Music teacher - Ongyokushisho

...The musical arts performed at vaudeville halls were called "Ongaku Fukiyose" and were popular during the Meiji period. After the Bunka and Bunsei eras (1804-30), many female musicians were born in Edo, and they taught not only the main arts such as Nagauta and Tokiwazu, so they were commonly called "Gomoku no Shisho" (masters of five genres). At the end of the Edo period, they also began to teach folk music and dance, and were called Ongaku Shisho (master of music), Machi Shisho (master of town), Onna Shisho (master of women), etc. [Takeuchi Michitaka]. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "music teacher" are listed below.

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…また寄席で演奏される音楽芸を〈音曲吹き寄せ〉と称し明治時代に流行した。また文化･文政(1804‐30)以降，江戸市中に多く生まれた女性の音楽家は，長唄や常磐津などの表芸以外のものも教えたので，俗に〈五目（ごもく）の師匠〉といわれ，幕末には俗曲や舞踊も教えるようになり，音曲師匠，町師匠，女師匠などと呼ばれた。【竹内 道敬】。…

※「音曲師匠」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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