01

Aisatsu

Stretch

Course Explanation
(A) Finding your Internal Pulse -> Don’t be afraid of GROOVING during class
(B) Deeper understanding of rhythms for stronger musical interdependence -> Don’t worry about sticking, but about accuracy

Questions:
- What are things in daily life that act as metronome?
-> Car blinker, microwave, etc
- What activities require us to listen and be consistent with timing?
-> Dancing, singing, playing taiko!

Clapping Exercise
Length of rhythm: 1 e a u 2 e a u
Don’t sing “Oneee” “Twooo” but sing “tatatata” to feel subdivisions

Always stomp on [1] and [2] ; clap on number/letter with parenthesis
(1) e a u 2 e a u
(1) e a u (2) e a u
(1) e a u (2) e (a) u
(1) e (a) u (2) e (a) u
(1) (e) (a) (u) (2) e (a) u

Split in teams of three, and put together so it sounds like 1 (e) (a) (u) (2) e (a) u
1 (e) a u (2) e (a) u
1 e (a) u (2) e (a) u
1 e a (u) (2) e (a) u

Groove Exercise
Ohira: 1 - - - | 2 - - - | 3 - - - | 4 - - -
Shime/Oke: Jyan - teke
Chu: 1eau Drill [1’s]

Clean Up

Aisatsu