Context and terminology of taiko
I can perform a short taiko structure using don and doko and can explain the origins of taiko.
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- Year 7
Context and terminology of taiko
I can perform a short taiko structure using don and doko and can explain the origins of taiko.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Taiko means ‘drum’ or ‘the art of drumming’. It is the global name for kumi daiko, which is Japanese ensemble drumming.
- Performers wear traditional outfits and use bachi to play the drums on the hara (head) or the fuchi (edge).
- Taiko is learned aurally and can be understood by using the kuchi shoga phonetic method.
- We have performed honji (eight-beat patterns) with don and doko sounds.
Keywords
Taiko - a Japanese word for ‘drum’ or the ‘art of drumming’
Kumi daiko - a form of ensemble drumming, originating in Japan
Bachi - the sticks used to play the drums
Kuchi shoga - phonetic notation used to describe rhythms, dynamics and pitch
Honji - an eight-beat pattern
Common misconception
Taiko is the name of the style.
Taiko is Japanese for 'drum' and the drums make up kumi daiko which is ensemble drumming.
Equipment
Voices or body percussion.
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