04

Date: 
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 18:00 to 19:45
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

warmup: 16s Drill
- last time 92bpm, today 96
-- next time, try counting, "so-re"

slow don tsuku review
- faster kiai

don tsuku increasing speed
- gradually speeding up, "sprints" when too fast
- individual practice
- alternating half and full speed

A Extended slowdown and reentry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHtn9RrpoiA&t=436

structure thus far

  • Kiai - half-speed don tsuku w/ fills A/B
  • Intro x4 - half-speed don tsuku x2, 8th note crescendo x2
  • cutout
  • A x2 - don tsuku
  • A Ext x2 - ten tsukutsu ken x1, no inbetweens x1 w/ slowdown
  • Solo Tag - ten teketekke dogon su gon

multi-drum challenge patterns
- elements of Solo Tag (actual order AB AB BB CD)
-- A: ten teketekke
-- B: do gon su gon
-- C: don 2
-- D: wait wait
- taking turns improvising ABCD order and drum

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Jack Hsiao
Nadine Skye-Davis
Eric Lai
Yeeman Mui
Andres Lopez

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Thu, February 12, 2015 01
Thu, February 19, 2015 02
Thu, February 26, 2015 03
Thu, March 05, 2015 04
Thu, March 12, 2015 05
Thu, March 19, 2015 06
Thu, March 26, 2015 07
Thu, April 02, 2015 08 - coach
Thu, April 09, 2015 09 - coach
Thu, April 16, 2015 10 - coach
Thu, April 23, 2015 11 - coach
Thu, April 30, 2015 12 - PEAC