We taiko players need to be more sensitive! While taiko is designed for raw power and volume, we play too loud for too long. While kuchishoga is an amazing tool for learning, we've let it reduce our subtlety and tonal range.
Fortunately, we all possess a well of sensitivity that can guide our playing: our sense of touch. We can train our musicality with the emotional wisdom in our bodies. This workshop maps our sense of touch onto the drum to answer questions like, "How loud?... for how long?... and what next?"
Prerequisites: Open to players of all levels. Musical curiosity required. Workshop will involve self-touch and optional touch of others' hands, arms, shoulders, and heads.
