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North American Taiko Conference 2011

Posted on November 8, 2011 by nutMeg

North American Taiko Conference had 3 two and a half hour long workshop sessions: the first on Friday afternoon, the second Saturday morning and the third Saturday afternoon. Many of the workshop leaders and assistants were from North America, but … Continue reading →

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Taiko Baka!

Posted on January 22, 2011 by nutMeg

Last weekend I had the amazing experience of participating in the Taiko Baka Odaiko Gasshuku and Shinobue Intensive in Sacramento. It was an extended training session on Odaiko (large drum) with Tiffany Tamaribuchi and Shinobue (bamboo flute) with Megan Chao … Continue reading →

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fifteen cent notebooks

Posted on August 23, 2010 by nutMeg

I was in the school supply area of a store looking to see what was available in the way of notebooks. This time of year they have extra space for all the gear one needs to be a student, and … Continue reading →

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what you think you see

Posted on August 5, 2010 by nutMeg

I’d driven about an hour to one of our more remote sites at work. There’s a gate at the entrance. It used to have an opener, but has become DIY. I got out of my van and walked over to … Continue reading →

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circle awareness

Posted on July 29, 2010 by nutMeg

at the beginning of class we stand in a circle to warm up and open the session. then again at the end we stand in a circle to cool down and close. every class, from when we all started playing, … Continue reading →

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