Over the Summer holidays- on the 16th December and the 13th January, Kizuna Wadaiko were kind enough to provide locals with a free workshop and performance at Thrower House. This is a shortened video of the second workshop they did in Summer which had a pleasing turnout. I was lucky enough to attend both workshops and the first one had a far smaller crowd than the second, which meant I got to have a rather long turn at playing every drum they had brought with them! And I wasn't completely terrible at it, which was nice.
Being able to play normal "rock" drums, I found the Taiko to be a lot more demanding technically and physically. The drummers took us through a series of stretches to warm up, as well as a few simple drum patterns to play as a group. At the end of the first session, my arms were sore and my legs ached from the drumming stance! It was worth it as it's a great way to get a feel for part of another culture. Plus, they had just got brand new drums shipped over from Japan and one filled the entire back half of the trailer by itself! I could have made a house out of it.
Filmed on a Canon HV-40 MiniDV camera and edited in Final Cut Express 4.0, with mild colour correction.
