Organization	Course	Instructor/Contact
2002 Koto/Shamisen Camps in Colorado Louisville, Colorado USA	Intensive, 3-4 day courses for beginners, intermediate, and advanced Koto Shamisen	Yoko Hiraoka shin-on@mindspring.com
Colorado College Dept. of Music Colorado Springs, Colorado USA	MU227 Music in Japanese Culture	Ofer Ben-Amots obenamots@coloradocollege.edu
George Mason University Dept. of Music Fairfax, Virginia USA	MUSI222, Sec.113 Non-Western (koto)	Kyoko Okamoto ko2@umail.umd.edu
Sawai Koto Academy New York, NY USA	Private/Group Lessons	Masayo Ishigure masayo-koto@worldnet.att.net
Tenri Cultural Institute New York, NY USA	Private/Group Lessons	Masayo Ishigure +1 212-481-4886
University of Hawaii Music Department Manoa, Hawaii USA	MUS 127 Asian Music Performance MUS 230 Elem. Applied Music, Ethnic	www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic
University of Hawaii Music Department Manoa, Hawaii USA	MUS 311C, Japanese Ensemble	Bernice Hirai uhmmusic@hawaii.edu
University of Hawaii Music Department Manoa, Hawaii USA	MUS 311I, Gagaku	Rev. Masatoshi Shamoto uhmmusic@hawaii.edu
University of Maryland School of Music College Park, Maryland USA	MUSC129K Non-Western (Koto)	Kyoko Okamoto ko2@umail.umd.edu
University of Maryland School of Music College Park, Maryland USA	MUSC129K, Non-Western (Advanced Koto)	Kyoko Okamoto ko2@umail.umd.edu
Wesleyan University Dept. of Music Middletown, CT USA	MUSC 240 SP, Introduction to East Asian Music	Hope Hancock hhancock@wesleyan.edu
Wesleyan University Dept. of Music Middletown, CT USA	MUSC 405, Section 12 MUSC 406, Section 12 Private Lessons (Koto)	Hope Hancock hhancock@wesleyan.edu

University Web Sites on Japanese Music

• Colorado College - Music in Japanese Culture
• Pacific University (Oregon) - Traditional Japanese Music
• University of Oklahoma - Japanese Music Series: Video series on Gagaku: Court Music of Japan, Music of Bunraku, Shinto Festival Music, Nagauta: Heart of Kabuki, Music of Noh Drama
• University of Texas - Japanese Music
• Washington State University - Ancient Japan: The Earliest Japanese Music