Playing taiko freely, easy?

relaxing is important @Akabane-matsuri2012

Say Hachijo-Taiko, it is "play with free style taiko". I've heard that no standard number exsist for Hachijo-taiko. Because it is played with ad-lib from the start to finish.

We practice Kojin-uchi ( ad-lib play ) in the group we belong every practice day. What you have to decide are just base-rythm and the player who would play shita-uchi (base-line) for you. Base-line are several patterns, and I myself choose "Yukichi" almost every time. Since it likes jam session, I can never play exactly same one again, even I received encore!

John-san is playing fun @Akabane-matsuri 2012

I play what pops up in heart during playing, obeying the flow of sound and rythm. Obeying speed and motion of my body and arms, phrase of taiko sound come to me and I move my arms flexibly. More concentration to my own playing and synchronize shita-uchi,  more smooth play can be realized especially between phrase and phrase.

Never think of play greatly. Never think, let's play this phrase and then this phrase then this..... Otherwise result is no good.  Best is, let your body and arms play with soul and beat

Playing taiko freely is not playing like as personified and self-satisfaction. It might make just you fun, but might not to others. That is not said "music". Playing music is to share air and to sympathize with audience. And that makes people very fun and happy.

Mawashi-uchi, another style @Akabane-matsuri 2012

Ad-lib and making people happy and impress, playing Hachijo-taiko is difficult and depthful, isn't it? Although, to think "I want people to be happy!" is easy. Right?

The best is play taiko what you want clearly in ad-lib and make all audience air be very very happy.

Sorry, I have almost never played with such experience, yet. Lots of practice let me do the way some day. Continuing practice, you know it.