Ward Festival of Giving 2016 Performance Rehearsal

Taiko Tots (Age 3-4) Aisatsu Song

Family Taiko Aisatsu Song

Walking Walking (Take 1)

Walking Walking (Take 2)

Taiko Tots Age 3-4 Spring Session III 2016

Hi! 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)

YAMAOROSHI

Don     Don    Don   Don  Don Don don don don do.........

(hop!) dodo!

CHO-CO-LA-TE

Chocolate by Grupo Triii from Sao Paolo, Brazil

Cho co cho co la la

Cho co cho co te te

Cho co la

Cho co te 

Cho co la te

Cho co cho co la la

Cho co cho co te te

Cho co la

Cho co te

Cho co la - te

The song can be replaced with any word with FOUR syllables

Today is Monday by Eric Carle

All you hungry children

Come and eat it up! Hey!

Come and eat it up! Hey

Come and eat it up! HEY!

Today is Monday,

Monday String Bean,

All you hungry children

Come and eat it up! Hey!

Come and eat it up! Hey

Come and eat it up! HEY!

Monday = String Bean

Tuesday = Speghetti

Wednesday = Zoooooooup

Thursday = Roast Beef

Friday = Fresh Fish

Saturday = Chicken

Sunday = Ice Cream

Taiko Tots (Age 3-4) 2015 Summer Session I

Hi! 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)

Yamaoroshi

Don     Don    Don   Don  Don Don don don don do.........

(hop!) dodon!

Kizami Oroshi

(so-re) doDon (left-right)   doDon     doDon    doDon  doDon  doDon  doDon doDon dDondondondondondondodnodndo........

(hop!) dodon!

Usagi Usagi

Usagi Usagi 

Nani Mite Haneru

Jugoya Otsuki-san

Mite Haneru

Rabbit Rabbit

What are you looking at when you jump?

On the night of 15th (lunar calendar) with the Full Moon

that is what I am looking at

Usagi Odori

In Summer 2014, my friend Mika Yamazaki and I created this dance for Usagi Daiko. In this video, I was dancing in mirror image, so you can easily dance along as if you are looking at the mirror. 

Mochitsuki

original song "Mochi Megane"
adapted and arranged by Yuri Kanamaru

Mochitsuki Mochitsuki Pe-Tan-KO!

Mochitsuki Mochitsuki Pe-Tan-KO!

Pe-Tan Pe-Tan Pe-Tan KO!

Pe-Tan Pe-Tan Pe-Tan KO!

Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-Tan-KO!

Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta teki agari!

Taiko Tots Sunday (Age 3-4) 2015 Spring Session III

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! 

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)

Mochitsuki

original song "Mochi Megane"
adapted and arranged by Yuri Kanamaru

Mochitsuki Mochitsuki Pe-Tan-KO!

Mochitsuki Mochitsuki Pe-Tan-KO!

Pe-Tan Pe-Tan Pe-Tan KO!

Pe-Tan Pe-Tan Pe-Tan KO!

Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-Tan-KO!

Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta Pe-ta teki agari!

Here is my friend Yuri-sensei demonstrating the Mochi song

Here is video of Yuri playing the O daiko part (hitting only on "ko")

Here is a video of my little friend Yuna demonstrating the Mochi song from Torrance, LA