Matsuri Daiko Instructional & Demo Videos

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Intro to Taiko Matsuri Daiko Demo
Introduction to the Taiko classic festival song Matsuri Daiko - for the Shangö Mountain Taiko Trainees. Edited down to just the the Demo Segment of Masturi Daiko without the World Percussion and background discussion from the Introduction to Taiko Livestream from April 2020 - pre-SMT content

You can download a PDF of the Taiko Introductory Material on the Taiko Workshops page. So! Re!
 

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Main Patterns Tutorial

Matsuri Daiko Main Patterns Tutorial – for Shangö Mountain Taiko student players - the Main Lines of Matsuri Daiko with Notation, the "A-B" Jiuchi, Kuchisoga, and Sticking
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“A-B” Jiuchi Pattern Tutorial

Matsuri Daiko “A-B” Jiuchi Pattern Tutorial – For Shang̈ö Mountain Taiko trainees studying Matsuri Daiko. Playing this A-B pattern is a way to participate and perform the song while still learning the Main Pattern. Includes basic Naname-uchi form. The kuchishoga, the Main, “B” and combined “A-B” patterns, and how they fit into the main lines of Matsuri Daiko.
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Main, “B”, & “A-B” Juichi Patterns

Matsuri Daiko – Main, “B”, &anp; “A-B” Juichi Patterns – For the Shangö Mountain Taiko Trainees. Excerpt from the full-length “Matsuri Daiko “A-B” Jiuchi Pattern Tutorial.” The jiuchi patterns demonstrated. The Main Pattern, the “B” Pattern, and the “A-B” Pattern – for reference.
Note: Unlisted Video. Plays on YouTube.
 

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Introduction to Taiko – Matsuri Daiko Segment

The Matsuri segment from 2020’s Livestream – Prelude: Introduction to Taiko Drumming. Includes the kuchishoga, patterns, jiuchi, relationship to the 2-4 root rhythm and song run-through.
 

New! – Demo 2/4 - Matsuri Daiko Solo Tag the Shango Players. We've been having a little trouble with figuring out where people's solos in the Ni Yon (2/4) Matsuri Daiko Jam ended. So we're picking up an idea from Shoji Kameda's Omiyage and using a dead simple Solo Tag to signal the end of solos for the next player. Will make the changeovers much sharper.

This was intended for Shang&ou; Percussion’s original Worldbeat "Ni-Yon Masuri Daiko" Version. A more specific Taiko styled tag we’re using for SMT is - “Don Don Don Don Don Don DON – SO RE!“ The key here is the loud “SO RE!” at the end.
 

Matsuri Daiko – Soh Daiko - New York City's original Taiko (Japanese drum) ensemble Soh Daiko, performing their interpretation of the festival rythmn Matsuri Daiko. Matsuri meaning “festival”, this is a contemporary composition inspired by traditional festival elements. Presented by Carnegie Hall as part of its Neighborhood Concert Series. Recorded March 27, 2011 at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. Compare to Senryu Taiko below.
 

Mark H Rooney Taiko School Styles Class at Sakura Taiko Fest 2024
Our first performance at STF 2024 featured students from the Mark H Rooney Taiko School! This video is of our Winter 2024 Naname Styles Class, which focused on learning "Matsuri," a collection of festival rhythms. Some students in the class started playing this challenging and dynamic style just 8 weeks before the performance!
 

Matsuri - Senryu Taiko – January 23, 2015: UCR's Senryu Taiko performs the taiko community song, Matsuri! This performance was for UCR's Circle K Kids Rock Annual Benefit Concert.

Matsuri Daiko is one of the most well-known and beloved Taiko festival Songs, played around the world. It's almost more a category of Taiko than a specific song. There are lots of ways to play Matsuri! Compare this performance to NYC's Soh Daiko's above.