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Tsuda Michiko

津田 道子

4/13/1924 - ????

Kokyū - Koto - Scholar - Shamisen

Tsuda Michiko was born April 13, 1924.
She studied Ikuta-ryū koto and shamisen under her father, Tsuda Seikan and, following her father’s passing, Hagiwara Seigin.
She started teaching in 1950, becoming a professor at the University of Washington's School of Music and lecturer at Osaka University of Foreign Studies.
She frequently gave concerts with Hagiwara-sensei throughout Japan and on the radio.
A director of the Kyoto Tōdō Ongaku-kai, she was active as a performer and teacher for more than 40 years.

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Title Kanji Publisher Year Pages Language
Jiuta Shamisen Tunings: A Study of its History and Development

Toyo Ongaku Kenkyu 34-37 1974 124-84 (sic) English