Japanese Culture Society – Week 7 Update

The Sound of Japanese Harmony

Last Friday 5 March, JCS were lucky to have an immersive Taiko experience lead by a Taiko expert Zara Luong (Year 9). She led JCS members through basic rhythms, ‘don’ and ‘doku’ before they attempted a piece called Seru. The piece represents the movements of a fish and uses movement between two drums, the Shimedaiko and the Nagadodaiko, to create the effect of a fish jumping up stream.

Although we didn’t quite nail the piece, we still had loads of fun and wish the session could have gone longer! JCS runs on Friday afternoons and extracurricular Taiko runs on Wednesday afternoons so keep an eye out if you interested. Please read the Music section of this week’s newsletter for further details or check the Taiko flyer

Congratulations to Selina Chen (Year 9) for achieving the 3rd place in the JTAN New Year’s Card Competition. Selina competed against 85 other students across NSW. She has received a pen box by Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). I wish for Selina to enjoy more opportunities brushing up her drawing skills with the pens.

Week 8 JCS will be cancelled due to the Senior School Swimming Carnival. Instead, in Week 9 and Week 10 JCS will take place on Monday lunchtime. I hope many will be there 😊

– Ruby Mitchel (Year 9) and Mr Kentaro Otani (Facilitator of the Japanese Culture Society)