Special Thanks to Carol Okuda!
A little about the Obon Festival, Minyo (Japanese folk music), and the Naname style of drumming.
Grip, Stance, and Basic Mechanics for playing Bon Daiko. These techniques are applicable to Naname in general.
Learn the basic patterns for playing Bon Daiko. At LATI we often refer to these patterns as the "Matsuri Patterns 1-4" or "M1-4." The naming comes from the San Francisco Taiko Dojo piece "Matsuri" which references Bon Daiko.
Pointers for playing the M1-4 patterns.
How to play the Ji (foundational pulse) for Bon Daiko.
Throw in some variations to spice up your performance.
Combine phrases to make new ones that work well in a Bon Daiko context.
Final unit! You're almost there!
Thank you and congratulations on completing the course.