03

Date: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 18:00 to 19:45
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

welcome
- warmup
-- stretches
-- squeezes 8x40
- tossing
- flipping
- last week was logical, today is experiential

love of shime
- creativity (out-of-time improv, taking turns)
-- one hand tapping
--- faster, slower
--- center of skin vs edge
--- sudden move
--- different ka tones

fund. 1 - bongo vs handshake position
- bongo 5-stroke rolls
- bachi 5-stroke rolls

fund. 2 - position of bachi in hand
- three positions 1-2-6-2

fund. 3 - bounce of bachi
- 16's Drill

fund. 4 - fingers follow bachi
- warmup: 1-finger bounce strikes
- doubles

fund. 5 - bachi tip on axis
- game: guide posts with partner
- 1eau Doubles section 1

try love of shime
- tone (follow the leader: ctr, edge, press hits, etc)
- rhythm (copycat: common jiuchi, loud v soft, etc)
- musicality (advanced technique: doubles, dang, multi-drum)

closing
- homework
- no class next week
- May 8 Radiddlepa?

Homework: 

Practice dribbling the bachi high while alternately thinking of "sensei 1" and "sensei 2" 10 times between now and next lesson. To help you accomplish this, put the practice pad and your bachi in a visible place (the bathroom, the living room table) and after brushing your teeth or during commercials, pick up the bachi for a quick, 30-second drill listening to either sensei (only one at a time!).

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Wed, May 18, 2016 02
Wed, May 25, 2016 03
Wed, June 08, 2016 04
Wed, June 15, 2016 05
Wed, June 22, 2016 06
Wed, June 29, 2016 07