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Taiko classes for GLTC Members!

Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) offers a variety of online and in-person Taiko learning experiences. No musical experience is necessary to start enjoying this unique and fun art form from your first time in a class or workshop with us.

While there are no fees per class, GLTC Membership is required to participate in our weekly Taiko classes. Members may enroll in GLTC classes at any time, and the beginning of the month is generally a good time to join any class.

 

online aCTIVITIES & RESOURCES: Staying Connected @GLTC-Online

Our ONLINE LEARNING options provide students with live session learning experiences as well as online access to class recordings and class materials for review and study on your own time or with others. Visit our Students page for more info about Taiko learning resources and experiences with GLTC, our Partners & Friends, and the World of Taiko.

 

in-person classes: play together @southeast michigan

Our IN-PERSON CLASSES are held indoors in Ann Arbor and Wixom, MI, and led by members of the GLTC Taiko Arts performance collective. All levels of experience are welcome to join our class sessions. Students have the option to join remotely as needed and to access class recordings as well as online resources for independent and group review and exploration. Drums and safety supplies (KN95 masks and earplugs) are provided for participants, and bachi sticks are available to borrow or purchase from GLTC.

 

SPRING 2024 TAIKO CLASSES

T3/BBK Festival Music in Novi-Wixom

Class Dates: Saturdays (except ‘break’ Weeks of “Ma”)
4/13, 4/20, 4/27 (no class on 5/4)
5/11, 5/18, 5/25 (no class 6/1)
6/8, 6/15, 6/22 (no class 6/29 & 7/6 for Summer Break)

Class Time:  3:00 to 5:00pm ET

Class Location:  Studio N
Center for Performance Arts & Learning (Cen4PAL) 28243 Beck Rd B2, Wixom, MI 48393

Sensei/Teachers:  Kyoko Johnson, Noriko Maidens, Rieko Muroi-Bowman, and Akiyo Fisher (Godaiko Drummers) with Olga Ehrlich, all GLTC Taiko Arts Collective members.

Class Description:  Learn and play Taiko with our Tanoshii Taiko Tai (T3/fun drum team) community group exploring BBK (Bon daiko/drum, Bon odori/dance, and Kane/handheld percussion also called atarigane) festival music elements along with the melodious fue/bamboo flute. This Winter season, BBK instructors will review/teach "Imabetsu Arama" with taiko drumming and ‘wild horse’ dance, and GLTC member Olga Ehrlich will continue teaching “Mountain River Matsuri” which is a ‘festival’ piece with taiko and flute arranged by her original group Mountain River Taiko in Massachusetts.

A2 Taiko Play in Ann Arbor

Class Dates:  Sundays (except ‘break’ Weeks of “Ma”)
4/14, 4/21, 4/28 (no class on 5/5)
5/12, 5/19, 5/26 (no class 6/2)
6/9, 6/16, 6/23 (no class 6/30 & 7/7 for Summer Break)

Class Time:  3:00 to 4:30pm ET

Class Location:  Assembly Hall
Rudolf Steiner High School (RSHS)
2230 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Teachers: Larry An & Eileen S. Ho (Raion Taiko members, GLTC co-directors, and life partners)

Class Description: Practice FUNdamental rhythms and learn to PLAY songs from our GLTC Collective repertoire as we embody the energy and spirit of Taiko together. This Winter we will study the song DREAM by Yamada Mizue from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

SCHEDULE

GLTC classes, Meetings, and events

Great Lakes Taiko Center (GLTC) Spring 2024: MON April 8th through SUN June 23rd 2024
[no regular class/practice during our next Break Weeks of Ma: MON-SUN 4/29-5/5, 5/27-6/2, 6/24-6/30 & 7/1-7/7]

  • GLTC classes & group practices are scheduled for three weeks of each month, followed by a GLTC Break Week/s of Ma.

  • GLTC membership meetings, Taiko Centering, will usually be held on the 1st or 2nd Monday of each month.

  • GLTC performances and special events for members and general public happen throughout the year.