https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx en-us 2020-11-26 00:57:18 UTC 2024-04-06 20:41:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f941.png oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/964878766 Taiko(太鼓) means drum in the Japanese language. They come in all sorts of sizes! The word odaiko refers to any drum that is larger than 82 cm in diameter.]]> 2020-11-27 04:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/964878766 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966445775 2020-11-27 22:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966445775 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966455357 Kumi-daiko refers to a taiko drumming ensemble. Kumi meaning "group" and daiko being the suffix form of taiko.]]> 2020-11-27 22:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966455357 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966457334 2020-11-27 22:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966457334 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966460116 Taiko has been around for many centuries, used predominantly for military and religious purposes. ]]> 2020-11-27 22:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966460116 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966463825 Traditions were broken and taiko was reimaged. It spread across the world and now there are thousands of taiko ensembles worldwide. ]]> 2020-11-27 23:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966463825 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966470239 If you would like more information the instruments, feel free to click this link!]]> 2020-11-27 23:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966470239 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966493230 Taiko was likely brought to Japan through Chinese and Korean influence around the 5th-6th century.]]> 2020-11-27 23:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966493230 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966536710 Taiko was used in feudal Japan to motivate troops, set marching pace, and to intimidate the enemy.]]> 2020-11-28 00:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966536710 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966540667 There were many religious uses for taiko as well. In Buddhist tradition, taiko was used to accompany prayers to heaven and the thundering noise represented Buddha's voice.]]> 2020-11-28 00:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966540667 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966543702 Taiko was also used at festivals because it was believed the drums' thunder-like sound would put the spirit of rain into action. They are played to celebrate a bountiful harvest at the end of the season.]]> 2020-11-28 00:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966543702 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966547638 In 1951, a jazz drummer named Daihachi Oguchi invented the kumi-daiko style of playing. He wondered why no one had played taiko together before.]]> 2020-11-28 00:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966547638 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966550089 Oguchi arranged taiko drums in the same manner as a drum set. There were many different drums that varied in size, shape, and pitch.]]> 2020-11-28 00:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966550089 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966611774 Oguchi formed a taiko ensemble called Osuwa Daiko and allowed anyone who was interested in taiko to join. This group became very popular in Japan and Oguchi then went on to help form groups all over the world.]]> 2020-11-28 02:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966611774 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966621631 2020-11-28 02:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966621631 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966628206 In 1969, a man named Tagayasu Den created the group Za Ondekoza in hopes to make taiko a way of life rather than just entertainment. The movie "The Rickshaw Man" influenced Den's expectations of an ideal taiko player, which was to focus on showcasing masculinity. ]]> 2020-11-28 02:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966628206 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966633720 Za Ondekoza performed at the Boston Marathon in 1975 and is credited with causing the Taiko Boom. They started to do world tours and influenced people from North America and Europe to play taiko. ]]> 2020-11-28 03:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966633720 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966636018 The Taiko Boom has now spread to Australia and South America. So many people are attracted to this beautiful art form! ]]> 2020-11-28 03:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966636018 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966637142 There are many female taiko groups that continue on Za Ondekoza's legacy. They showcase masculinity in a new and unique type of way.]]> 2020-11-28 03:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966637142 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966677683 2020-11-28 04:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966677683 oliviayung7 https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966678647 2020-11-28 04:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviayung7/jqzrm48nscbuhpkx/wish/966678647