Education Japan Project #14117

Soma Children's Orchestra and Chorus

by Friends of El Sistema Japan

Project Report | Nov 6, 2020
Growing Together, Regardless of Age or Instrument.

By Sara Watanabe, Mika Kakihara | Project Coordinator, Translator

Kasumi, a 2nd grader, forgot to do her homework of writing her fingering numbers on her music. She has just switched from violin to viola and the fingering numbers on the left hand are essential for her so that she can read music.During a break, she was still struggling with her homework.

Just then, Yusei, a second-year junior high school student, passed by and reached out to her saying, "Hey, isn't this incorrect here?" Yusei is an expert in sheet music, being a violinist, flutist, percussionist, and even singer in the chorus. "Also wrong here, wrong there!" They continued on to find and fix the mistakes together.

Until recently, they have been practicing separately, as they are from different classes and playing different instruments. So I asked Kasumi how they got close, and she said, "Because he and my sister are friends in the chorus." Children find each other's strengths, help each other, and grow together, regardless of age or instrument. I felt this story offered a good example of the learning community that we envision.

We hope you will continue to follow the activities of the children of Soma as they are conquirng their challenge through music.

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