02

Date: 
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

prep
- on board
-- name
-- food
-- musician
-- month
- no drums for warmup

Welcome

leg warmup
- lunges for hip flexors
-- step, step, lunge
-- on lunge, one person says: name, favorite food, favorite musician, favorite month
- side kicks for hamstrings
-- find range
-- 10 warmup
-- 10 countdown, each person saying one count, any language
- 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, add leg stab
- boxes for whole legs

stance (set drums)
- getting into stance: L (1), R (2), arms out (3, 4)
- concepts
-- feet positions at drum
-- distance from drum
-- weight distribution
-- upper body angle
- precise but not North Korea
- stance and play copycat
-- 4 counts prep
-- 4 counts call
-- 4 counts answer
-- 4 counts rest
- opposite leg forward
- feedback during play portion
- pick students to play call

arm warmup
- give break while explaining
-- last week: isolating the three parts
-- this week: combining them in the right amounts
- three pivots (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist), no bachi
-- Ls RS
-- Ls RE
-- Ls RW
-- Le RS
-- Le RE
-- Le RW
-- Lw RS
-- Lw RE
-- Lw RW

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 (E does work, bachi flops forward, no W)

16's Drill first four counts
-- feedback, questions

large strike ("SE", then "E")
- demo
-- pulling on rope
-- elbow comes down toward drum
-- lower arm and bachi is "streamer"
-- upper arm stops when elbow is pointed toward drum and E takes over
-- relaxed bachi falls near shoulder then flops forward (thumb position)
- practice: no bachi, dog-legs, close the finger you use
- Slow-mo / Gravity / Accelerated / Gravity strikes

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

finish up with follow-the-leader Oroshi

cleaning

closing
- taikocensus.org
- KBHF housing

future

LMSM Drill, R leading
- 4 hits full strength R
- 4 hits med R
- 4 hits soft R
- 4 hits med R
- add in one L at a time until full

practice LMSM Drill, L leading

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Courtney Mikamo
James Yamanoha
Hiroka Fujimoto
Nancy Morishita

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Tue, May 10, 2016 01
Tue, May 17, 2016 02
Tue, May 24, 2016 03
Tue, June 07, 2016 04
Tue, June 14, 2016 05
Tue, June 21, 2016 06
Tue, June 28, 2016 07
Tue, July 05, 2016 08 - coach
Tue, July 12, 2016 09 - coach
Tue, July 19, 2016 10 - coach
Tue, July 26, 2016 11 - coach
Tue, August 02, 2016 12 - PEAC