03

Date: 
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 18:00 to 19:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

Odaiko Bachi
Ear Plugs

Class syllabus: 

Aisatsu

Stretch

Stance and Position
Square Stance - width and depth equal (hips always facing drum)
Arms - Horizontal to ground or higher bachi tips along main strike zone circle
Distance from drum - arms straight with fingers stretched out- fingertips touching drum
SIt into Stance - Establish with your legs the chair and Sit into it with your hips facing forward

1-minute drills
Neutral arm position (not straight forward)
With loose grip - 2 versions (pinky/ring grip, web between thumb and pointer finger grip)
Neutral grip
Wrist
Elbow

Larger strikes
Shoulder - loose grip, straighten while moving back, reach as far as possible, bend elbow and let bachi slip through waterslide
Blah Blah Drill - Transform into refined strike

Lying Down - Pushing up with feet practice
32 x Individual strikes

Break

Refining the Individual strikes
-facing mirror, make sure that the striking hand is "chopping" towards the drum
-think that chopping hand is on a flat plain

Ji Practice - Horsebeat
Dondoko - Ji
R RL
with 4-8-16-32

10-minutes alone

Clean

Aisatsu

Teacher(s): 
Yuta Kato
Attendance: 
Alan Ng
Carol Okuda
Courtney Mikamo
Ernest Ruckman
Geoffrey Schimmel
Grace Miyake
Linda Moriyama
Michael Okuda
Ritsuko Gandy
Shino Kokubu
Steve M Moriyama
Wendy Ito

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Fri, January 15, 2016 01
Fri, January 22, 2016 02
Fri, January 29, 2016 03
Fri, February 05, 2016 04
Fri, February 12, 2016 05
Fri, February 19, 2016 06
Fri, February 26, 2016 07
Fri, March 04, 2016 08 Coach
Fri, March 11, 2016 09 Coach
Fri, March 18, 2016 10 Coach
Fri, March 25, 2016 11 Coach
Fri, April 01, 2016 12 PEAC
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