Music Industry and Knowledge

[Japanese music industry] Owacon? Why is the market declining?

As introduced in the article below, the Japanese music industry is steadily declining. There is a reason for this, but I think many Japanese listeners have stopped listening to music these days. We will make inferences from various aspects.

2023.11.28

General

Salusophone: Characteristics, price, and history of woodwind instruments

There is no doubt that people who can imagine the salusophone among orchestral instruments are quite otaku. The salusophone is a very old instrument, and although it was created in modern times, it is an old instrument that is hardly used today. This corresponds to a woodwind instrument, and when you look at it, it looks like a brass instrument.

2023.11.03

Instrument

Agogo: Characteristics, price, and history of ethnic musical instruments

The agogo is a percussion instrument used in Latin music, but it is not well known. This may be because the percussion instrument itself is not that conspicuous, but many people do not even know what this instrument is called in the first place. Many people confuse agogobells and cowbells, so we have also summarized the differences.

2023.10.07

Instrument

Contrabassoon: Characteristics, price, and history of orchestral instruments

Do you know the instrument called contrabassoon? This instrument, which was born in Vienna, Austria, is often used as an orchestral instrument, but not many people know about it. This instrument is one of the woodwind instruments, and is a gigantic instrument that is twice the size of a bassoon.

2023.09.16

Instrument

Yatoga: characteristics, price, and history of the ethnic musical instrument

Many people probably don't know about the instrument called Yatoga. That's no wonder; this instrument is a Mongolian folk instrument, and compared to the Morinkhor, it is clearly one of the minor instruments. Yatoga is a well-known musical instrument among the Mongolian people, and is mainly played in Mongolia and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.

2023.09.02

Instrument

Why does music stop automatically on smartphones and iPhones? : Cause and Solution

Smartphones, iPhones, have become one of the necessities of life for people today. When listening to music on the iPhone, it is common for the song to stop. There's a reason why the music stops for some reason, even though you've been enjoying yourself. I will show you how to fix the reason why music playback stops on its own.

2023.08.19

General

Reasons why music plays from your smartphone without permission and how to deal with it

My smartphone plays music without my knowledge. There are countless situations in which an app may suddenly ring. Smartphones are one of the necessities for modern people. Modern people would not be able to live without smartphones. However, music may suddenly start playing from your smartphone. If it plays while you are working or sleeping, it will cause a lot of trouble. So how should we handle this?

2023.08.05

General

Zahoon: Woodwind instrument Pocket saxophone characteristics, price, and history

The xaphoon is called a pocket saxophone. Genuine pocketsax products are hard to find in Japan. Since it is a lead instrument and the tone is almost the same as a saxophone, it looks like it is the exact same instrument. However, the creator of this instrument is different from the saxophone. The creator will be Hawaiian.

2023.07.14

Instrument

Tonkori: Characteristics, price, and history of the stringed instrument Ainu culture

Tonkori is a traditional musical instrument passed down to the Ainu people, and is equivalent to an ethnic musical instrument. The tonkori is classified as a stringed instrument, and many Ainu people call it "ka". The tonkori consists of five strings, and it takes a lot of practice to master them. Unique music and playing methods are expressed by tonkori.

2023.07.01

Instrument

Violilla: Characteristics, price, and history of the stringed instrument

It may be said that people other than Japanese do not know much about the instrument called viola. This is because although this instrument was born in Japan, it is not so well known. Viola is a stringed instrument produced by Yamaha, one of the world's musical instrument manufacturers. The viola looks exactly like the taishokoto, but there are many differences.

2023.06.13

Instrument