05

Date: 
Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 16:00 to 17:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

Loud / Soft Drill

16s Drill
- review comments
-- AD: more elbow, loud to soft transition
-- JH: more elbow, angle of soft "V"
-- BC: height of R bachi, soft strike location
-- JZ: L tsu quieter, L don louder
-- YK: loud to soft transition, location, grip
-- MK: soft strike location, higher hand/bachi angle
-- SS: last "ku" too loud, location

Composition/Choreography
- otsuri as compositional element
- notation basics
- "M5", roughly notated for next week

Taiko Teaching Tips discussion
- BC: metronome when teaching jiuchi
- JH: Omoide B and Loud v Soft drill
- JZ: explicitly explain Omoide movement
- AD: switch positions for Itsuka w/ no mirrors
- MK: explain truncated movements in Itsuka 353 and 355
- SS: practice "intentional drop-outs" for Mizu waterfall
- YK: in Omiyage, use heavy bachi to get sensation of bachi delay

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Alex Ding
Jess Huynh
Bevin Chan
Jalynn Zou
Young Kang
Michelle Kao
Sam Suman

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sun, October 19, 2014 01
Sun, October 26, 2014 02 - self-run
Sun, November 02, 2014 03
Sun, November 16, 2014 04
Sun, November 23, 2014 05
Sun, November 30, 2014 06
Sun, December 07, 2014 07
Sun, December 14, 2014 08 - small group