1. Taiko in Japanese Culture J. Larry Stockton

2. Taiko is a drum with a wooden body and heads made of stretched cow or horse skin, struck with sticks 2,000-year(plus) history in Japan ôdaiko shime-daiko

3. Heritage of Craftsmanship

4. Keyakielm familysingle piece taiko & shimedaiko Tochihorse chestnutsingle piece taiko Sen???single piece taiko & shimedaiko MatsupineÔdaiko sticks Kashievergreen oaksticks and stands Kaedemaplespecial sticks kiripaulowniasticks *

6. Shinto Festival Drum 1/5

7. Variety of Shapes & Sizes

8. and settings

9. Bachi 5/5

10. Shime-daiko

11. Miya daiko Wadaiko Nagadô Daiko (taiko between 18 to 24 inches, that can be played flat or on a slanted stand)

12. Ôdaiko (diameter exceeds 100 cm)

13. World’s Largest Ôdaiko 7 ½ feet in diameter / 4 tons

14. World’s Largest Ôdaiko shell carved from a a single tree, estimated to be 900 years old

15. Taiko in Cultural Context

16. Gagaku kakko, san-no-tsuzumi, dadaiko, tsuri-daiko, ninai- daiko, ikko, furitsuzumi, kaiko

17. Nô Theater

18. Buddhism

19. Shinto Rituals, Processionals, Festivals

20. Matsuri 1/2

21. YATAIYATAI 2/2

22. Signal Drum Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) Feudal warfare, rural villages, Sumo

23. Kabuki Theater

24. Kumidaiko

25. Modern Taiko Groups (kumidaiko)

27. Beginning of kumidaiko movement Daihachi Oguchi 1924-2008

28. Sukeroku Daiko Edo-bayashi rhythms – First Tokyo Group (dynamic performing style & choreography) 1959

29. Tagayasu Den founded Za Ondekoza on Sado Island (communal spirit & physicality) 1969

30. The original members of Za Ondekoza formed Kodô in 1981 after splitting with Den 1981

31. Yamato Wadaiko 1993

32. Aesthetic Concepts

33. Concepts (KI) SPIRIT POWERENERGY 1/7

34. Concepts (Kokyû) GROUP DYNAMICS Mitsu tomoe 2/7

35. Concepts (MA) Space & Time 3/7

36. Concepts (KATA) Form/Choreography 4/7

37. Concepts (KAKEGOE) Rhythmic Shouts 5/7

38. Concepts (KUCHI SHOWA) Rote Learning (mnemonics) Don Don Do – Ko Don Ka-ra-ra Don 6/7

39. Karada: Discipline of body strength, power, and stamina Kokoro: Discipline of mind, self control, and spirit Waza: Musical skills, physical expression, and rhythmic expression Rei: Communication, manners, courtesy, respect, harmony, language, and unity of spirit The Zen of Taiko ---Seiichi Tanaka

40. ENTERTAINMENT 7/7

41. Instruments in Kumidaiko

42. Ôdaiko

43. Shimedaiko 1/8

44. Okedô 2/8

45. Okedô Ka kai e style 3/8

46. Uchiwadaiko 4/8

47. Chappa 5/8

48. Atarigane 6/8

49. Takebue (Shinobue) 7/8

51. (Rakuen) Paradise !!!

52. The End