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prep
- on board
-- name
-- # places lived
-- # near-death experiences
-- mayo yes/no
- no drums for warmup

welcome

lower body warmup

- general
-- body circles
-- jumping jacks, crazy jacks

- hamstrings
-- toe touch (to test)
-- slides
-- side kicks
--- find range
--- 10 warmup
--- 10 countdown, each person saying one count, any language
-- front kicks
-- toe touch test again

- hip flexors
-- lunges (step, step, lunge and say prompts)

- boxes
-- Lf Rf C C Lb Rb C C
-- widen
-- Lf Rb C C Rf Lb C C
-- widen

stance (set drums)
- taking stance copycat
- pick students to play call
- feedback during play portion

arm warmup
- 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)
- feedback
- 16's Drill first four counts
- questions

large strike ("SE", then "E")
- demo no bachi (watch closely, different angles, for 8 hits, non-dominant hand)
- possible helpful images
-- 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
- demo bachi (watch closely, different angles, for 8 hits)
- 4x each: Slow-mo / Gravity / Accelerated / Gravity

Renshu line A

- future: alternating, 4x8x16x32

Building Blocks of grip
- stretching
- warmup: 8x40 squeezes (thumb: top, side, under fingers, side)
- bachi tosses, flips
- finger grips
- thumb position

practice

ender
- conducting (8th-note jiuchi)
-- a: single large strike
-- b: 4 med strikes, 8th-notes
-- c: 16 med strikes, 16th-notes

future
- follow-the-leader Oroshi (NS lead?)

cleaning

closing
- taikocensus.org
- no class next week (May 31)

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