nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Aisatsu
Stretch and Warm-up
Basics
1 -minute drills
- Wrists
- Elbows - stay on beat with teacher
- We did another 30 seconds to work on hitting R and L with same strength
Whole arm strike
- Each arm (1,2,3,4)
- Both arms alternating 30 times
4-8-16-32 x 4
Dokokara
Oroshi - Count in Japanese
Main Phrase 1 (AAAB x 2 + C)
*Play Oroshi and Main Phrase 1 back to back with Teacher playing "Ka Ka Ka Ka (ichi ni so-re)" in between
Solos
*Play Main Phrase 1 and Solos back to back with Teacher playing "Ka Ka Ka Ka (ichi ni so-re)" in between
Main Phrase 2 (AB x 4 + C)
* Play Solos and Main Phrase 2 back to back with Teacher playing "Ka Ka Ka Ka (ichi ni so-re)" in between
Play entire song without stopping
- "Ka Ka Ka Ka (ichi ni so-re)" in between all sections
At the end of Main Phrase 2's C, students keep their bachi on fuchi
Clean
Aisatsu
