nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
welcome
- introductions
- LATI overview
-- who is a LATI student?
-- LATI teachers
-- topics
-- special events
- ATUS relationship
-- lights, air, arriving late
- taiko history
- oroshi
- demonstration
- 12-week course structure
- course student goal: learn oroshi (stance, strike, timing)
- course teacher goal: share joys of taiko
-- teamwork
-- making music (oroshi)
-- performance
-- improvement (dexterity)
day's goal: stance and grip intro
warmup: legs
stance L1: basic position
- copycat: top to bottom?
- feedback with tape on floor
- repeat
grip L1
- explanation: relaxed grip lets bachi do the work for us
-- stabbing with flop
- 8x2 pulse
- 8x2 pulse/& (twice as frequent)
- switch hands
how to watch - comparing with immediate feedback
stance L2: purpose
- side view to see angle of arms
- feedback with tape on floor
- alternating hits
-- R lead "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8"
-- L lead
-- R lead "1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8"
-- L lead
practice
ender follow-the-leader oroshi