01

Date: 
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - 13:00 to 14:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

Welcome
- overview of ATUS/LATI
-- 12-week course structure, no class Jun 5
- introductions (name, taiko experience, what you might be doing Sundays if not for taiko)
- overview of course: begin path of naname fundamentals, including reflection on how we learn
- logistics
-- moving and placing drums
-- bachi

naname lower body warmup

find space
- jumping jacks, crazy jacks as general warmup
- side kicks for hamstrings
-- find range
-- 10 warmup
-- 10 countdown (future: multi-language countdown; each person saying one count, any language)
walking in a circle
- lunges for hip flexors
-- step, step, lunge
-- on lunge, one person says: name, favorite food, favorite musician, favorite month
face each other in a circle
- slide claps for inner thighs
-- small circle, even number of participants
-- slide to one side and clap with that neighbor, then opposite
-- circle gets larger
- rotation
-- rotate upper body
-- every other circle person face opposite, clap

face forward
- feet positions
-- shift weight L, scoot R forward, shift, L forward, repeat going back
- torso lean: weight at L leg, toggle torso L R, arms up, clap and pull down, repeat for weight at R leg

set drums

stance
- getting into stance: L (1), R (2), arms out (3, 4)
- concepts
-- feet positions in relation to drum
-- distance from drum
-- weight distribution
-- upper body angle
- precise but not North Korea

with bachi

- take stance and play copycat
-- 4 counts prep
-- 4 counts call
-- 4 counts answer
-- 4 counts rest
- opposite side (L stance)
- pick students to play call
- opposite side

no bachi, relaxed stance

Building Blocks of strike
- copycat
-- three arm pivots (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Elbow)
--- one arm
--- other arm
--- both together
--- different
---- Ls RS
---- Ls RE
---- Ls RW
---- Le RS
---- Le RE
---- Le RW
---- Lw RS
---- Lw RE
---- Lw RW
-- stabbing (gu, back, gu, palm, switch)
--- stabbing in different elbow positions

with bachi

-- hitting drum using different pivot points (wrist, elbow, shoulder)
--- one arm, then other, then both, then both doing different
--- R and L stance

medium strike (all E)
- E v W with bachi (right and wrong)
-- demo
--- upper arm position points to drum
--- bachi sliding in hand for E version
--- feedback
-- 4 hits wrist, 4 hits coming from E, relaxed W
-- both hands
-- RE vs LW and vice versa
- stabbing with relaxed grip (E does work, bachi flops forward, no W)

Building Blocks of grip
- copycat
-- stretching
-- squeezes, offset squeezes
-- hand positions in space
-- bachi tosses, flips
-- finger grips
-- opposite finger switches (PRACTICE TEST)
-- thumb position

Scribbling
- oroshi (joy of hitting together)
- copycat (joy of rhythm)
- build-in piece (joy of music)
-- 1/2 don don dogo don
-- 1/2 su ka su ka su ka ka ka
-- pick individuals to copycat my kuchishoga
-- all end with "dogo dogo dogo dogo don don don!"

closing
- KBHF housing
- taikocensus.org

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sun, May 15, 2016 01
Sun, May 22, 2016 02
Sun, May 29, 2016 03
Sun, June 05, 2016 NO CLASS
Sun, June 12, 2016 04
Sun, June 19, 2016 05
Sun, June 26, 2016 06
Sun, July 03, 2016 07
Sun, July 10, 2016 08 - coach
Sun, July 17, 2016 09 - coach
Sun, July 24, 2016 10 - coach
Sun, July 31, 2016 11 - coach
Sun, August 07, 2016 12 - PEAC
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