03

Date: 
Sunday, February 22, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:45
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: 

pre-class
- video camera help: Doreen
- CT, JO 405 run
- SN, MH: drill maintainers

[10] welcome
- names, 3 normal, 1 weird
- my role
-- facilitator, not teacher
-- honest feedback, though tainted by familiarity
-- for soloists: set mutually-agreed goals and hold you to them
--- uniformity vs individuality
--- no spoken criticism; only demonstrated alternatives
-- for Rock Solids: gatekeeper
- NATC way-point
-- individuals pick Rock Solids / Soloist focus
-- 5 weeks structure overview
-- 4 weeks draft solo prep / specific structure prep (cover all structures)
-- 5 weeks revision, details practice
-- who's going? KB YuK JO WD BO JH SI
- choose foci
-- Rock Solids: YuK BH CT SN JH JY AB BO EL
-- soloists: YoK JO DH MY SI KS TA HO
-- WD: ?
- drum setup large studio: 1/8? naname, 1/? small drum for RS
- drum setup small studio: 1 naname, small drum for all remaining RS

[10] warmup: naname / small drum
- M1-4 / jiuchi
- R arm swings / fills

[10] Structure of the day: 405
- goals: tempo control, variety
- tricky spots: M1 interactive, cue kill it, overall speed
- possible drills, Soloists
-- "M1 Interactive": Mike
--- M1-4, cue switch, kill-it
-- "Kill It"
-- "Speed Cue"
- possible drills, Rock Solids
-- "M1 Interactive"
-- "Kill It": Stacey
--- M4 x2, cue x2, rotate
-- "Speed Jiuchi"
- demo: S-KB/JO, R-CT?

[40] split practice
- [20a] RS get started with "Kill It"
-- use of three practice structures
- [20a] soloists: KB feedback
-- tickets/docket explanation
--- mutually-agreed improvement
-- give punchlist
-- "M1 Interactive" explanation
- [20b] RS: KB drill feedback
- [20b] soloists: "M1 Interactive"

[15] battle
- can try for stamp, 10?

[5] final announcements
- bio bullet points for RT, TA, WD
- photos: JS
- next week help
-- structure of the day demo: 110
--- Rock Solids
--- soloists

M1-4 punchlist: individual feedback on starting point videos
- JY: more exciting prep for final don, switch final don awful
- KB: right leg?
- BO: angle of R strike plane too vertical, stoppiness of pull ups, switch final down weak
- YuK: ?
- YoK: ?, tension at completion of R strike
- CT: wrist tension reduces speed in R strike
- MH: R elbow pointed back, strike plane too vertical, L ka of Otsuri, arms too close to body following strike
- RT: R elbow pointed back, stoppiness of pull ups, wrist tension reduces speed in R strike
- DH: strike plane too vertical, hips over-turn, cue needs practice
- HO: strikes too slow, too early, wrist tension, stoppiness of pull ups during cue
- BH: R elbow prep, in M-patterns timing of final don rushed, L during cue is weak and rushed, final don of cue is weak and rushed
- JH: strike plane too vertical, downstroke starts too soon, R pull-up could be more extended
- SI: switch final da really rushed, chi is awkward, downstrokes rushed, cue forgotten, L weak
- SN: strike plane too vertical, wrist tension, L can't pull back very far because torso doesn't rotate, rushing
- EL: strike plane too vertical, strikes too slow, cue forgotten
- TA: strike plane too vertical, L can't pull back very far because torso doesn't rotate, M patterns unfamiliar, L wrist angle,
- KS: strike plane too vertical, stoppiness of pull ups, R pull up could be more extended

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Doreen Haramoto
Stacey Nakasone
Eric Lai
Reid Taguchi
Blaine O'Brien
Young Kang
Jason Osajima
Christine Truong
Michael Hirota
Janelle You
Takumi Azama
Sharon Ishida
Hiro Ogikubo
Jack Hsiao
Andrew Bordenave
Kris Bergstrom

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sun, February 08, 2015 01
Sun, February 15, 2015 02
Sun, February 22, 2015 03
Sun, March 01, 2015 04
Sun, March 08, 2015 05
Sun, March 15, 2015 06
Sun, March 22, 2015 07
Sun, March 29, 2015 08
Sun, April 05, 2015 09
Sun, April 12, 2015 10
Sun, April 19, 2015 11
Sun, April 26, 2015 12
Sun, May 03, 2015 13
Sun, May 10, 2015 14
Sun, May 17, 2015 15
Sun, May 24, 2015 Wkshp: Asalato
Sun, May 24, 2015 16
Sun, May 31, 2015 17
Sun, June 07, 2015 18
Sun, June 14, 2015 NO PRACTICE
Sun, June 21, 2015 19
Sun, June 28, 2015 20
Sun, July 05, 2015 21
Sun, July 12, 2015 22
Sun, July 19, 2015 23
Sun, July 26, 2015 24
Sun, August 02, 2015 25
Sun, August 09, 2015 26
Sun, August 16, 2015 27
Sun, August 23, 2015 28
Sun, August 30, 2015 29
Sun, September 06, 2015 30
Sun, September 13, 2015 31
Sun, September 20, 2015 32
Sun, October 18, 2015 CicLAvia O-Ji debut
Sun, October 25, 2015 34
Sat, December 19, 2015 Possible gig
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