Taiko Drum Class (Week 3)

カオルさんが桶胴太鼓のチューニングをしてます。ほう、ジャンベのチューニングの仕方と一緒なんですね。 Kaoru is tuning the Oke-do Daiko by tightening the rope around the drum. I see, it looks like the tuning system is almost same as djembe drum.

　３週目です。いまだにいい音が出ないのは、どういうこっちゃ。カオルさんが叩く音がドンドンドンドンと鳴るのに対し、私のはパスッポスッペシッッパシッと、明らかに太鼓から出てくるはずのない擬音が混じっています。カオルさんいわく『大きい音ではなく、鋭い音で』と。ううう、ますます分からにゃい。

Welcome to the Week Three. I am still having trouble on simply getting good sounds. When Kaoru plays, the sound is heavy and it sounds like DON-DON-DON-DON. When I play, it is like puff-peff-poff-paff. Some mysterious sound effects which shouldn't come out from taiko drums are there. Kaoru said, "Don't try to make a big sound but a sharp sound." Oh-oh, my brain hurts.

　今日は大事な『間（ま）』について学びました。確かに全然メトロノームのようにキッチリと叩いているのではないですね。また難しそうです。あと、今日はカオルさんが新しい掛け声の『ヨーオー！』ってやつを見せてくれました。おお、一平、こういうの大好き。日本人の血が騒ぎます。

We learnt very important aspect of Japanese music called "Ma" (space between notes). Come to think of it, what we have been doing were not really metronomic. Another tough, but interesting, subject which I have to conquer. Kaoru also showed us a new shout "Yo-Oh!" Oo, Ippei loves it. It sounds so Japanese. My Japanese blood boils.