12 (KB)

Date: 
Thursday, March 28, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:45
Student should bring: 

nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, maple or "ho" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

Welcome

  • personal updates
  • my belief in Tally Ho
  • today's focus: Drill

Challenge Patterns

  • One bar at a time.
  • Start practicing with the first. Build on that with subsequent bars (one bar at a time) until full pattern is formed.
  • 16th note sticking (picture at bottom: written in red)
    • 1eau / 2eau / 3eau / 4eau = RLRL / RLRL / RLRL / RLRL
  • 8th note sticking (picture at bottom: written in orange)
    • 1-a- / 2-a- / 3-a- / 4-a- = R-L- / R-L- / R-L- / R-L-
  • The challenge patterns will have a mix of sticking. Sometimes the whole bar will be one certain sticking, while other bars will have a mixture of both.
KRIS

1--- / ---- / ---- / --au
--a- / --a- / 3-a- / --a-
---a- / 2--- / 3eau / 4eau
1-a- / 2-a- / 3-a- / 4-a-

R--- / ---- / ---- / --RL
--L- / --L- / R-L- / --L-
---L- / R--- / RLRL / RLRL
R-L- / R-L- / R-L- / R-L-

  • Most people are right-handed so it's natural to rush the left hits (the less dominant hand). However, DO NOT RUSH. Raise the left hand higher so it'll have a longer distance to travel before the hit.
  • Play/loop the pattern with music.
DAVID

1eau / 2-a- / --au / 4-a-
1-a- / 2-a- / 3-a- / 4e--
1e-- / --au / 3e-- / --au
--au / 2--- / --a- / 4---

RLRL / R-L- / --RL / R-L-
R-L- / R-L- / R-L- / RL--
RL-- / --RL / RL-- / --RL
--RL / R--- / --L- / R---

  • Transition from 1st bar to the 2nd: The ending of the 1st bar is the same as the beginning of the 2nd bar. Blur the transition by playing the "4-a-" as if it's part of the 2nd bar.
  • 1st bar: Don't rush the last two "a"s (2nd and 4th count).
  • Play/loop the pattern with music.
KRIS + DAVID

Next Week's Challenge Pattern Focus

VIVIAN

---- / ---- / ---- / --au
1e-- / 2e-- / 3e-- / ----
---- / 2eau / --a- / --a-
1--- / 2--u / 3e-- / 4e--

MANMAN

1--- / ---- / 3e-- / ----
--au / --au / --au / --au
1--- / --a- / 3--- / ---u
1-a- / 2-a- / 3eau / 4eau

Clean and Close

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Steve Vilicich
Hiro Hirashiki
Wendy Ito
Alex Johnson
Naomi Nishi
Barbara Baker
Katie Durnbaugh
Images: 

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Thu, January 10, 2019 01 (KB)
Thu, January 17, 2019 02 (KB)
Thu, January 24, 2019 03 (DW)
Thu, January 31, 2019 04 (KB)
Thu, February 07, 2019 05 (KB)
Thu, February 14, 2019 06 (DW)
Thu, February 21, 2019 07 (VL)
Thu, February 28, 2019 08 (VL)
Thu, March 07, 2019 09 (YM)
Thu, March 14, 2019 10 (YM)
Thu, March 21, 2019 11 (KB)
Thu, March 28, 2019 12 (KB)
Thu, April 04, 2019 13 (KB)
Thu, April 11, 2019 14 PEAC (KB)