NATC 2025 Phoenix

This workshop covers the steps of concert composition and general technique that can be applied to taiko music. Although this workshop is most beneficial to someone who has been exercising, this is open to any level of player because composition exercise is a great way to cultivate ensemble(kumi daiko) and give extra depth of perception to the performance.

Course outline
Basic information: melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, and structure

Analize: Active listening and analyze variety of music (Taiko music and variety of genre of non-taiko music)

Exercise: Application of above to create your own short music with applied limitation and materials

Prerequisite/What to bring: Group performance experience.