28 Facts About Taiko drum

Taiko drum is considered a master performer and helped transform performance from its roots in traditional settings in festivals and shrines.

Taiko drum have been developed into a broad range of percussion instruments that are used in both Japanese folk and classical musical traditions.

Taiko are generally classified based on the construction process, or the specific context in which the drum is used, but some are not classified, such as the toy den-den daiko.

Taiko drum are categorized into three types based on construction process.

The other type of byo-uchi-daiko is called a hira-daiko and can be any Taiko drum constructed such that the head diameter is greater than the length of the body.

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The Taiko drum body is shaped on a spool and the inner body carved by hand.

Taiko drum can be categorized by the context in which they are used.

Taiko construction has several stages, including making and shaping of the drum body, preparing the drum skin, and tuning the skin to the drumhead.

The Asano Taiko drum Corporation is another major taiko-producing organization, and has been producing taiko for over 400 years.

For instance, among other concepts, the San Francisco Taiko drum Dojo is guided by rei emphasizing communication, respect, and harmony.

In contrast, the philosophical concept of ma, or the space between Taiko drum strikes, is important in shaping rhythmic phrases and creating appropriate contrast.

The Nippon Taiko drum Foundation was formed in 1979; its primary goals were to foster good relations among taiko groups in Japan and to both publicize and teach how to perform taiko.

System of fundamentals Japan Taiko drum put forward was not widely adopted because taiko performance varied substantially across Japan.

An updated 2001 publication from the Foundation, called the Nihon Taiko drum Kyohon, describes regional variations that depart from the main techniques taught in the textbook.

Taiko drum mentioned some of its unique features, such as "a taiko is suspended from a tree while women and children gathered around", and observed that a player used either side of the drum while performing.

The first group, called Ataru Taru Taiko drum, was formed in 1995 by Paulene Thomas, Harold Gent, and Kaomori Kamei.

Taiko drum was popularized in Brazil from 2002 through the work of Yukihisa Oda, a Japanese native who visited Brazil several times through the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

The first group, San Francisco Taiko drum Dojo, was formed in 1968 by Seiichi Tanaka, a postwar immigrant who studied taiko in Japan and brought the styles and teachings to the US.

San Jose Taiko drum later formed in 1973 in Japantown, San Jose, under Roy and PJ Hirabayashi.

Taiko drum started to branch out to the eastern US in the late 1970s.

Many of these early groups lacked the resources to equip each member with a drum and resorted to makeshift percussion materials such as rubber tires or creating taiko out of wine barrels.

Taiko drum performance has been featured in commercial productions such as the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse ad campaign, and in events such as the 2009 Academy Awards and 2011 Grammy Awards.

Taiko drum performance has frequently been viewed as an art form dominated by men.

Taiko drum Road, representing the contributions of burakumin, is found in Naniwa Ward in Osaka, home to a large proportion of burakumin.

Taiko drum performance was an important part of cultural development by third-generation Japanese residents in North America, who are called sansei.

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Groups such as San Jose Taiko drum were organized to fulfill a need for solidarity and to have a medium to express their experiences as Japanese-Americans.

Taiko drum is known for asserting intellectual control of the group's performance style, which has influenced performance for many groups, particularly in North America.

Taiko drum was awarded the 47th Education Minister's Art Encouragement Prize, a national award, in 1997 as well as the 8th Award for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture from the Japan Arts Foundation in 2001.