What Taiko Group plays in Branson, Missouri?
The Shoji Tabuchi Theater in Branson, Missouri has a taiko segement in the famous violinist’s show. The performers are not members of a taiko group, but the dancers from the other segments of the show. The Odaiko used in the show is 4.2 shaku, or about 50″ across the head. Starting your own taiko group This is deserves a whole FAQ in and of itself. One is currently being prepared, and while it is still a rough work in progress, please feel free to take a look at (and to contribute to!) this FAQ-in-progress. Composing Original Music Again, this subject is too deep for a FAQ to begin to scratch the surface, but some of the following ideas may be helpful. Listen to as much different taiko music, festival music, and Japanese traditional music as you can. Slowly, the meters, base rhythms and constructs will become familiar to you, and this “feel” for the music will help to guide your own compositions. Some people may start with deciding on a ji (backing rhythm). The three most common ji are
