Kuchi shōga (口唱歌), also known as 'kuchi showa' and 'kuchi shoka', is a Japanese system for 'pronouncing' the sounds of drums, especially Japanese drums (taiko). Taiko drummers in Aichi, Japan The word taiko (太鼓) means simply great drum in Japanese. ...
For example, a deep, sustained sound from the center of the drum might be rendered as "don" and a sharp tap on the side would be "ka". Just "do" represents a short beat that is not allowed to resonate, and "doku" often represents two beast in rapid succession. "Tsu" represents a lightly struck note, and "su" represents a pause. Example; don doku, don doku, doku don, in 4/4 time is three measures beats; 1 . 3 4, 1 . 3 4, 1 2 . 4
The system is used for recording, teaching, and memorization of drum rhythms. It is also used for 'subtitles' in drumming video games like Taiko no tatsujin. Taiko: Drum master (U.S. title) or Taiko no tatsujin (太鼓の達人; Taiko master) is a drumming game for arcade and PlayStation 2. ...
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