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Orientation
Facility Introduction
What you are getting into
- 4-8-16-32
- Renshu Daiko
- Drills
12-week Course Structure: 7 - 4 - 1 (7 weeks instruction, 4 weeks coaching, last day evaluation)
Individual Class Structure: 1.5 hours of instruction with 10 minute stretch, 10-minutes alone time, 5-minutes clean

Quick Self Intros - name and favorite..?
"Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu"

Stretches

Stance/Position/Prep/Grip
Grip - leaving about an inch at the bottom grip with Pinky and Ring Finger
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

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
4 - 8 - 16 - 32

Symbols
● = don/doko/doro
・ = tsu/tsuku
X = ka/kara

Drills
Don Tsu - on each hand
dorotsuku - RLRL - ● ●・・
Don Ka
dokokara - RLRL - ● ● X X

Dokokara Prep Drill: 1 e a u Drill
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10 minutes alone - "ignore eachother" practice

Clean

"Arigatou Gozaimashita"