Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Taiko Tots (Age 2-3) Sunday Fall Session I

For New Families, please click here for welcome notes


Please click on the song title below to more videos and versions of the song. Enjoy!

Aisatsu Song

Yoroshiku Onegaimasu! (clap clap)
Yoroshiku Onegaimasu! (clap clap)

Respect your Sensei (clap/stomp/tap)
Respect your Dojo (pose)
Classmate! (clap/pose/highfive)
Instruments! (pose and say it with the voice of your favorite instrument)
and the Art of Taiko!  

Ichi - ni - so - re!
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum

Yoroshiku (clap clap!)
Yoroshiku (clap clap!) 

pause....... (pose)

YO-RO-SHI-KU O-NE-GAI-SHI-MA-SU (clap!)

Walking Walking (melody of Frère Jacques)

Walking Walking (Don Don Don Don)
Walking Walking (Don Don Don Don)
Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)
Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)
Running Running Run-ning (doko doko Don - Don)
Running Running Run-ning (doko doko Don - Don)
Now we stop (Don Don Don)
Now make a pose! (Don Don Don+pose)

Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie run through the town
upstairs and downstairs in his night gown
rapping at the windows and crying through lock
are the children in their bed, 
for now it's 8 o'clock?

Taiko Tots (Age 3-4) Fall Session I

For New Families, please click here for welcome notes


Please click on the song title below to more videos and versions of the song. Enjoy!

Aisatsu Song

Yoroshiku Onegaimasu! (clap clap)
Yoroshiku Onegaimasu! (clap clap)

Respect your Sensei (clap/stomp/tap)
Respect your Dojo (pose)
Classmate! (clap/pose/highfive)
Instruments! (pose and say it with the voice of your favorite instrument)
and the Art of Taiko!  

Ichi - ni - so - re!
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum
Don Don Don  dadidadadidum

Yoroshiku (clap clap!)
Yoroshiku (clap clap!) 

pause....... (pose)

YO-RO-SHI-KU O-NE-GAI-SHI-MA-SU (clap!)

Walking Walking (melody of Frère Jacques)

Walking Walking (Don Don Don Don)
Walking Walking (Don Don Don Don)
Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)
Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)
Running Running Run-ning (doko doko Don - Don)
Running Running Run-ning (doko doko Don - Don)
Now we stop (Don Don Don)
Now make a pose! (Don Don Don+pose)

Poing Poing Poing


Welcome Notes for Parents






Key words

Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu – Please respect me/ take care of me

Arigatou gozaimashita – Thank you very much

Dojo – the space for learning/practicing/rehearsals

Bachi – drum sticks

Chu daiko – medium size taiko

Shime daiko – higher pitch small size taiko

O daiko - large taiko

Kiai – energy to meet – use of voice (e.g. So-re, suriya)

Playing position

Pose position

Hajime – start

Reasons we bow at the door

  • RESPECT the dojo
  • RESPECT the instruments
  • RESPECT the sensei (teachers)
  • RESPECT each others
  • RESPECT the art of taiko

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

as learned from Paul Cribari in San Francisco International Orff Level I

Wee Willie Winkie run through the town
upstairs and downstairs in his night gown
rapping at the windows and crying through lock
are the children in their bed, 
for now it's 8 o'clock?


Poing Poing Poing


This is a fun song that I learned from my Orff Levels teacher Sofia Lopez Ibor from San Francisco School. 

this is the original notation, although over the year I am not very consistent with the second part. 





Here is a video of my "Taiko Together" class in Los Angeles Taiko Institute singing the song in 2-part round. 
March 2015, Asano Taiko US


playing the song on Taiko!


Some audio recording (sorry the version is slightly different)