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Welcome
- last week personal updates

warmup
-- [circle to start]
-- arm circles
-- side-to-side slides
-- [every other per. face opposite]
-- twist claps
-- [spread out]
-- whole body circles
-- lunges for hip flexors: name, fav. taiko group, # places lived, mayo yes/no
-- jumping jacks, crazy jacks as general warmup
-- side kicks for hamstrings
--- find range
--- 10 warmup
--- 10 countdown (future: multi-language countdown; each person saying one count, any language)

[set drums, bachi]

joy session: rhythm challenges, tone, and playing simultaneously
- copycat
- follow the leader
-- oroshi
-- tonal exploration on quiet

[bachi down]

stance
- step through "stance boxes" a few times
- getting into stance: L (1), R (2), arms out (3, 4)
- [with bachi]
- take stance and play copycat
-- 4 counts prep
-- 4 counts call
-- 4 counts answer
-- 4 counts rest
- opposite side (L stance)
- pick students to play call
- opposite side

[no bachi, relaxed stance]

Building Blocks of strike
- copycat
-- three arm pivots (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Elbow)
--- one arm
--- other arm
--- both together
--- different
---- Ls RS
---- Ls RE
---- Ls RW
---- Le RS
---- Le RE
---- Le RW
---- Lw RS
---- Lw RE
---- Lw RW
-- stabbing (gu, back, gu, palm, switch)
--- stabbing in different elbow positions

[with bachi]

hitting drum using different pivot points (wrist, elbow, shoulder)
- one arm, then other, then both, then both doing different
- R and L stance

medium strike (all E)
- E v W with bachi (right and wrong)
-- upper arm position points to drum
-- stab butt of bachi toward taiko
-- bachi sliding in hand for E version
-- give feedback
- 4 wrong, 4 right: E+W while shaking head, E only while nodding

[no bachi]

Building Blocks of grip
- copycat
-- stretching
-- squeezes, offset squeezes
-- hand positions in space
-- bachi tosses, flips
-- finger grips
-- opposite finger switches
-- thumb position

16s Drill, first two lines

future
- lg strike
- Renshu

practice

joy session: musical experience
- build-in piece (joy of music), I lead, then students lead
-- everyone on quiet 8th notes
-- I give hand symbols for "1" accent to one or more people
-- add "2", "3", or "4" option
-- add "0" stop to stop everyone, cue to restart

closing
- KBHF housing
- taikocensus.org
- reminder no class Jun 5