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OKINAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ARTS (Okinawa Kenritsu Geijutsu Daigaku), NAHA Faculty of Music

Country:

JAPAN

State:

OKINAWA PREFECTURE

City:

NAHA


Street Address:

Shuri-Tonokura campus: Shuri-Tonokura-cho 1-4 , Naha-shi, Okinawa 903-8602, Japan

Fax:

+81 98 882 5033


Program:

Undergraduate program

Details:

Bachelor of Music. Four years. Studies in performance (classical, traditional instruments), composition, theory, musicology, Japanese music, music education, arts management, Okinawan culture, Ryukyuan classical music, Ryukyuan dance and Kumiodori course.


Program:

Graduate program

Details:

Master of Music. In Western classical and Ryukyu classical music performance, musicology, Japanese folk music, composition.


Institution Notes:

A local national co-educational university founded in 1986. The are faculties of music and arts and crafts. The University has been instrumental in the continuation and development of Okinawa's traditional arts, including the designation of the 'Kumiodori' musical drama as a UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage. Facilities include a Balinese gamelan and a set of Wadaiko drums.


Last Updated:

February 2022