04

Date: 
Friday, February 5, 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
8 - Blah Blah Drill - Transform into refined strike
4 - Lying Down - Pushing up with feet practice

Ji Practice - Horsebeat
Dondoko - Ji
Rt - R RL
Lt - L LR
Both - R LRL RL(R LRL RL)
with 4-8-16-32

New Beat of the Day
Dokonko (RL L)
-Dokonkonkonko x 2
-Dokonko x 4
add below for drill
-doko x 8 (16)
-Dokonkonkonko x 2
-Dokonko x 4
-Don x 8 (8)
Example: https://youtu.be/7eLVcRCbbf8

10-minutes alone

Clean

Aisatsu

Teacher(s): 
Yuta Kato
Attendance: 
Airi Takashima
Carol Okuda
Courtney Mikamo
Grace Miyake
Linda Moriyama
Michael Okuda
Ritsuko Gandy
Shino Kokubu
Steve M Moriyama
Wendy Hamai
Wendy Ito
Wendy Kitagawa Higa

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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