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| Performance Arts Education Section |
Our Performance Arts Education Section has introduced
a "W Major Educational System", which allows each
student to show their individuality by combining a variety of
skills. This system is different from standard professional
arts education, in which students compete to learn standardized
skills. This learning of various techniques in the creative
fields, is built on the concept "designing individuality",
which means that students don't have common timetables but learn
according to curricula which they themselves have made. Through
our unique system, "Co-operative educational system between
industry and school, students are given assignments by companies.
In working on the assignments, students learn the whole process
of, production, and sales in the music business, and sometimes
can possibly create hit tunes while at college.
| ■Special Education Activities |
●W Major Educational System
Students can design their own curricula freely based on their own goals and interests.
●デビューシステム
Promotion of students who aim to be professional musicians and
help distribute students' works in the market.Promotion of students
who aim to be professional musicians and help distribute students'
works in the market.
| ■Topics from the Education Section |
●紅白歌合戦出場
●"hana*hana", a duo-group from one of our schools,
took part in "the annual NHK- sponsored year-end men versus
women singing contest", which is a nationwide musical festival.
We can say that this is a demonstration of our efforts at producing
creative musicians in our program.
●COM SHOW CASE
We hold a live event every year that is titled COM ARTISTS SHOWCAS.
Students donﾕt play just their favorite song, but we have them
choose from well-known foreign songs and "copy" these
songs to improve their skills.
●Real World Project
We organize special events that aim to debut in the music industry. Students find and train artists, arrange for live activities and recordings all by themselves.
●Tokyo School
of Music
Professional Musician Department：
In the fields of vocal, guitar, bass, drum, and keyboard, students
learn the basics of music theory and learn about music by listening
to various genres. They improve skills by copying many professional
performances, especially Western music hit songs.
Music Technology Department：
The surge of multi-media and internationalization is affecting
the music industry. The technicians and workers in demand are
those with flexible ideas and the ability to open the way for
new business chances. Also, with the diversification of digital
equipment by computers, the ability to use up-to-date technology
is also required in the music industry today. In addition to
those abilities, the department develops the leadership and
production abilities needed by professionals.
Dance & Musicals Department：
The dance industry is one of the sectors in the entertainment
business in which demand is growing rapidly. The department
aims to develop and train professional dancers with the right
attitude and professional awareness, who do not regard dancing
as a mere hobby. Also, in order to foster creativity and expand
horizons in new directions, students engage in a comprehensive
study of the music business.
Media Visual Design Department：
The surge of multi-media is affecting the music industry. The
professionals and workers in demand are those with creative
ability to propose new plans and express them with clarity and
impact, and a wide range of knowledge. Students learn knowledge
and skills that can be of immediate use, and nurture flexible
creativity to provide new music information.
●Tokyo School of Music
(Shibuya School)
Performing Arts Department Dancing &
Acting Course：
This course aims to produce talented individuals attuned to
changing trends, who can express themselves through broadcasting,
music, mass media, TV commercials, the movie industry, and so
on.
Performing Arts Department Professional
Dancing Course：
Recently, the demand for talented individuals in the dance business
has been rapidly increasing. This course aims to produce cultivated
professionals who dance with high-level discipline and have
pride in being professional.
Performing Arts Department Professional
Musician Course：
Students learn skills from music theory in the fields of vocal,
guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard. They ﾒcoverﾓ the songs of
top-level professionals, specifically foreign hit songs to improve
their skills.
Music Technology Department Business Program
and Music Production Course：
The proliferation of multimedia and a huge wave of internationalization
are having a great influence on the music industry in Japan.
What are needed now are creative individuals who can work with
flexibility in the changing music business. This course aims
to develop these student qualities and abilities, and give them
a foundational knowledge of new technology, equipment and music.
●Osaka School of Music
Professional Musician Department ：
Musicians are often regarded as "entertainers". Through
more systematic education systems and approaches to a business-minded
way of thinking, the department trains and develops professional
musicians with strong professional awareness, skills, and creativity.
This includes not only performing but also a wide-range of other
possibilities in music instruction and the music business.
Music Creation Department：
The surge of multi-media and internationalization are affecting
the music industry. The professionals in demand are those with
superior creativity and the ability to open the way for new
business chances with flexible thinking. In addition to these
abilities, the department aims to improve knowledge and skills
ranging from composition and arrangement of music and lyric
writing to proper handling and use of digital instruments. The
department also aims to develop leadership and production abilities.
Dance & Musical Department：
The dance industry is one of the sectors in the entertainment
business in which demand is growing rapidly. The department
therefore aims to develop and train dancers with the right attitude
and professional awareness, who do not regard dancing as a mere
hobby. Also, to foster creativity and expand horizons in new
directions, students engage in a comprehensive study of the
music business.
Celebrity and Entertainment Personality
Department：
With television, radio, movies, and the mass-communication industry
changing rapidly everyday, well-rounded and multi-talented people
are in demand in these professions. In addition to teaching
techniques required of a celebrity, a model, and a singer, the
department assists students in enhancing their potential, acquiring
flexibility of mind and body, and being able to work in a variety
of media.
Animation Dubbing Department：
In the media and entertainment industries, professionals with
flexible sensitivity to the flow of current trends, and with
the ability to express those trends are in demand. The department
trains communicators who make use of their ﾒvoicesﾓ and music
coordination specialists, with special emphasis on learning
expression focused on acting.
Music Magazines & PR Design Department：
Working in this field of the mass-communication industry involves
being the person who releases new information through the media.
Students not only acquire knowledge of music and artists, they
also learn the creative skills, such as planning, copy, and
design needed for editing. The department trains editors according
to their needs in whatever different fields they wish to work
in.
Music Production Department：
The surge of multi-media and internationalization are affecting
the music industry. The professionals in demand are those with
superior creativity and the ability to open the way for new
business chances with flexible ideas. As well as those abilities,
the department develops the skills, leadership, and production
abilities to enable students to work as competent professionals
in this field.
●Nagoya Communication Arts
Performing Arts Department：
With the aim of training professionals in the entertainment
business, the following courses are available: guitar, bass,
drum, keyboard, vocal, dance, and all-round entertainer.
Commercial Music Department：
As the media changes, so the music industry is changing every
day. In accordance with these changes, the following courses
are available: music business, music production, concert staffing,
music magazine editing and broadcast creation.
Music Production Department：
The surge in multi-media and internationalization is affecting
the music industry. The professionals in demand are those with
superior creativity and the ability to open the way for new
business chances with flexible ideas. As well as those abilities,
the department develops the necessary leadership and production
abilities for work in this field.
●Fukuoka School of Music
Commercial Music Department：
To keep up with the diversification of digital equipment by
computers, students engage in a systematic study of the various
skills and knowledge required in the music industry, in order
to work as competent professionals in the field. The department
aims to produce well-rounded editors and writers with a sense
of social awareness and internationalism. In addition to collecting
the latest industry information and writing, students also learn
planning, coverage, and framework through actual practice. The
department aims to produce professionals who develop their own
individual viewpoints balanced with a sense of social responsibility.
Students acquire the basic knowledge required for working in
the broadcasting business, such as program planning and production,
as well as the expertise and skills required on-site. Creativity
is developed through work production in special seminars, fostering
the kind of professionals that the industry demands. For DJﾕs
and reporters, the department develops professionals with flexible
sensitivity to the flow of current trends, and with the ability
to express those trends. Students acquire the ability and skills
to communicate ideas to people, working actively in this field.
Professional Music Department：
Through a more systematic education and an approach to a business-minded
way of thinking of music, the department produces professional
musicians with strong professional awareness, skills, and creativity.
This includes not only performing but also a wide-range of other
possibilities in instruction and the music business.
Dance & Musical Department
The dance industry is one of the sectors in the entertainment
business in which demand is growing rapidly. The department
therefore aims to develop and train dancers with the right attitude
and professional awareness, who do not regard dancing as a mere
hobby. Also, in order to foster creativity and expand horizons
in new directions, students engage in a comprehensive study
of the music business.
Animation & Dubbing Artist Department：
In the broadcasting, mass-communication, television commercial,
and movie industries, professionals with flexible sensitivity
to the current flow of trends and with the ability to express
those trends are in demand. In the department, students acquire
the ability and skills to communicate ideas to people, actively
working in this field.
●Broadcasting Art College
Concert Stage Production Department:：
The department is for people wishing to work in stage production.
Students learn event planning and production based on event
planning, script writing, and event proceedings. Also, they
learn the expertise and skills required for each part of event
production, such as lighting, sound, and event promotion. Students
participate as staff at professional concerts and events, so
that they can directly experience the on-site atmosphere. The
instructors are all professionals in this field. Students may
have a chance to assist these instructors at actual sites. In
the second school year, through our unique training system,
students enroll in a long-term training program at a production
company of their choice, which may lead to their employment.
Television Program Production Department:：
The department aims to train television program production staff.
In addition to planning and direction, students also learn camera
work and editing. They produce dramas and documentaries together
with students from other departments, and submit their work
to companies in the industry. In the second school year, through
our unique training system, students enroll in a long-term training
program at a production company of their choice, which may lead
to their employment.
Television Production Technology Department：
The department aims to produce television program technical
staff. Even those training to be camerapersons may take classes
on lighting, editing, and sound, so that they can have a broader
understanding of the work of technical staff. There are joint
classes with other departments, and students can produce dramas
and television programs together. All lectures are given by
professionals in their field, so there are many chances for
special help and on-site experience. In the second school year,
through our unique training system, students enroll in a long-term
training program at a production company of their choice, which
may lead to their employment.
Television Stage Design Department：
The curriculum is divided into three sections (drawing, design,
and stage setting) so that students can acquire a comprehensive
knowledge of artistic production. Classes are held in art training
rooms, television studios, and event halls so that students
can learn the way of thinking from professionals, and gain the
ability to see the whole picture in artistic production. In
the second school year of training, students experience actual
work that may lead to their employment at artistic production
companies. Since the curriculum is set up so that everyone can
learn from the basics, even persons without experience may enroll.
The department is a place where students can experience the
excitement of creating and working together with many people.
Celebrity Manager Department：
The department is for people wishing to work as a manager or
promoter of celebrities, or work as a production clerk, or in
any other kind of job in this industry. Students gain a broad
knowledge of the broadcasting industry, such as planning and
framework, comprehensive introduction to the field of broadcasting,
music copyrights, program production, and business computers.
There is a wide range of diverse instructors, all professionals
in their field, so students have chances for actual on-site
experience. They also have chances to work with professional
staff and expand their network from an early stage.
Movie Creation Department：
With small-group classes focused on production, students gain
a comprehensive foundation in the knowledge, skills, ways of
expression, and the way of thinking necessary for movie production.
Classes are divided into "movie production practice"
and "filming/lighting", "editing", and "recording",
so that students can go through the production processes and
understand the role of each process. Using 16-mm film for filming,
students in five groups produce 2 short films in the first school
year, and 1 medium-length film in the second year. They learn
film editing and non-linear editing, and master the abilities
needed in the industry. They also learn distribution, promotion,
and advertisement, to enhance their ability to produce films.
Their works are shown outside of the school to expose them to
the public and movie industry representatives.
General Acting and Entertainment Department Advanced
Department：
We have 5 main types of course: for actors, disc jockeys, stand up comedy duos, vocalists, and dancers. We also draw up curriculums for people who aim to play an active role as TV personalities.
●Osaka Animation School
Animation Dubbing Department:：
To be able to perform various kinds of jobs such as animation
dubbing, DJing, narration, emceeing, singing, and film acting
or working as an extra, students learn the basics through seven
compulsory classes in the first year, then select subjects to
develop their personal interests from a wide range of elective
classes. With the help of professionals who work at the forefront
of the industry, students master the expertise and skills required
on the job. They also have a variety of special events and experience,
such as recording at studios used by professionals, lectures
by special guests, and summer seminars where they have a pre-audition.
The department actively assists students in finding employment
or making a professional debut through audition preparation
classes, recording students' voices on demonstration CD's for
their profiles, and inviting production companies from Osaka
and Tokyo to auditions.
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