06

Date: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - 18:00 to 19:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

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

Teacher(s): 
David Wells
Attendance: 
Adele Curcuruto
Adam Shy
Chizuko Midori
Christine Brown
Connie McOsker
Edward Jones
Eri Williams
Gail Kaneko
Krystal Young
Mari Kaneko
Noriko Lee
Patsy Matsushita
Robyn Benjamin

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Wed, January 10, 2018 01
Wed, January 17, 2018 02
Wed, January 24, 2018 03
Wed, January 31, 2018 04
Wed, February 07, 2018 05
Wed, February 14, 2018 06
Wed, February 21, 2018 07
Wed, February 28, 2018 08
Wed, March 07, 2018 No Class
Wed, March 14, 2018 09
Wed, March 21, 2018 10
Wed, March 28, 2018 11
Wed, April 04, 2018 12