Abby 02

Date: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 23:00

Student should bring: 

tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

* Abby feedback 02
CLOCK: [2017-03-28 Tue 10:18]--[2017-03-28 Tue 10:27] => 0:09
CLOCK: [2017-03-28 Tue 09:48]--[2017-03-28 Tue 10:03] => 0:15
CLOCK: [2017-03-31 Fri 14:10]--[2017-03-31 Fri 14:25] => 0:15
how rotation relates to tempo
feeling frustrated: not a huge diff yet but keep pushing. "breakthroughs"
looking at objectives
- Establish a basic form, or point-of-departure for variations, in the following:
-- Stance and posture
-- Foot placement, range of variations
-- Arm movement and not-movement
-- Torso movement or not-movement
- Ability to achieve a consistent bachi strike
-- At or near the center of the drum
-- Even sound on L and R
- Ability to achieve a dynamic range -
-- Loud/soft contrast
-- Even crescendo
going deeper than you've gone before (in content but also method)
** shagiri at 60
knee bending
height of bachi vs tempo (a little too big for that height)
** shagiri at 90
beta-style naname
** Crescendo series
nice!
final hits and "weight" of arms
** Crescendo and decrescendo
need to know specific heights for each hit and exaggerate extremes
R too strong
4 half notes x4
quarter notes x4
eighth notes x4
** Renshu
reduce up-down movement in favor of rotation (try exaggeration)
R elbow
R bachi flopping back
L arm angle

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sat, March 04, 2017 Jenn shamisen 01
Sat, March 11, 2017 Jenn shamisen 02
Mon, March 13, 2017 Abby 01
Sat, March 25, 2017 Jenn shamisen 03
Tue, March 28, 2017 Kenni 02
Tue, March 28, 2017 Abby 02
Sat, April 01, 2017 Jenn shamisen 04
Sat, May 13, 2017 Grand Annex cue-to-cue
Sat, May 20, 2017 Max 01
Sat, June 03, 2017 Jenn shamisen 05
Sat, June 03, 2017 Max 02
Sat, June 10, 2017 Jenn shamisen 06
Sat, June 10, 2017 Max 03
Sat, June 17, 2017 Max 04