South Bay Beat Institute

01/05/2024

Happy (slightly belated) New Year! We're kicking off 2024 looking back at our Team Tenryu project and the many members of our community who came together to celebrate taiko in spite of lockdowns. We're wishing everyone that same connection, community, and passion for our art form in 2024!

Our 19-member Team Tenryu represents 6 states and 3 countries! Most players learned this song over Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this group has neve...

12/23/2023

Meet SBBI Founder Kristin Block 🤩🤩

KRISTIN is a q***r disabled multi-instrumentalist and space scientist 🤓 who has taught private lessons, K-12 music, composed and arranged for all kinds of ensembles, and performed across the country in groups ranging from full orchestras to jazz trios on instruments including bass, trombone, and percussion. 😲😲She's a member of NAfME (National Association for Music Education) and PAS (Percussive Arts Society), and performs with The Awesöme Orchestra, TaikoSOBA, and South Bay Beat Institute performing groups when her health permits. 🙏

12/16/2023

Don't forget, YOU'RE INVITED! 🎉🎉 Join us tomorrow, Sat, Dec 16th at 10AM Pacific for our annual virtual holiday party 🎄🎁🕎. Think a virtual party can't be fun? Think again! 😎😎

RSVP at [sbbeat.online/party]

12/12/2023

Meet SBBI Founder Rome Hamner!
ROME has been performing and teaching taiko for over 20 years. During this time she has launched and co-directed three arts organizations, appeared in thousands of performances, and developed hundreds of curricula for learners of all ages. She believes passionately in the power of music education to improve your life, no matter how old you are when you start. She currently operates the How To Teach Taiko blog and performs with TaikoSOBA, Q***r Taiko, Jun Daiko and her own ensemble, Mukaro Taiko.

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12/09/2023

YOU'RE INVITED! 💝💝 Join us on Sat, Dec 16th at 10AM Pacific for our annual virtual holiday party 🎄🎁🕎. Think a virtual party can't be fun? Think again! RSVP at sbbeat.online/party

12/06/2023

Our Continuing Yokobue class is learning Kiso Bushi right now😎😎 - join us on a practice play through! 🤩

12/02/2023

Thank you, Laura, for the kind words! 🤩 We're so glad to have had you in our class and are excited for your taiko journey! 🎉🎉

11/23/2023

Here in the US, this week is Thanksgiving. If you're like us, you were taught that the first Thanksgiving was a day of gratitude and a harvest festival, where Pilgrims and Indigenous Americans celebrated together. This isn't true. Giving thanks and feasting with loved ones are wonderful practices that we fully support, but as you do so, please take some time to learn the full history behind our Thanksgiving mythology. While you're at it, visit https://native-land.ca/ and learn about the people whose lands you live on. As you enjoy your stuffing, please also think about the larger context of this day and the role we can each play in reconciliation. If you're still reading, please take a moment to learn about voluntary land taxes and see if you have an opportunity to contribute.

By William Loren Katz With family excitement building with the approach of Thanksgiving, you would never know November was Native American History Month. President Obama had publicly announced the month, but many more Americans will be paying attention to his announcement of Thanksgiving.

11/18/2023

🤩We loved teaching this class for group leaders and leaders-to-be! 🤩
Watch through to see some of the highlights of the class.

If you run a taiko group, or hope to someday, sign up for our newsletter 📰 so you're the first to learn about the next Group Leader Tabi Camp!
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11/15/2023

🎉🎉WTG TaikoSOBA!🎉🎉
That's the fastest any group has learned our "OkeBayashi" katsugi practice piece 🥳🤯
🤩Can't wait to start teaching Lift in 2024!🤩

11/08/2023

Hi everyone!
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11/03/2023

Happy Friday!
📣 Don't forget to sign up for our Next Level Naname class! Registration closes at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET on Nov. 4th, 2023 📣
Do you have your Naname style basics down? Are you looking for some
new moves to jazz up your solo, or tips on how to look
more natural and comfortable with this style of playing?
This is the class for you!

Join us for online sessions next month! More
information is available here: (copy/paste) or follow link
in bio: https://sbbeat.online/naname

📍As always, South Bay Beat Institute classes are are
offered on a NOTAFLOF scale (No One Turned Away
For Lack of Funds)