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Vocabulary
- bachi = drum sticks
- bettadai = flat stand
- chuudaiko = middle-sized drum
- dai = a stand
- dojo = a place for studying or practicing
- doh = body of the taiko
- don, dogo = a medium to loud strike on the hara of the taiko
- fuchi = rim of the taiko; where ka is played
- hara = center of the head of the taiko; where don’s and tsu’s are played
- ka, kara = a strike on the fuchi of the taiko
- kakegoe = a yell that is scropted into the song
- kamae = stance
- kamaete = go to stance or get into stance
- kiai = (literally) yell; an unscripted yell in a song, usually in show of energy or support for fellow taiko players
- kuchishouga = oral recitation
- kumidaiko = group ensemble of taiko
- ma = space
- nagadodaiko = long-body drum
- nanamedai = slant stand
- shimedaiko = small, high-pitched drum, usually for keeping rhythm
- su = a musical rest
- taiko = (literally) big drum
- tsu, tsuku = a quiet strike on the hara of the taiko