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Welcome
- space overview
-- LATI as guests at ATUS
-- parking, early arrival, peg
-- lights, air, whiteboard, music stands
- instrument use
-- bachi: smooth tips, ho rec.
-- setting up drums
-- mutes
- course structure
- introductions (name, experience, weird)
- "Yoroshiku onegaishimasu"

Starting point vid: Naname Essentials movement challenge

L-co arm swing

Course goals
- understand grace, flow, independence
- make beautiful, relevant arm-swing movements
- love taiko choreography, get to know one another

(Ancillary goals)
- basic strike speed
- not rushing
- naname stance

Today's goal: L-co arm swing

grace
- extension, no elbow bend
- bachi as part of arm

flow
- strike initiates movement (natural movement dynamics)
- movement leads to perfect apex position

independence
- R straight path

Final announcements
- homework
-- supported, not required
-- ways to practice at home: tire, no-taiko-required exercises
- class pages at taiko.la
- 15-min post-class practice, today, cleaning (quadrant 3)
- hand out coupons
- tofu delivery