08 - coach

Date: 
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - 20:00 to 21:45
Room: 
Small Classroom

Renzoku_by_David

Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

Welcome

4-8-16-32
(1) 4-8-16-32 straight though
(2) Part 4 and Part 8
Things to Remember
-- Extend your arms; pull your arms as far as you can away from the taiko so you can hit with more force
-- When you bend your elbow to strike the taiko, the elbow should be pointed toward the taiko's face
-- Throw the butt of the baichi first and let the head follow to strike taiko
(3) Practice just Part 16 and Part 32
Keep in mind: Play with your elbows. Unlike Part 4 and 8, you don't have time to extend your arms to strike the taiko.
(4) Part 32 for individual arms
-- Hit just the down beats with the right arm (16 hits)
-- Hit just the up beats with the left arm (16 hits)
Keep in mind: The tempo of the 16 hits are the same as Part 16 (of the 4-8-16-32). It's like you're playing the beat of Part 16 with just one hand.
-- combine both the down and up beats to form Part 32

M-Patterns
(1) Normal: 1o2o3o4o
(2) Normal x2 + extended
-- 1o1o111o
-- 2o2o222o
-- 3o3o333o
-- 4o4o444o
(3) Solo: With the same timing and temp as the previous "Normal x2 + extended" create your own pattern (using parts from M-Patterns) ending with otsuri
-- ie: 4o3o213o, 123o4o2o, 2o413o3o

Ji Pattern
(1) DON, do go do GON (repeats)
Things to Remember
-- play quietly; should be playing with wrists
-- first DON and last GON are louder than the middle 3 beats
-- Slight pause in the middle of first DON and next do
-- If playing playing 3x: DON, do go do GON DON, do go do GON DON, do go do GON
(2) Ji Pattern + Solo Input
-- As everyone plays the Ji Pattern, take turns playing your own made up solo. Must end with otsuri

Class Made M-Patterns
4o1o423o
How to remember pattern: "Yolo 423"
When written in a certain way, "4" looks like "Y". Plus, 4 is "yo" in Japanese.
244o3o14
How to remember pattern: "Nishi Pi"
2 is "ni" in Japanese
"Shi" is another way to say 4 in Japanese
Pi = 3.14
Keep in mind: There is no otsuri at the end of this

Renzoku
REFERENCE VIDEO

Class Made M-Patterns + Renzoku(x2)
Play the Class Made M-Patterns followed by Renzoku twice.

Closing

Homework: 

Practice Class Made M-Patterns + Renzoku(x2)

Think about what you want to do for your solo.
- Length of 4x Ji patterns (or 2x normal M-Patterns. Ie: length of 1o1o)
- Consider movements and maybe having a theme.

Teacher(s): 
David Wells
Attendance: 
Randall Bustamante
Ariel R
Naomi Nishi
Anne Lin
Robie La
Steve La
Images: 

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Tue, August 01, 2017 01
Tue, August 08, 2017 no class - NATC!
Tue, August 15, 2017 02
Tue, August 22, 2017 03
Tue, August 29, 2017 04
Tue, September 05, 2017 05
Tue, September 12, 2017 canceled
Tue, September 19, 2017 07
Tue, September 26, 2017 08 - coach
Tue, October 03, 2017 09 - coach
Tue, October 10, 2017 10 - coach
Tue, October 17, 2017 11 - coach
Tue, October 24, 2017 12 - PEAC
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