Description
Inspired by Kodo drumming of Japan, Darryl J. Mika composed Sudu for the American marching drum line. One definition of Kodo is”heartbeat”. In Sudu, Darryl simulates the taiko (Japanese drums) with American counterparts. The heartbeat of the piece is the o-daiko (large drum), covered by three bass drums (minimum 26″) mounted on stadium stands with the heads looser than normal. The snares represent the small rope tensioned shime-daiko, The quads and pitched bass drums represent miscellaneous sized chu-daiko. This is a piece to have fun with.