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Year 7 and 8 spent a day learning and performing Taiko drumming with Mark Alcock from Taiko Meantime - a performance and educational troupe based in the South East.Taiko translates as "big drum" in Japanese and is a traditional form of music making, used in religious and secular festivals all over Japan throughout the year. Famous for its versatility,Taiko features in ancient religious customs and in modern fusion music, made famous by groups such as Kodo, Ondekoza, and the Yamato Drummers.Taiko drumming is very physical, requiring stamina, precision,teamwork and lots of energy!
In other music news, Prep School Singing Workshops were delivered by Cara Clarkan accomplished choral director who established and conducted the award-winning youth choir Circuit 16 in Bristol. Cara works for South Gloucestershire Hub,visiting schools to help children to find their voices, and St John’s pupils certainly found theirs! They focused on pitching notes accurately, producing a good quality singing voice, singing in parts and memorising lyrics for performance.



