03

Aisatsu

Stretch

Drills
- Eight on a hand: 8R 8L 16R | 8L 8R 16L
- Alternating Strikes: 8 hits lead hand, 16 hits alternating, 8 hits lead hand, 15 hits alternating (leave out last 16th)
-- Can be done straight and swing ji

Dynamics
- 16 hits crescendo
● ● - - | S O R E (two loud hits / catch hit and keep bachi close to drum / repeat)

Basic jiuchi
- Ji = base beat
- Four ji patterns common to North American Taiko: Straight, Swing, Horse, Matsuri

Shime / Okedo Teams
- S (Rhythm x4) -> O (Rhythm x4)
- S (R x2) -> O (R x2) [x2]
- S (R x1) -> O (R x1) [x4]

Rhythm A: ● ● ● ● (Straight / R L R L)
Rhythm B: ● - ● ● | ● - ● - (Matsuri / R R L R L)
Rhythm C: ● - ● ● | ● - ● ● (Horsebeat / R R L R R L)
Rhythm D: ● - ● | ● - ● (Swing / R L R L)

Clean

Aisatsu