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Date: 
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 14:30 to 16:15
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

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

Class syllabus: 

welcome
- space overview
-- LATI as guest
-- lights, air, whiteboard, music stands
- instrument use instructions
-- bachi
-- setting up drums
--- two per person, shime on R
- Omiyage history
-- 2003 by Shoji (composition), later Yuta choreography
- class structure
-- welcome
-- warmup: copycat / Bonanza
-- fundamentals practice
-- Omiyage jiuchi-specific
-- section run
-- individual practice
-- clean
-- circle and close

course overview
- improve hand dexterity
- intro to multi-drum
- learn Omiyage Shime/Okedo part

starting point video (measure of goals 1 and 2)
- ten tsuku
- tekke tsuku tsuku
- ten dokodon don

strike fundamentals: one key concept per person
- grip: thumb and pointer as fulcrum
- wrist position
- fingers / wrist / elbow
- bounce
- individual form feedback

Bonanza Drill

Structure

  • 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
  • Solo I, II - ten tsuku
  • B - tekke dogodogo, w/ cutout
  • Solo III, IV
  • Kakeai
  • Build
  • Intro x 1
  • River
  • A x 4
  • Ending

A Extended x 2: ten tsuku tsu ken x 1, ten ken ten x 1
Solo Tag
- ten teke ten ten dokon ko x 2
- tsu gon go tsu gon go tsu gon go
- don 2 3 4
Solo I, II: ten tsuku
B x 2: ten ken dogodogo
Solo III, IV
Kakeai x 2: tsuku teke teke teke
Build x 4: don tsuku
Intro x 1: half-speed don tsuku x 1, doko x 1
River: ten ken dogo dogo
A x 4: don tsuku x 2, don tsuku + ten tsuku tsu ken x 2
End: ten x 4 + teketeke

Kiai and A/B fills section

class pages at taiko.la
rules for individual practice time
- personal stuff
- no talking
- I'm outside "I'm not sure what to do..." "I'm bored"
- I'll come in at 2-till

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Yumi Yamaoka
Tracey Oshiro
Helen McMillin
Susie Nishiya
Tomoko Takahashi
Chris Johnson
Stacey Nakasone

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Sun, May 03, 2015 01
Sun, May 10, 2015 02
Sun, May 17, 2015 03
Sun, May 24, 2015 04
Sun, May 31, 2015 05
Sun, June 07, 2015 06
Sun, June 14, 2015 NO CLASS
Sun, June 21, 2015 07
Sun, June 28, 2015 08 - coach
Sun, July 05, 2015 09 - coach
Sun, July 12, 2015 10 - coach
Sun, July 19, 2015 11
Sun, July 26, 2015 12 - PEAC
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