Ayumi is a dedicated educator. She holds an MA in Music Education from Kyoto University of Education (Japan) and has been teaching piano privately for more than 15 years. In recent years, she has expanded her teaching in the areas of musical theatre songwriting and composition for piano students.
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Ayumi taught a workshop through Maestra Virtual Technical Workshops in September 2022. In her workshop called International Collaboration: Japanese Theatre, presented in two parts, Ayumi first provided an overview of Japanese theatre forms, followed by an observation of how musical theatre has been adapted to this particular environment. In the second part, Ayumi discussed the possibilities for artistic collaboration across continents.
特定非営利活動法人ミュージカルライターズジャパン(MWJ)は、日本でミュージカル創作に携わるすべての人のための活動団体です。
団体の理事を務める岡田の進行により、創作ワークショップを2022年6月からオンライン（zoomミーティング）上で開催しています。第１回のAABA形式を経て、第２回ではCEソング（キャラクター・エスタブリッシュメント・ソング＝一般に“I am song”や“I want song”と呼ばれている曲種）を取り上げ、導入編、分析編、実践編（2023年夏開催予定）の３回に分けてワークショップを実施しています（こちらのアーカイブ動画はCEソング導入編です。AABA形式の回とCEソング分析編もぜひご覧下さい）。
ミュージカルの作り手の皆さんにはもちろん、ミュージカルを観ることが好きな皆さんにも次の観劇をより楽しんで頂けるような、ミュージカルの作りを深掘りする内容になっていますので、ぜひご覧ください！
Having her creativity nurtured through piano studies from an early age, which incorporated composition into the curriculum (Yamaha Music Education System), Ayumi was ecstatic to be invited to join Red Leaf Pianoworks in 2024. Since then, she has been enjoying writing pieces for the educational field of piano music. Explore her collection, now available at the composer collective.
For Solo Piano, Intermediate to Advanced, 20 Pages
Music available at Red Leaf Pianoworks.
This unique suite of piano solos marks the composer’s second collection with Red Leaf Pianoworks. The motifs for each movement are drawn from some of the composer’s earliest musical ideas, reaching back to her childhood. This culminates in a dialogue between her younger self and her present self, reflecting her lifelong relationship with music and inspiring pianists of all ages to cultivate their own. With a focus on melody and emotional depth, this collection invites pianists to explore and develop their lyrical expression.
For Solo Piano, Late Intermediate, 16 Pages
Creative Version - Red Leaf Piano Works
Composer's Edition - Sheet Music Direct
Suite for Creative Pianists is a solo piano suite that invites late intermediate-level pianists to exercise their creativity through improvisation prompted by the various creative elements woven into each movement.