Taiko Course in Edinburgh
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Date: | Monday 11 September 2017 |
Time: | Every Monday 6.00 - 7.30pm |
Venue: | St Johns Church, Princes Street |
Town: | Edinburgh |
Post Code: | EH2 4BJ |
Map view: | view location on map |
Price: | £95 or £55 for under 30's for 8 week course |
Tel: | 01357 522 008 |
Book online: | http://shop.taiko.co.uk/products/102-glasgowedinburgh-taiko-workshop.aspx |
Taiko drumming - "Wadaiko" - is an energetic, physical and
highly choreographed art form. Originally from Japan, with roots
going back hundreds of years and encompassing a variety of styles,
rhythms and movement, this traditional folk art is now developing
and spreading as a modern European art form.
Now is the chance for people here in Scotland to experience a full
course of this exciting discipline which is energetic & fun
& learnt alongside other taiko enthusiasts!
Weekly course on Monday nights
Starting Monday 11th September until Monday 6th November
2017
(no session on Monday 16th October)
This course is designed to be suitable for both beginners &
improvers, and will take the participants step by step from the stance, to the bachi drumstick
grip through to learning a performance piece. We will be learning a
piece called "Isami Goma". This is one of the "classic" taiko
pieces, composed by the late Grandmaster Daihachi Oguchi who
founded the legendary group Osuwa Daiko, based on rhythms from a
Shinto Norito prayer. Isami Goma means "brave horse", and the
rhythms sound like the pounding hooves of galloping horses. We
received special permission from Watanabe Sensei of Fukushima to
teach on this piece, which we're delighted to do for the first time
in Edinburgh.
If you have previous experience in taiko, you may be interested in
our "Taiko Night" group, which meets at 7:45-10pm on Tuesdays at
the same venue.
Please contact us on info@taiko.co.uk or 01357 522 008 for more
details and to reserve your space.