexpectedly precious. Ideas for new taiko pieces often come to me at times like this. So, today I would like to talk about what I think is most important when I compose\u00a0pieces. When I create a new piece, I always make it thinking about incorporating\u00a0a\u00a0moment … \u25b6\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[6,7,66],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2078,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992\/revisions\/2078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}