Capture the sound and rhythm of traditional Japanese drumming with FXpansions BFD Japanese. When played in common time, this sequence constitutes three measures: 1. XLN Audio XO Drum Sample Organizer and Sequencer Plug-in. The following is an example of kuchi shōga notation transliterated in rōmaji:ĭon (tsu) doko don, don (tsu) don kon, doko don (tsu) don Explicitly assigning words to represent the periods of silence in a song is likely linked to the Japanese concept of ma, where the space between notes is as important as the notes themselves in a performance. This is called " kakegoe." If the rest is not sung, the space is often filled with unscripted sounds called kiais. A polysyllable, such as sore and dokkoi, indicates a two-beat rest. Rests are variously indicated with fricative syllables, such as sa and ho or with semivowels, such as iya. Two syllables are reserved for strokes on the tsuzumi, a drum that is much smaller than the taiko: Ta describes a tap on the side of the drum pon refers to a stroke on the center of the drumhead. Taiko players commonly phoneticize a right-handed bachi stroke with don, do, tsu, or ka, respectively and a reserve kon, ko, ku, and ra for left-handed strokes. Ka means a sharp tap on the rim of the taiko, and kara describes alternate right and left taps. Tsu represents a lightly struck note tsuku implies two soft tsu beats in rapid succession-one on the right side of the drum, the other on the left. Doko, dogo, or doro means two drum-beats played in rapid succession. Do sometimes represents a short beat that is not allowed to resonate (i.e., one with a short decay). Don typically means a deep, sustained sound from the center of the taiko. Although kuchi shōga does not have a fixed vocabulary, some phoneticizations are ubiquitous.