nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Greeting
Stretches
Review
1-minute drills
4-8-16-32
Timing practice drill:
- Play pattern, play next pattern w/ "fake" LH, play next pattern both hands as usual
- e.g., Play 4, play 8 (fake LH -- should sound exactly the same as 4), play 8 both hands
- Full sequence: 4, 8 fake, 8 16 fake, 16, 32 fake, 32
Ka drill
Outside Rt
Outside Lt
Outside both!
Arm circles!
Review and Breakdown of circle technique
- Checkpoints: at the drum, prep pose ("V" or kamae), hitting position
Add in alternating circles
M1-4
Practice transitions from line to line
- Freeze after kara ka ka
- Body should be in the ready position to play the next line
Learn jiuchi
- Don(R) tsu(R)ku(L) tsu(R) Don(L)
- Same rhythm as Don kara ka ka
Clean
Greeting