NATC 2025 Phoenix

Overview: Join us for a specialized Shime workshop dedicated to mastering ji playing. This session will focus on various ji patterns, emphasizing even, clear, and intentional execution.
Objectives: Explore a range of shime ji techniques, from traditional teke-teke patterns to innovative patterns you may not have considered as ji.
Enhance your ability to play with clarity and purpose.
Structure: Participants will engage in hands-on practice and receive guidance on developing their ji playing skills. By the end of the workshop, you'll be well-equipped to apply these techniques confidently.
Come ready to deepen your understanding of ji patterns and elevate your playing! It’s all good!

Prerequisite/What to bring: Some shime experience recommended. Preferably 32cm hinoki or hou shime bachi.

Join us for a workshop focused on playing fast on the shimedaiko! This session is tailored for drummers with prior experience, offering a unique approach that blends traditional taiko techniques with insights from classical percussion. Discover techniques designed to help you play faster and more efficiently without sacrificing control.

Prerequisite/What to bring: Previous experience on shimedaiko required, bring Shimedaiko bachi

Join us for a workshop focused on playing fast on the shimedaiko! This session is tailored for drummers with prior experience, offering a unique approach that blends traditional taiko techniques with insights from classical percussion. Discover techniques designed to help you play faster and more efficiently without sacrificing control.

Prerequisite/What to bring: Previous experience on shimedaiko required, bring Shimedaiko bachi

Overview: Join us for a specialized Shime workshop dedicated to mastering ji playing. This session will focus on various ji patterns, emphasizing even, clear, and intentional execution.
Objectives: Explore a range of shime ji techniques, from traditional teke-teke patterns to innovative patterns you may not have considered as ji.
Enhance your ability to play with clarity and purpose.
Structure: Participants will engage in hands-on practice and receive guidance on developing their ji playing skills. By the end of the workshop, you'll be well-equipped to apply these techniques confidently.
Come ready to deepen your understanding of ji patterns and elevate your playing! It’s all good!

Prerequisite/What to bring: Some shime experience recommended. Preferably 32cm hinoki or hou shime bachi.

Good shime daiko technique will improve your technique on all sized taiko. This class will concentrate on the intricate shime daiko techniques and patterns found in the lively festival music of Edo Bayashi (Tokyo festival music). This technique is quite refined and has applications to all of your repertoire . Emphasis will be on timing, playing with precision, grip, sound, nori (groove), and relaxing.

Prerequisite/What to bring: Bring a pair of shime daiko made from Hiroki or similar soft wood. Ideally Edo Bayashi type shime bachi (made from hinoki, 12 and 5/8 inches long and 5/8 inches in diameter). It's fine If the bachi are slightly longer or made from a medium-soft wood.

Good shime daiko technique will improve your technique on all sized taiko. This class will concentrate on the intricate shime daiko techniques and patterns found in the lively festival music of Edo Bayashi (Tokyo festival music). This technique is quite refined and has applications to all of your repertoire . Emphasis will be on timing, playing with precision, grip, sound, nori (groove), and relaxing.

Prerequisite/What to bring: Bring a pair of shime daiko made from Hiroki or similar soft wood. Ideally Edo Bayashi type shime bachi (made from hinoki, 12 and 5/8 inches long and 5/8 inches in diameter). It's fine If the bachi are slightly longer or made from a medium-soft wood.

Spend 4 hours increasing your skill with the shime daiko!


In this workshop we will work on:

• Techniques
• Building your rhythm library 
• Endurance (uchikomi)
• Group Composition

Please Bring:
Shime daiko bachi

Good shime daiko technique will improve your technique on all sized taiko. This class will concentrate on the intricate shime daiko techniques and patterns found in the lively festival music of Edo Bayashi (Tokyo festival music). This technique is quite refined and has applications to all of your repertoire . Emphasis will be on timing, playing with precision, grip, sound, nori (groove), and relaxing.

Prerequisite/What to bring: Bring a pair of shime daiko made from Hiroki or similar soft wood. Ideally Edo Bayashi type shime bachi (made from hinoki, 12 and 5/8 inches long and 5/8 inches in diameter). It's fine If the bachi are slightly longer or made from a medium-soft wood.

Exercises promoting spontaneity, self expression, and creativity through rhythm, words and sounds will be explored. Small groups will be formed based on common interests to create a written piece (poetry/rap/story). The written works will become the basis for a taiko piece: recited and transformed into rhythmic patterns for taiko; juxtaposed within a taiko piece; or…?