Japanese Instruments Orchestra AUN J app for iPhone and iPad

With this application, you can enjoy playing Japanese traditional music along with prerecorded backing tracks by tapping a variety of musical instruments, including wadaiko (Japanese traditional drums), narimono (Japanese traditional percussion), shamisen (a Japanese traditional fretless three-stringed instrument), shinobue (a Japanese traditional bamboo flute), koto(a large Japanese stringed instrument) and shakuhachi (a Japanese traditional bamboo vertical flute). All performances and videos in the application are by the AUN J-Classic Orchestra, a popular Japanese band that specializes in traditional Japanese music and performs all over the world.

The traditional instruments featured by this application have been cultivated over centuries in Japan. Everyone who uses this application will enjoy and appreciate the delicate tonal colors and the beauty that is found in the unique vibrations of sound that these instruments produce.

The application contains a variety of musical phrases and patterns, as well as single notes, so people who are not too familiar with music can also create easily.

It is also possible to play along with prerecorded backing tracks, so users can experience the charms of a full Japanese traditional orchestra. There are visual guides that show how a professional would perform the instruments, and users can tap along with it. In this way, the instruments can be enjoyed both audibly and visually.

Periodically, the application will offer new backing tracks, sounds, and musical phrases, that can be purchased in-app.

This application is co-developed by AUN J-Classic Orchestra and PaPaCo Design Project, a division of Shiodome Innovation Studio. Please visit AUN J-Classic Orchestras official website for more information: http://www.aunj.jp/app/