Date:
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 18:00 to 19:45
Student should bring:
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, maple or "ho" wood)
earplugs
Class syllabus:
Welcome
Challenge Patterns
VIVIAN
---- / ---- / ---- / --au
1e-- / 2e-- / 3e-- / ----
---- / 2eau / --a- / --a-
1--- / 2--u / 3e-- / 4e--
---- / ---- / ---- / --RL
RL-- / RL-- / RL-- / ----
---- / RLRL / --L- / --L-
R--- / R--L / RL-- / RL--
- Bars 1-2 transition: The transition is merged into 4 sixteenth note hits (RLRL). Think of it as 4 hits oppose to 2 sixteenth note hits twice.
- Bar 3: Don't rush the "a" (L) hits of Count 3 and 4.
- Class plays/loops the pattern with music.
- Play/loop the pattern with music, one player at a time. Go around the group until music stops.
MANMAN
1--- / ---- / 3e-- / ----
--au / --au / --au / --au
1--- / --a- / 3--- / ---u
1-a- / 2-a- / 3eau / 4eau
R--- / ---- / RL-- / ----
--RL / --RL / --RL / --RL
R--- / --L- / R--- / ---L
R-L- / R-L- / RLRL / RLRL
- Don't forget the "gap" (Bar 1: Count 4) between Bars 1 and 2.
- Bar 3 Drill: While the instructor plays the ji, go around the class and play/solo just Bar 3.
- Bar 4 Drill: Class plays Bar 4 on a loop as the instructor sets the tempo by clicking bachis. The class must adjust as the instructor changes tempo throughout the drill.
- Play/loop the challenge pattern with music, one player at a time. Go around the group until music stops.
- Class plays/loops the pattern with music.
VIVAN + MANMAN
- Play/loop the both patterns (play consecutively right after the other) with music.
KRIS + DAVID + VIVAN + MANMAN
- Play/loop all 4 patterns (play consecutively right after the other) with music.
Clean and Close
Teacher(s):
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance:
Hiro Hirashiki
Alex Johnson
Naomi Nishi
Leslie Harvey
Steve Vilicich
Wendy Ito
Katie Durnbaugh