nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Welcome
- introductions
- ATUS, LATI overview
- course overview
-- goals
--- understand the fundamentals of stance, large hits, small hits, da
--- learn LATI Renshuu rhythms and arrangement
--- love one another and the artform of taiko
-- unstated goals
--- be able to play with the metronome
--- essential kuchishoga: "do, go, po, ko, da, ga, su, n"
--- essential taiko history and terms
--- essential ATUS/LATI culture
--- essential notation
- instrument use
-- moving drums
-- bachi check
"Yoroshiku onegaishimasu"
Intro to the drums
- taiko tour
Today's goal: "sokkurisho"
- touching the taiko
- bachi grip
- bounce
- stance
- grip, elbow bend
Closing
-- homework
-- 15min prac session
-- class pages
-- clean up procedure: dust mop
-- instructor contact info