07

Date: 
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Large Classroom

Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

review

Starting point vid: Naname Essentials movement challenge
- da(p) gon ga dagogadajidagon ga da gon ga gon otsuri

Course goal 1
- understand "grace" as arm extension, connection to bachi
- grace in today's L-p arm swing
-- extension, no elbow bend
-- bachi as part of arm

Course goal 2
- understand "relevant" taiko movements
- relevance in today's L-p arm swing
-- strike initiates movement (natural movement dynamics)
-- movement leads to perfect apex position

Course goal 3
- enjoy movement through independence
- independence in today's L-p arm swing
-- R on straight path
-- R elbow bend

Course goal 4
- musical application
- variations of today's L-p arm swing (with Otsuri)
-- in speed
-- gon as pickup
-- dynamics

basic L-pq arm swing - VIDEO
- L-p stopping at apex
- L-p stopping at fuchi
- L-p playing through "gon"

R-pq arm swings - VIDEO
- 3 options to start R-q
-- "su"
-- "do"
-- "da"
- R-p focus
-- 12 o'clock start
-- do start
-- 3 o'clock continuation
- angle at R strike (timing)
- how to change directions
-- reverse at proper angle
-- use "gon" as opportunity to rebound in other direction
- doukake ("gi")

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Shawn Morimoto
Mitsue Kajikawa
Eri Williams
Mandi Aoki
George Tanaka
Irene Tanaka
Connie McOsker
Carmen Bran
Yuko Tamura

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Wed, November 04, 2015 01
Wed, November 11, 2015 02
Wed, November 18, 2015 03
Wed, November 25, 2015 04
Wed, December 02, 2015 05
Wed, December 09, 2015 06
Wed, December 16, 2015 07
Wed, January 06, 2016 08 - coach
Wed, January 13, 2016 09 - coach
Wed, January 20, 2016 10 - coach
Wed, January 27, 2016 11 - coach
Wed, February 03, 2016 12 - PEAC
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