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Research question:

 How does the location and proximity to Asia affect music during medieval Japan?

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Statement of Inquiry: Time, place and space effect the cultural elements of a society.

Key concept: Time, place and space

Related concepts: Culture & Globalization

Japanese music

Instrument

Nara & Heian

Buddhism

Gagaku

 Influence

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"Char4U.com." Articles about Chinese Culture. N.p., 28 Aug. 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2017.

 Japanese music was mostly influenced by China, because their are some new styles of music and also new musical instrument appeared. Later, some new instrument will be used in some Japanese ceremonies.

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Text book

Frey, W., Bergez, J., & Joseph, A. (2017). History Alive!: The Medieval World and Beyond. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Institute.

 The original music from Japan were like poems, war songs and folk songs. Before the influence by other countries, the clay figures from early Japan show that the Japanese musicians play the instrument such as cither which is a stringed instrument, flute, and also percussion instrument.

  Later on, the Japanese music was influenced by other countries because the contacts between Japan and the Asian mainland became more often. One form of Chinese music called Gagaku arrived in Japan in the 6th century. Sheng is an example of an instrument that play in Japan that came from China.

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 "Korean Influence." Nakasendo Way. N.p., 08 May 2014. Web. 11 Jan. 2017.

   Some of the influence that effect from China are not really come straight from China. Some were come from China through Korea. Korea was divided into three kingdoms for most of history, these three kingdoms were called Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Every kingdoms were all spreading Chinese ideas into Japan. Also the location of Korea and Japan was very close, so it’s very easy to import different cultures from countries.

 “Article - the music of Japan. N.p., 2002. Web. 17 Jan. 2017.

 There are some instruments that came from either China or Korea. Biwa, Shakuchi, Shamisen, and Koto were some of the example of instruments that get influenced by either China or Korea. The most time that the Japanese got effected by China was the Tang dynasty which was about 608 to 907. Japanese sent monks, scholars and musicians to China. Most of instruments that still played in Japan were all came from China. The different were some of the instrument were not came straight from China, some are came from Korea but still the same idea which was just transfer the ideas from Korea.

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Korean Influence

O - was written in 2014, the writers might be Korean or Japanese, originally appeared on website for influence on Japan.

P - it’s an objective website about influence from Korea to Japan, no opinions in this website.

V - mostly on analyze knowledge of influence by Korea to Japan.

L - Not all the events are approved by evidence.

 Textbook

O - was published in the USA, published in 2016 (online version)

P - For middle school student to study about ancient history around the world.

V - objective, the book only gives information that has approved or evidence.

L - the book only gives information about important events of history, Gives not enough details about all the events that happened in history.

Chinese Influence

O - was written in 2013, the writers might be Chinese or Japanese, originally appeared on website for influence on Japan.

P - objective website about influence from China to Japan, all knowledge from history no opinions.

V - mostly on analyze knowledge of influence by China to Japan.

L - Not all the events are approved by evidence.

Instruments

O - was written in 2001, the writers might be Japanese

P - objective website that don’t have opinions of the writer

V - mostly analyze information of instrument influenced by China or Korea.

L - It didn’t list out of the instruments that influenced by other countries in the website.  

Question: How does the location and proximity to Asia affect music during medieval Japan?  

  The location of Japan makes a lot of different from the location of other countries. It is located nearly to the mainland of Asia. It makes the culture of China and Korea effect Japanese cultures easily. Before the influence by China, poems, war songs and folk songs were the original music of Japan.  New instruments were appeared in the medieval Japan, and those new instruments were mostly came from China or Korea, but mostly the ideas were all came from China. Some of the instrument were be used in some Japanese ceremonies. Shamisen is one of the instrument that came to Japan during the Tang dynasty. The Tang dynasty was also the period that affected Japan the most in the history. This instrument was also part of the Gagaku court music and Gagaku music which is a form of Chinese music arrived in Japan in the 6th century. China was the main country that effect Japanese culture, but Korea is also another country that effect Japanese culture during the medieval time. But Korea is still spreading the Chinese ideas to Japan, Korea was divided into three kingdoms for most of history, these three kingdoms were called Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. Each kingdoms were all spreading Chinese ideas into Japan.