Berklee J-Pop Ensemble

ENGB-229

The Berklee J-Pop ensemble explores and celebrates contemporary music and culture of Japan in a variety of genres:  J-pop, J-rock, anime music, and city pop. Artists explored include Yellow Magic Orchestra, Fujii Kaze, Hikaru Utada, Maria Takeuchi, YOASOBI, Tokyo Incidents, Casiopea, Ado, Yonezu Kenshi and many more. The class will study past and current pop culture trends and its collaborations with the global music industry. Vocalists in this ensemble will be required to sing in Japanese; proficiency in Japanese is highly recommended. 

Credits
1
Prerequisites
Overall ensemble rating 4; vocalists are required to sing in Japanese (see description)
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Summer, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
ENS
Course Chair
Trineice Robinson-Martin
Courses may not be offered at the listed locations or taught by the listed faculty for every semester. Consult my.berklee.edu(Opens in a new window) to find course information for a specific semester.