Summer Taiko Institute applications due soon!
Thank you to all the taiko players who have applied to participate in this year’s Summer Taiko Institute, happening August 3-5, immediately prior to the 2009 Taiko Conference. Sign up now to take advantage of an amazing opportunity for three days of intensive taiko! The application process is quick and easy!
Applications are due Friday, April 10, 2009.
http://www.taikoconference.org/summer-taiko-institute
We’re pulling out all the stops to make this STI jam-packed with goodness! We’re composing a brand new taiko piece, to be debuted and taught to the 25 participants. The piece will be the foundation for exploring each step of the song cycle: from practice to performance to critical review and revision. In addition to basic form and technique training, participants learn practical tips for improving timing, musicality, and playing as a group. As the song is further polished, supplementary drills and performance concepts for refinement are explored. Along with specific techniques, rhythms, and drills, participants learn the On Ensemble members’ underlying philosophies and creative processes. STI participants come away empowered to apply the concepts to future songs. The course provides numerous take-home materials, in addition to the new piece itself, for sharing with participants’ home groups.
In the last few years, On Ensemble has been hard at work developing an extensive series of workshops, and we’ll be drawing from all this work for STI! In short, this is the going to be the best hands-on taiko intensive On Ensemble has ever done!
Visit http://www.taikoconference.org/summer-taiko-institute to learn more and apply!
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