03

Date: 
Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

Nagado Bachi
Ear Plugs

Class syllabus: 

Greeting : "Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu"

Stretches

Nerdy Basics
Wrist - make sure Rt and Lt look the exact same
-soft as you can
-loud as you can
Elbows - bachi tip "licks" your arm
Whole Arm - use your lower body and pull your strikes forward
4-8-16-32

Dorotsuku
Don and Tsu each arm - drop stick as you pull your arm up (2 forces working on the tip of the sticks
Dorotsuku - make sure left hand waits for ku

What was supposed to be covered for week 2:
Stance/Position/Prep/Grip
Stance - make a square with your feet
Height - Center of body = Center of Hitting Surface
Distance - Shoulder to tip of sticks straight - bachi tips touching center of drum
Grip - leaving about an inch at the bottom grip with Pinky and Ring Finger

4-8-16-32
Wrist (32) - focus on loose grip and bounce
Elbow (16) - make triangle with arms and bachi, while elbow kept still facing drum head
Whole Arm Individual (4) - straight and loose on the up, elbow bent all the way, push forward and catch the bouncing bachi at right angle
Wole Arm (8) - independent arm motion
Practicing how to count - 32: 1 e + u
4 - 8 - 16 - 32

Sounds and Symbols
● = Don/Doko/Doro
・= Tsu/Tsuku
X = Ka/Kara
● ●・・= Dorotsuku
X X ● ● = Karadoko

Important Drills
karadoko x 4 dokokara x 4
Dorotsuku

10 minutes alone - "ignore eachother" practice

Clean

Greeting: "Doumo Arigatou Gozaimashita"

Teacher(s): 
Yuta Kato
David Wells
Attendance: 
Adele Curcuruto
Carol Okuda
Kiriko Komura

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sat, January 14, 2017 01
Sat, January 21, 2017 02 - Cancelled (No SHow)
Sat, January 28, 2017 03
Sat, February 04, 2017 04
Sat, February 11, 2017 05
Sat, February 18, 2017 06
Sat, February 25, 2017 07
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