10 - coach

Date: 
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

Aisatsu

Drills
Quick review of technique:
Roll exercise
- Focus on small hits, wrist technique, and grip

Elbows only
- Focus on medium hits and hitting through positions 3-5
- Quickly generate speed by throwing the bottom of the bachi at the center of the drum

Big strikes!
- Focus on large hits and augmenting relaxed strike technique with speed to increase sound quality

PEAC Week Review
Oroshi
- David stand in for Hiro; practice playing while facing away from the mirror (using eyes and peripheral vision to play together)

Practice kuchishoga "Say, Repeat, Play" led by David
Practice kuchishoga demo
- Isabel explains kuchishoga and as Robert demonstrates

16s Drill
- Practice shortened PEAC week arrangement (first four patterns -- added one more compared to last week!)
- Break down strategies for counting and holding our place in the drill

Discuss "Try Taiko" section
- Daryl introduces stance
- Rachel teaches grip
- Tanya practices leading Oroshi for the guests
Discuss structure noted in Week 12 Class Notes.
Practice talks and program

Kuchishoga
Review of sounds: Don Gon da ga tsu ku
Tracking the phrase and preparing on time
Format: Call, Response, Play

Clean

Aisatsu

Homework: 

Continue to practice leading sections for PEAC Week Class

Teacher(s): 
David Wells
Attendance: 
Barbara Baker
Julia McKinney
Isabel Molina
Nancy Morishita
Rachel Caparino
Robert Wallace
Tanya Hokama

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Tue, August 09, 2016 01
Tue, August 16, 2016 02
Tue, August 23, 2016 03
Tue, August 30, 2016 04
Tue, September 06, 2016 05
Tue, September 13, 2016 06
Tue, September 20, 2016 07
Tue, September 27, 2016 08 - coach
Tue, October 04, 2016 09 - coach
Tue, October 11, 2016 10 - coach
Tue, October 18, 2016 11 - coach
Tue, October 25, 2016 12 - PEAC
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