10 - coach

Date: 
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

Basics
Roll exercise
- Focus on relaxation and speed
- Play individually

4-8-16-32
Practice maintaining tempo without sacrificing sound quality
Play individually
Play pattern offset (one player begins with 4, another with 8, etc., proceeding through the exercise in the same order, but with different starting points)

Oroshi
Practice getting a bigger sound
- Wait longer to hit -- no loitering!
- Uchikomi, hit through the drum
Make first and last hits notable
Use body language to communicate with each other and the audience

Call and response
Kuchishoga review
"Say, repeat, play" C&R
- Caller says a pattern, ensemble repeats (kuchishoga), all play the pattern on drums
Basic C&R
- Caller plays a pattern on the drum, ensemble repeats on drums
Intro syncopation practice

Teacher(s): 
David Wells
Attendance: 
Joy Takeuchi
Miya Yung
Carol Fukuchi
Sharon Hayashi

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Tue, August 11, 2015 01
Tue, August 18, 2015 02
Tue, August 25, 2015 03
Tue, September 01, 2015 04
Tue, September 08, 2015 05
Tue, September 15, 2015 06
Tue, September 22, 2015 07
Tue, September 29, 2015 08 - coach
Tue, October 06, 2015 09 - coach
Tue, October 13, 2015 10 - coach
Tue, October 20, 2015 11 - coach
Tue, October 27, 2015 12 - PEAC
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