Kids' classes September 5 through November 21 |
 We still have some spaces open in our special 12-class series for kids from 8 to 12 years old! We will accept new students for these classes on October 3rd. Students will learn Hisho (phoenix) Matsuri Daiko, a very energetic and playful song from a children's taiko group in Sakai City, Japan. The series will culminate with a recital on November 21st.
Echo Costanzo (pictured) will be the instructor for this series.
Classes will be held every Saturday from 9:45am to 10:50am. New students will be accepted on the first Saturday of each month and must attend a registration and orientation session at 9:30am before their first class. Each class is $10 plus a one-time $5 registration fee (cash or check only, no debit or credit cards). Multi-class discount cards (5/$45 and 10/$80) are available. Please email (info@etaiko.org) to reserve a space.
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New classes starting October 1 and 3 |
Classes for beginners are held every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm and Saturday from 2pm to 4pm. We accept new students on the first Thursday and Saturday of each month.
Please check the schedule below and go to the Classes page on our web site for complete and updated information.
New students are required to attend an orientation a half an hour before the first class. The class is $15 plus a one-time $5 registration fee (cash or check only, includes Member Handbook). Please email to let us know you're coming before attending your first class, and have a look at the new
Frequently Asked Questions page on our web site.
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Free lecture and hands-on demonstration October 30
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Taiko: What is it? Come find out at our free lecture and participatory demonstration on Friday, October 30 at 7:00 pm. Please RSVP by email to info@etaiko.org. If you've ever wanted to know what it feels like to play the big drums, this is your chance!
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Upcoming performances
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Meigetsu Taiko Festival, San Francisco
October 3 and 4
Maikaze Daiko will host the 2nd Annual Meigetsu (Harvest Moon) Taiko Festival at the Dance Mission Theater. The Harvest Moon Taiko Festival presents a unique Bay Area vision of contemporary taiko drumming for the 21st century.
Emeryville Taiko will perform in the Saturday evening show (8pm) and the Sunday evening show (7pm).
Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk, Treasure Island
Saturday, October 10
Memory Walk is a fun and inspiring event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research.
The San Francisco Memory Walk is the largest in the country, including a 3-mile walk, program, entertainment, children’s activities, and refreshment vendors.
Emeryville Taiko will welcome walkers to the finish line at 10am.
Lafayette Library Grand Opening
Saturday, November 14
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Cazadero Family Camp
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For the last ten years, Emeryville Taiko Sensei Susan Horn has made an annual trek to the Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp, where talented musicians and performing artists from around the state offer classes in everything from salsa to circus arts to didgeridoo . Susan-san teaches taiko drumming to kids and family members from ages 8 to 85 in two week-long sessions in August. At the end of each session, the children show all they've learned in a performance under the redwoods. This year her groups played the song Masaru, which was taught to us by Kazuaki Tomida from Japan. |
 In Susan-san's own words: "Every year at camp something special always happens. This time my students were inspired to dedicate our final performance to Lanier Pruitt. Lanier passed away earlier this year and things were just not the same at camp. He was such a big presence. I explained to my students that when we bring our bachi up to the sky we believe that we are connecting to our ancestors, our Taiko teachers, our friends. We get energy and inspiration from them just as we did when they were living. So at the end of our performance we raised our bachi to the sky and shouted his name, 'Lanier!' I can imagine him grinning, silently."
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September performances
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Solano Stroll
We took over the intersection of Solano and Masonic and managed to get in two and a half shows before the late-afternoon rains forced us to pack it in.
San Francisco Dragon Boat Festival
We enjoyed two sun-drenched afternoons on Treasure Island, sharing the stage with magic, breakdance and hard rock acts.
The show's two emcees were our first audience participants.
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| Photo by John Lin |
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Welcome new students
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We would like to welcome our new students to the Beginning 1 and Kids' classes:
Dawn, Cato, Owen, Shaunnah, Andrea, Barry and Lynn.
Thank you for bringing your energy and inspiration to the group!
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Class schedule
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Beginning 1 classes: Thursdays 7pm to 9pm, Saturdays 2pm to 4pm
New students accepted August 1st 1:30pm and August 6th 6:30pm
Beginning 2 classes: Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm, Saturdays 11am to 1pm
Intermediate classes: Mondays 7pm to 9pm, Wednesdays 7pm to 9pm
Classes are held at:
Emery Secondary School Shop B
1100 47th Street at San Pablo Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
Our classes are in the Shop B space on the northwest corner of the San Pablo/47th Street intersection. There is plenty of parking along 47th Street west of San Pablo. Enter through the big roll-up steel door on 47th.
Click here for a map and directions.
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Support us
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Emeryville Taiko is a San Francisco Bay Area taiko group providing traditional Japanese drumming classes and performances. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible and your financial support is appreciated. You can donate online at our website.
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