11 - coach

Date: 
Tuesday, October 20, 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
- Add dynamics (loud, medium, soft)

4-8-16-32
Run several times
Focus on waiting longer and hitting faster for big strikes

Oroshi
Understand and control pacing
Maintain sound quality throughout

Call and response
"Say, repeat, play" C&R
- Focused practice on difficult rhythms
- Play with straight and swing ji
- Play two-beat (1eau2eau) and four-beat (1eau...4eau) versions
Regular C&R

Improvisation
Two-beat improv round robin
- Most important to start and end solos within the phrase (1eau2eau)

Teacher(s): 
David Wells
Attendance: 
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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