Taiko Together with Manman

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Taiko Tots (Age 3-4) Summer Session II

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

Aisatsu Song

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

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)

Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)

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!

Don Don Don Don Hige Jiisan

トントントントンひげじいさん
トントントントンこぶじいさん
トントントントンてんぐさん
トントントントンめがねさん
トントントントン手はうえに
キラキラキラキラ手はおひざ

Ton ton ton ton hige jiisan
Ton ton ton ton kobu jiisan
Ton ton ton ton tengu san
Ton ton ton ton megane san
Ton ton ton ton te wa ue ni
Kira kira kira kira te wa ohiza

Don Don Don Don Chu Daiko

Don Don Don Don Shime Daiko

Don Don Don Don Taiko Bachi

Don Don Don Don Chan-chi-ki (Atarigane)

Don Don Don Don Te wa ue ni (put your hands up here/ draw a big full moon)

kira kira kira kira

let's play O DAIKO!

Ton Ton Ton Ton Hige Jiisan

This is a Japanese children song that I learned from my friend Yuri Kanamaru from Los Angeles Taiko Institute. Enjoy!

Ton Ton Ton Ton Hige Jiisan

Ton ton ton ton hige jiisan
Ton ton ton ton kobu jiisan
Ton ton ton ton tengu san
Ton ton ton ton megane san
Ton ton ton ton te wa ue ni
Kira kira kira kira te wa ohiza

<English translation>

Bump Bump Beard Old Man

Bump bump bump bump, beard old man (fists on your chin)

Bump bump bump bump, plump old man (fists on your cheeks)

Bump bump bump bump, long-nosed man (fists on your nose)

Bump bump bump bump,glassed old man (curled hands over your eyes)

Bump bump bump bump,hands—up (raise hands)

Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, (wiggle fingers, lowering hands)

Hands on your lap (rest hands in lap)

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Family Taiko Sunday 1:15pm 2015 Summer Session I

Please click on the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Aisatsu Song

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

Yoroshiku (clap clap!)

pause....... (pose)

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

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 Daiko

composed by Chizuko Endo

Section 1: Hop Hop Hop

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te teke teke)

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te Ten)

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te teke teke)

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te Ten)

Section 2: Squiring around looking for carrots

(teke teke) Doko Doko

Don Don Don

(teke teke) Doko Doko

Don Don Don

Section 3: Dance

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON (te Ten Teke)

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON (te Ten Teke)

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON (te Ten Teke)

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON DO DON

Family Taiko Thursday 2015 Summer Session I

Please click on the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Aisatsu Song

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

Yoroshiku (clap clap!)

pause....... (pose)

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

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 Daiko

composed by Chizuko Endo

Section 1: Hop Hop Hop

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te teke teke)

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te Ten)

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te teke teke)

Don Don Don (teke te Ten te Ten)

Section 2: Squiring around looking for carrots

(teke teke) Doko Doko

Don Don Don

(teke teke) Doko Doko

Don Don Don

Section 3: Dance

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON (te Ten Teke)

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON (te Ten Teke)

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON (te Ten Teke)

Don Don (teke Ten)

DoDON DO DON

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!

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

Pineapple Huckleberry in your tum tum!

Family Taiko Sunday 2015 Summer Session I

Please click on the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Aisatsu Song

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

Yoroshiku (clap clap!)

pause....... (pose)

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

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!

(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.

Taiko Tots Sunday (Age 2-3) 2015 Summer Session I

Please click on some of the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Hello Song (melody of "Skip to my Lou")

Hello _____ How are you?

Welcome to taiko class!

Aisatsu Song

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

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)

Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)

Running Running Run-ning (doko doko Don - Don)

Now we stop (Don Don Don)

Now make a pose! (Don Don Don+pose)

Five in the Bed

There's five in the bed and the little one said

ROLL OVER ROLL OVER

and they all roll over and one fell out

(click!)

There's four in the bed and the little one said

ROLL OVER ROLL OVER

and they all roll over and one fell out

(click!)

...

There is one in the bed and the little one said

GOOD NIGHT!

OYASUMI!

Rum Sum Sum

a rum sum sum a rum sum sum

guli guli guli guli rum sum sum

a rum sum sum a rum sum sum

guli guli guli guli rum sum sum

a-ra-fi a-ra-fi guli guli guli rum sum sum

a-ra-fi a-ra-fi guli guli guli rum sum sumx

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)

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

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)

Hop Hop Hop (ka ka ka)

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!

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!

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Yamaoroshi

Don Don Don Don Chu Daiko

Ton Ton Ton Ton Hige Jiisan

Thursday, July 9, 2015

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Usagi Daiko

Please click on the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Usagi Daiko

Please click on the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Please click on some of the song title below for more details and videos of the song!

Hello Song (melody of "Skip to my Lou")

Five in the Bed

Rum Sum Sum

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

Yamaoroshi

Kizami Oroshi

Usagi Odori

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

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