Date:
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room:
Large Classroom
Student should bring:
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Class syllabus:
Warm-up
Review and drill all circles: Lp, Rp, Lq, Rq
- Focus on smooth speed for circles and fast linear motion for hits
Matsuri
Review M1-4 with movements
Practice short arrangement
- M1-4 in rows (play jiuchi when not playing melody)
- Solos (1 em, play jiuchi when not soloing, play response M-pattern)
- M1-4ext unison (with single da ending)
Movement copycat
4-beat rhythm copycat warm-up
8-beat copycat
8-beat with movement copycat
- Pay particular attention to the beginning of the sequence (you'll have to begin the same way!)
- Find difficult chunks and break those down first
- Sticking affects movement, so focus on which hand is hitting the drum
Teacher(s):
David Wells
Attendance:
Carmen Bran
Irene Tanaka
George Tanaka
Mandi Aoki
Yuko Tamura
Mitsue Kajikawa
Connie McOsker
Shawn Morimoto
Eri Williams