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8:00am MDT

Hachijo Improvisation Basics LIMITED

Sunday August 31, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am MDT

Hachijo Daiko is an improvisation-based Taiko style from the island of Hachijo. But learning to improvise is hard! Learn the basics of improvisation while playing Hachijo Daiko as we go through a set of exercises designed to help you warm up your improvisation muscles and be freely in the moment. These exercises can be taken home and used for other styles of Taiko as well.

Prerequisite Experience: Intermediate/Advanced
Please Bring: Hachijo / Chu Daiko bachi

Speakers

Koh Yamakawa

Koh Yamakawa is a Taiko artist, composer, and educator based in Berkeley and the San Francisco Bay Area in California. He started his Taiko journey in 2009 with the Dublin Taiko Group and has subsequently played with Columbia Taiko, New York Taiko Aiko Kai, and Jiten Daiko.Koh is... Read More →

Sunday August 31, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am MDT
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8:00am MDT

Koh Yamakawa

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