02

Date: 
Friday, January 17, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

Set Up
Shime on sitting stand (center)
Okedo on sitting/yatai stand (right)
Zabuton

Aisatsu
Yoroshikuonegaishimasu

Background
History of Kotobuki Jishi and Wakayama Shachu
Parts
Sheet Music - deciphering
mp3 - will send via e-mail

Basics
Position
How to strike
Common patterns

通り神楽 Toori Kagura
Don Don
suDon Don x 4
dodon don don don (5)
Repeat
Don Don

屋台 Yatai
Taiko
-Uchikomi + first 3 lines of A

Aisatsu

Clean

Supplemental materials: 
Homework: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11sqCSMYPNw
https://www.eienhunterishikawa.com/blog/tag/kotobuki+jishi
https://www.eienhunterishikawa.com/kyosukesuzuki
From the Wakayamashachu “tsuke”:
The mythical lion-like creature “shishi” came in the 7th century through China
“Shishi” was strongly tied to religion at that time and scared about evil spirits and brough fortune and health onto the people.
The Ise shrine is said to be the beginning of shishimai as religious ritual.
During the Edo Period (1603-1868) what was strictly a religious ritual, slowly separated into entertainment vs ritual
The original intent was that the shishi would scare away demons for the whole year allowing for people to be healthy. Hence the performance was only done during New Years.
Wakayama Shachu was originally a religion-based performance troupe but transformed itself (especially after World War II) towards entertainment, and was hired to perform for festivities and New Years.

Teacher(s): 
Yuta Kato
Attendance: 
Abi Sangco
Andrew Bordenave
Arthur Mok
Carol Okuda
Daniel Olsen
Diane Fujimori
Junko Maekawa
Kaitlyn Higa
Kara Drapala
Kathryn Iwanaga
Kevin Man
Kim Masumi
Maggie Chiang
Margaret Johnson
Michael Okuda
Nathan Wong
Patsy Matsushita
Sean Kobashigawa
Wendy Ito

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Fri, January 10, 2020 01
Fri, January 17, 2020 02
Fri, January 24, 2020 03
Fri, January 31, 2020 04
Fri, February 07, 2020 05
Fri, February 14, 2020 06
Fri, February 21, 2020 07 Coach
Fri, February 28, 2020 08 Coach
Fri, March 06, 2020 09 Coach
Fri, March 13, 2020 10 Coach
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