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)

Today is Monday by Eric Carle

Today is Monday

by Eric Carle, Taiko version by Manman

video taken at Asano Taiko US (Torrance, CA)

Today is Monday by Eric Carle with Okedo from Yeeman Mui on Vimeo.

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 2-3) rehearsing for Bonenkai 2014

Mochitsuki

O Mochi-o tsuki Masho

O Mochi-o tsuki Masho

Pe chan ko Pe chan ko pe chan pe chan pe chan ko

O Mochi-o tsuki Masho

O Mochi-o tsuki Masho

Pe chan* ko Pe chan ko pe chan pe chan pe chan ko 

o ko-ne-te  o ko-ne-te 

o ko-ne-te  ko-ne-te  kone- te

o ko-ne-te  o ko-ne-te 

o ko-ne-te  ko-ne-te  kone- te

don don don-don-don 

don don don-don-don

don don don-don-don

don don don-don-don

DON DON DON DON DON DON DON

*either "Pe chan ko" or "Pe tan ko" are okay

Family Taiko Thursday and Sunday performing Mochitsuki at Bonenkai 2014

Manman and Tammy playing Mochitsuki

Manman explaining the "o-kone-te" pattern (playing in mirror image)

Other Mochi song from Japan