[Adachi Onken Co., Ltd.] [Event Report] Enoki Gathering Square “Challenge improvisational performance with your first jazz/blues!” *Adachi Onken Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 17, 2024
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[Event Report] Enoki Gathering Square “Challenge improvisation to your first jazz/blues performance!”
*~Experience American music with Music Bell~*
Adachi Onken Co., Ltd., which operates a comprehensive popular music school in Yokohama City, will hold a ceremony at the “Gathering Square” in Minami Ward, Yokohama City on Monday, September 16, 2024 (holiday).
At Enoki, we held an event for children and their parents entitled, “Challenge your first improvisational performance with jazz and blues!” The content is to experience improvisational performance along with guitar performance using music bells that are divided into different scales.
* Event summary *
・Event overview:
“Try improvising your first jazz blues!”
・Date: September 16, 2024 (Monday/Holiday)
・Venue: Gathering Square Enoki
・Number of participants: 8 children and 4 pairs of parents
・Demonstrator:
Adachi Onken Co., Ltd. Representative Director Takeshi Adachi
*Event details*
Our CEO, Adachi, uses music bells to introduce scales such as the “Ryukyu scale,” “Miyakobushi,” and “Blues,” and uses only the bells of the scales that make up each melody, along with the guitar. Play and experience the fun of improvisation.
They also tried a “jazz” song, and tried a session based on the structure of “theme,” “improvisation,” and “theme” that is actually performed in a jazz session.
At the end, all the participants sang together the children’s favorite songs. It was a great success.
* Everyone who participated *
The children were very interested in the music bell, which is divided into musical scales, and had fun playing along with the guitar. Some of the children started dancing along with the music, and they were having fun.
The parents were also surprised to learn that different genres and music are created from the sounds of the scales that resonate within the chords of “blues” and “jazz.”
*After the event*
This time, we held an event where both children and adults can have fun and learn about popular music.
I would be very happy if today’s experience sparked an interest in music and helped create future musicians.
We would like to continue to create various opportunities for people in the local community to experience popular music, and strive to be a part of creating a prosperous society where music fills our lives.
Adachi Onken Co., Ltd. Community Contribution Activities Page https://adachionken.net/activities/
[Takeshi Adachi Profile]
Representative Director of Adachi Onken Co., Ltd.
Born August 11, 1973 in Yokohama. Composer/arranger/guitarist. ▼1996-1998 Graduated from Berklee College of Music, Department of Contemporary Writing and Production. Berklee College of Music Studied under assistant professor guitarist Tomo Fujita. Responsible for the general music for the New Year event at the Japanese Consulate in Boston.
▼1998 ~ With full authority delegated by Mickey Yoshino (Godigo), he traveled to Beijing Contemporary Music Academy, China’s first popular music university, as the lead academic advisor. ▼2008
Established Adachi Onken Co., Ltd.
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*About Adachi Onken Co., Ltd.*
Operates a comprehensive popular music school in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. We provide music education related to popular music such as guitar, drums, piano/keyboard, bass, vocals,
composition/arrangement, recording/DTM, etc.
Other activities include music instructor education, school management and musician training, music studio management, planning and production of music CDs, planning, production, operation and management of music events, and planning and directing of various music activities.
【Company Profile】
Company name: Adachi Onken Co., Ltd.
Website URL: https://adachionken.net/
Head office location: 3-16-5 Nagata Higashi, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 232-0072
Representative Director: Takeshi Adachi
Established: January 2008