Date:
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 10:00 to 11:30
Room:
Large Classroom
Student should bring:
tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Class syllabus:
overview
goal: better visualize ideal path of bachi
ideal path: question mark; result of total relaxation in hands/wrists (I think)
ideal strike: directional, more sound than smooth motions would suggest
importance: demo movements with weak strikes
one time through, KB YK observe for pointers
- non-dominant hand
- metronome
- num hits: , shutter:
long exposure photographs
- side shot, beta
- alphabetical order, KB YK last
view and compare
explore variables of strike
- wrist
-- tension
-- timing (breaking early)
- elbow
-- amount of bend
- upper arm
-- final angle
Teacher(s):
Yuta Kato
Kris Bergstrom
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