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The KUSC radio program “Spotlight on the Arts” interviewed me regarding our upcoming performance at Armstrong Theater. Here is the blurb they created.

http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2146

Google has a fun tool to search through their catalogue of scanned books called the “Ngram Viewer“. The viewer allows users to search for the occurrence of a term or terms in approximately 5,000,000 books from 1800 to 2000. The term “taiko” gives the following, for example.

I’m guessing the spike in the 1960s coincides with the publication of Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan by Eiji Yoshikawa (“taiko” also means “great ruler”), but who knows… could it be the influence of Osuwa and Sukeroku?!

Here is a TED video about the project by some of its contributors. Have fun!

Here’s some footage of my recent collaboration with Phoenix Sigalove last Friday evening at the Tatanka benefit concert. Here’s the link below:

Last Saturday I led a follow up to an introduction to Taiko workshop. Things are going well and I’ll be meeting with some excited Taiko students one more time this month before heading down to Los Angeles for more On Ensemble work.

Meidoko plays La Clinica (Affordable Healthcare Excellence for All):

Join us for Raise Your Heart for Health, our annual late-summer fundraiser. Enjoy fine foods and wine and top-notch entertainment in an extraordinarily fun event that benefits uninsured and low-income residents of our community.

Come to our third annual event, which is planned from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, again at Voorhies Mansion, 2310 Voorhies Road, the home of EdenVale Winery.

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For the Taiko Conference workshop last month I also updated my essay on practice. It is shorter, with a few more tips and tricks. Thanks to Danny Yamamoto for the good revision advice!

http://onensemble.org/2008/10/essay-thoughts-on-practice/

I taught a slant-drum form and choreography workshop last month at Taiko Conference and had a great time slant-drumming with the group! Here are a few photos and videos that participants have sent my way. Thank you, everyone!

Comprehensive Choreography Correction Clinic

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