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Event Date: May 20, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Brown Bag Seminar
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series The 231st Seminar "Connecting Modern J-POP with the Reception of Western Music Theory in the Taisho Era"
The Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series will start every Wednesday at lunchtime from April 2021. The purpose of this webinar series is to provide opportunities not only to learn research related to SDGs in Asian and Oceanian regions, but also to expand your research network across different academic areas.
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!
Details
- Date
- 2026/4/15 (Wed) 12:10－12:50
- Style
- Zoom Webinar
- Language
- Bilingual Japanese-English support (simultaneous interpretation)
- Admission Fee
- Free
- The maximum number for the webinar participants
- 500 people
- Contact
- Kyushu University Q-AOS Administrative Office
TEL：+81-92-802-2605
E-mail：aoevent★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Abstract
Today, the majority of Japanese listeners access popular music through streaming services, but how has this digital medium fundamentally transformed the structure of J-POP? This seminar explores "music theory" ̶a scholarly field dedicated to identifying the structural characteristics of music̶with a specific focus on the harmonic theories used to analyze the chord progressions of modern hit songs.
Crucially, these theoretical frameworks were not indigenous to Japan. They were only established after the Meiji and Taisho eras through the active, and often challenging, importation of Western musical systems. This session will delve into how early Japanese scholars and musicians grappled with adapting these foreign concepts into a local context. Furthermore, we will examine how Japanese music was perceived by Europeans during this transformative period, uncovering the historical interactions that continue to shape the music we listen to today.
Crucially, these theoretical frameworks were not indigenous to Japan. They were only established after the Meiji and Taisho eras through the active, and often challenging, importation of Western musical systems. This session will delve into how early Japanese scholars and musicians grappled with adapting these foreign concepts into a local context. Furthermore, we will examine how Japanese music was perceived by Europeans during this transformative period, uncovering the historical interactions that continue to shape the music we listen to today.
Program
12:10 – 12:15 Introduction
Associate Professor, Toshinori Tanaka (Q-AOS Coordinator)
12:15 – 12:40 Seminar
Title: Connecting Modern J-POP with the Reception of Western Music Theory in the Taisho Era
Speaker: Professor, Hiroko NISHIDA (Faculty of Design Department of Acoustic Design)
12:40 – 12:50 Q&A
Associate Professor, Toshinori Tanaka (Q-AOS Coordinator)
12:15 – 12:40 Seminar
Title: Connecting Modern J-POP with the Reception of Western Music Theory in the Taisho Era
Speaker: Professor, Hiroko NISHIDA (Faculty of Design Department of Acoustic Design)
12:40 – 12:50 Q&A
Material
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