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 performance
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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.

2025 Team Taiko Sessions

Spring Mondays at 7 PM April 21 - June 9

  • Monday, April 21 – 7 PM
  • Monday, April 28 – 7 PM
  • Monday, May 5 – 7 PM
  • Monday, May 12 – 7 PM
  • Monday, May 19 – 7 PM
  • Monday, May 26 – 7 PM
  • Monday, June 2 – 7 PM
  • Monday, June 9 – 7 PM

Summer Mondays at 7 PM June 30 - August 18

  • Monday, June 30 – 7 PM
  • Monday, July 7 – 7 PM
  • Monday, July 14 – 7 PM
  • Monday, July 21 – 7 PM
  • Monday, July 28 – 7 PM
  • Monday, August 4 – 7 PM
  • Monday, August 11 – 7 PM
  • Monday, August 18 – 7 PM

Fall Mondays at 7 PM September 8 - October 27

  • Monday, September 8 – 7 PM
  • Monday, September 15 – 7 PM
  • Monday, September 22 – 7 PM
  • Monday, September 29 – 7 PM
  • Monday, October 6 – 7 PM
  • Monday, October 13 – 7 PM
  • Monday, October 20 – 7 PM
  • Monday, October 27 – 7 PM

San Pedro Holiday Parade Session November 10 - December 1 & Sunday, December 7

  • Monday, November 10 – 7 PM
  • Monday, November 17 – 7 PM
  • Monday, November 24 – 7 PM
  • Monday, December 1 – 7 PM
  • Sunday, December 7 – 12 PM

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.

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2025 Team Taiko Tuition $10-$25 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 Connie@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!

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...

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Meet the Taiko Performers

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...

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