SAKURA, SAKURA桜 ( さくら )

“Cherry Blossoms”

Sakura, SakuraIt is a traditional Japanese folk

song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

it was a popular, urban melody of the Edo period and;

It was adopted as a piece for beginning koto students in the Tokyo Academy of Music Collection in 1888

Was made in honor of Hanami (flower viewing)

Hanabi 花火

KOTO The National Instrument of Japan

LISTENING ACTIVITY

Listen to the tone and lyrics of the song. Lyrics will be followed after..Try to sing along the second time I play the song.

GROUP ACTIVITY Clap Clap form a Beat :D