Date:
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room:
Large Classroom
Student should bring:
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Class syllabus:
Welcome
- space overview
-- LATI / ATUS
-- lights, air, whiteboard, music stands
- instrument use
-- bachi
-- setting up drums
- class structure
- "Yoroshiku onegaishimasu"
Starting point video
- Renshuu-esque call and answer
-- quarter and eighth serial sticking
-- dogo poko
-- fuchi
Course goals
- learn LATI Renshuu rhythms and arrangement
- understand the fundamentals of large hits, small hits, da
- be able to play with the metronome
- kuchishoga: "do, go, po, ko, da, ga, su, n"
- notation basics
Today's goals
- grip, elbow bend
- loud to loud
- loud to soft
- soft to loud
- Renshuu B, D
Final announcements
- class pages at taiko.la
- 15-min post-class practice
Teacher(s):
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance:
Ryoma Ishii
Ming Tsai
Ritsuko Gandy