Team Taiko Community Drumming Classes

We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us!

Taiko is a Japanese drumming style that, over the last several decades, has become a global phenomenon. Since 2013, Grand Vision has partnered with leading taiko instructors to bring the art form to the South Bay.

Taiko Artist ManMan Mui guides participants toward a repertoire of drumming techniques and patterns. Sessions include developing rhythmic sensibility, body awareness, breath and strength training as students make music together as a team.

Team Taiko is open to all skill levels and abilities, from beginners to seasoned musicians, and fees are on a sliding scale. Recommended for ages 12 and up, children must participate with a guardian or have a signed participation waiver.

2026 Team Taiko Sessions

Free Intro to Team Taiko & Drum Care Monday, February 2 at 7 PM

Monday, February 2 – 7 PM

Learn about Taiko and how to care for Taiko drums and bachi (drumsticks) and how to make a practice drum in this introductory session.

If you wish to make your own practice drum, please bring a bucket (5-gallon or larger). All other supplies will be provided.

If you have your own bachi or drum that you would like to perform maintenance on, please bring it with you.

Winter Mondays at 7 PM February 9 - March 30, Performance on April 4

Monday, February 9 – 7 PM
Monday, February 16 – 7 PM
Monday, February 23 – 7 PM
Monday, March 2 – 7 PM
Monday, March 9 – 7 PM
Monday, March 16 – 7 PM
Monday, March 23 – 7 PM
Monday, March 30 – 7 PM

Spring Mondays at 7 PM May 4 - June 22

Monday, May 4 – 7 PM
Monday, May 11 – 7 PM
Monday, May 18 – 7 PM
Monday, May 25 – 7 PM
Monday, June 1 – 7 PM
Monday, June 8 – 7 PM
Monday, June 15 – 7 PM
Monday, June 22 – 7 PM

Summer Mondays at 7 PM July 6 - August 24

Monday, July 6 – 7 PM
Monday, July 13 – 7 PM
Monday, July 20 – 7 PM
Monday, July 27 – 7 PM
Monday, August 3 – 7 PM
Monday, August 10 – 7 PM
Monday, August 17 – 7 PM
Monday, August 24 – 7 PM

Fall Mondays at 7 PM September 7 - October 26

Monday, September 7 – 7 PM
Monday, September 14 – 7 PM
Monday, September 21 – 7 PM
Monday, September 28 – 7 PM
Monday, October 5 – 7 PM
Monday, October 12 – 7 PM
Monday, October 19 – 7 PM
Monday, October 26 – 7 PM

San Pedro Holiday Parade Session November 9 - 30 & Parade Sunday, December 6

Parade Session Classes:

Monday, November 9 at 7:00 PM
Monday, November 16 at 7:00 PM
Monday, November 23 at 7:00 PM
Monday, November 30 at 7:00 PM

Parade:

Sunday, December 6 at 12:00 PM (Meet at 11:30 AM)

Classes are offered in person and streamed live via Zoom to allow for all to participate.
The Grand Annex Music Hall: 434 W. 6th St, San Pedro CA 90731.

2026 Team Taiko Tuition $10-$28 per Class

Team Taiko is designed to be $15 per person, but we don’t want economic circumstances to be a barrier to attending so we offer tickets on a sliding scale. Pay the price that works for you. Your class experience will be the same regardless of which option you choose.

Dear Team Taiko Friends,

Please know that ManMan is an international artist and teacher whom we wish to pay a respectful wage for their valuable teaching time.

Most Los Angeles area taiko class rates are $25 at the door and $17 in advance. We would deeply appreciate it if you could pay the modest tuition minimum of $10.

However, if you truly cannot, please email Christa@grandvision.org to explain your need for a scholarship and why taiko is important to you. This information will only be shared with Grand Vision’s taiko staff. If approved, you will pay the scholarship rate of $5 a session.

Thank you,

Liz Johnson,
Executive Director, Grand Vision Foundation

About Taiko

Arigatou Gozaimashita!

Feb 28, 2023

Thanks to the hard work of all the performers, presenters, staff and volunteers the Roots & Rambles event; Blurring the Color Line with Taiko was a huge success. 144 people participated in person and virtually with participants streaming in from 4 countries and 17...

Meet the Taiko Performers

Feb 15, 2023

Blurring the Color Line with Taiko will feature community drumming and resistance, facilitated by ManMan Mui & Sasen Cain, and taiko performance by Mujō Dream Flight, and special guest; Carrie Alita Carter. About Mujō Dream Flight (MDF) Members: (pictured left to...

Roots & Rambles Returns

Jan 10, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Grand Vision Foundation has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the ongoing Roots & Rambles concert series at the Grand Annex Music Hall as part of their 2023 Grants for Arts Projects...