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Date: 
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

first three hits as individuals (to emphasize confidence)
- being committed
- first upstroke: breath
- first wait: resonance

first three as leader (confidence first, togetherness second)

playing fast(er)
- importance of control, relaxation
- individual feedback
-- one hand at a time

counting the big 8's
- call and answer getting faster

oroshi 1 - 3x8 extremely slow start, dying out
oroshi 2 - 3x8 faster start, faster decay, build to sudden cut-out
oroshi 3 - 14x8 linear speed up, tonal change, plus shortened 15th (7 count)

full oroshi structure

speeding up drill
- two numbers: sets of 8, + extra pairs (counting rights)

slowing down drill
- two numbers: sets of 8, + extra pairs but ending on final count (no "&" w the left)

Homework: 

Place a mousepad, phonebook, or similarly resileant object on the bathroom counter with your bachi. Practice the small, controlled strikes and counting each time you enter the bathroom.

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Katsuji Asano
Mary Letendre
Carol Fukuchi
Sharon Hayashi

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Mon, February 10, 2014 01
Mon, February 17, 2014 02
Mon, February 24, 2014 03
Mon, March 03, 2014 04
Mon, March 10, 2014 05
Mon, March 17, 2014 06
Mon, March 24, 2014 07
Mon, March 31, 2014 08
Mon, April 07, 2014 09
Mon, April 14, 2014 10
Mon, April 21, 2014 11
Mon, April 28, 2014 12
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