Taiko Meantime is looking for a few special people.

To be a performer in Taiko Meantime requires single-minded determination, lots of your time and self motivation.

As well as drummers, we need talented flute players, or better still, players of the Japanese 'yoko-bue'.

Have a good look at this important list of questions below to get a feel for whether Taiko Meantime is right for you.

YOUR TIME
Can you make Wednesday evening every week from 18:30 to 21:45 to practise at our venue in Greenwich?
Are you willing to load and unload drums at very unsociable hours?
Can you take time off work, if nessessary, to do performances on weekdays and weekends?
Are you organised and dedicated enough to commit to performance dates months in advance?
Do you have web and email access at least once a day?

YOUR AMBITIONS
Is your aim to perform a high standard of Taiko with a professional-standard group?

YOUR CHARACTER
Are you a strong individual, but happy to work in a team, on and off stage?
Have you got the discipline, time and initiative to practise by yourself between group practices?
Do you pay attention to detail - musical and physical?
Are you a reliable and clear communicator?
Can you take constructive criticism without feeling insulted?
Can you think on your feet and be flexible with changing rhythms and circumstances when under pressure?
Do you get satisfaction from giving 100% to the task in hand?
If you've learnt Taiko or any percussion before, can you put aside your own style to fit in with the style of Taiko Meantime?
These are NOT Taiko classes. So, are you good at learning by example?
Are you mad enough to be in a band?

YOUR MUSICAL ABILITY
Have you got a natural sense of rhythm?
Are you adept at learning and remembering rhythms and music?
Do you understand the basics of music theory?
Are you critical of music, and do you know good players when you see or hear them?
Do you have a good knowledge of the UK taiko scene?

YOUR BACKGROUND
Do you play a musical instrument or have experience of a martial art?
Have you given a stage performance of any kind?
Do you consider yourself to be an entertainer or performer?
Do you have an interest in Japan and Japanese music?
Are you physically fit?
Is fitness a way of life for you?

IS ALL THIS REALLY YOUR IDEA OF FUN?!!!