Shika Deer Iruka Dolphin

Shika Deer • Iruka Dolphin  • Usagi Rabbit • Uma Horse

 This is a pattern created by Stacy and Chevace Ohta from Family Taiko Thursday in Spring 2015. The following are videos of the patterns further developed as part of the Pineapple Song

I changed the order of the pattern for the instrumentation that work better with the Pineapple song

Group 1

Usagi Rabbit = Sumo

Shika Deer = odaiko

Usa-gi Rabbit   Shi-ka Deer

Group 2

Iruka Dolphin = maracas/shakers

Uma Horse = Suzu(bells)

Iruka Dol-phin  U-ma Horse

Manman and Amanda demonstrating Group 1 and Group 2 individually

 Group 1 and Group 2 play together simultaneously

manman (Usagi Rabbit - Shika Deer)

Amanda (Iruka Dolphin - Uma Horse)

 

Group 1 with Pineapple (incomplete)

Amanda (Usagi Rabbit - Uma Horse)

Manman (the Pineapple song without solo echo section)

Group 2 with Pineapple

Manman (Iruka Dolphin - Uma Horse)

Amanda (the Pineapple song without solo echo section)

Pineapple Huckleberry Apple Grape

Pineapple Huckleberry Apple Grape

(Group 1 Call) Pineapple, Huckleberry, Apple, Grape

(Group 2 Response) Would you like them in your milkshake?

(Group 1 Call) Pineapple, Huckleberry, Apple, Grape

(Group 2 Response) Would you like them in your milkshake?

(Shime call) Who want pineapple?

(everyone) Yes I Do!

(Shime) Who wants huckleberry?

(everyone) Yes please thank you!

(Shime) Who wants Apple?

(everyone) No thank you!

(Shime) Who wants Grape?

(everyone) No ~~~ Thank You!

[Solo Section]

(everyone, soft to loud) Pineapple Huckleberry milkshake yum!

Pineapple Huckleberry in your tum tum!

Here is a video of Manman and Amanda playing the "Pineapple" Song

Manman on the naname is playing mirror image, so you can easily play along while watching. 

 

 

"Solo" Echo Section

one person from the ensemble shout out 4 fruits pattern, 

and everyone respond by playing the pattern on the drum

• The length of each phrase is the same as "Pineapple, Huckleberry, Apple, Grape"
• Solo person can pick any choice of 4 fruits (repetition is allowed) out of 
• Pineapple
• Huckleberry
• Apple
• Grape
• the combination could be anything but the theme of the song
• the placement of each fruit can be on different part of the "beat"/"count"
• the challenge is to say it on time, and play it on time

 

Story behind this song

 In Fall 2014 Family Taiko class, I started a game with a collection of fruit names categorized by number of syllables. Each family has to pick 1 fruit from each category and create a musical phrase out of them. Tammy and Chase picked these 4 fruits and created "Pineapple, Huckleberry, Apple, Grape" which has a very satisfying rhythmic drive to it. In Spring 2015, Chizuko and Amanda continue leading the family class while I was on a trip. Chizuko created this song with the rest of the family class.