Minyo Lesson | Kuroishiyosare -- 民謡レッスン | 黒石よされ (Patreon)

Let's learn the Minyo (folk song) "Kuroishi Yosare" from Aomori Prefecture. It is a song for the traditional summer dance known as "Nagashi Odori," and it features a lively rhythm that is characteristic of this dance. Let's begin by practicing to maintain the movement of Bachi without disrupting the rhythm. In general, the performance of the song is accompanied by dance, and "Mae-uta" (the first half of the Minyo) and "Ato-uta" (the second half of the Minyo) are traditionally repeated. Once you become proficient in playing it, let's try to play it continuously for an extended period.

*Nagashi Odori: traditional Japanese dance where dancers, dressed in matching yukatas, form a procession and gracefully dance with fluid movements.

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今回の動画では青森県の民謡「黒石よされ」を覚えましょう。夏に行われる流し踊りの曲で、軽快なリズムが特徴的です。リズムが崩れないように撥の動きをキープできるようにまずは練習してみましょう。踊りとともに演奏されるので、本来は前唄と後唄を繰り返し演奏します。弾けるようになってきたら、長く引き続けられるようにトライしてみてください。

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Vocabulary List

Tuning - to adjust the pitch of the Shamisen

Maeuta / Kaminoku (upper verse) - the first half of a Minyo (folk song)

Atouta / Shimonoku (lower verse) - the second half of a Minyo (folk song)

Tsubo - positions on Sao (shamisen neck) that indicate where to hold strings with the string-hand fingers to determine musical scale of sound

調弦 - 三味線の音程を調整すること

前唄（まえうた） / 上の句（かみのく）- 民謡の唄の前半

後唄（あとうた ） / 下の句（しものく）- 民謡の唄の後半

ツボ - 音程を決めるために左手の指で弦を押さえる棹(さお) の場所のこと。１~２０まである