03

Greeting : "Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu"

Stretches

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
Yuta sings -> Students play

Important Drills
● ●・・= Dorotsuku
X X ● ● = Karadoko/ ● ● X X = Dokokara

Renshu Daiko
meaning and history
Learn all lines A~D
A is A
B - two humps
C - "c" sound
D - one hump
E - empty

Dokokara Drill
1 e a u Drill - 1 accent review
Special 2's (on board) Yuta playing - https://youtu.be/NcBX8WndDro

10 minutes alone - "ignore eachother" practice

Clean

Greeting: "Doumo Arigatou Gozaimashita"