shime bachi (usually smaller diameter "ho" or "hinoki" bachi)
notepad and pencil
earplugs
prep
- cameras: full shot, shime closeup
- lav mic
- center shime with various bachi
- semi-circle chairs at side with shime on stands
- print kuchishoga periodic table
- zoom as backup recorder
Welcome
- setup: in circle around shime
- cameras: wide, closeup on shime
- unique sound, name, and describe "getting lost in something" (an activity)
The importance of tone
- Octatrack samples
-- when tones are interesting, even simple rhythms are beautiful
-- our job, is to be the Octatrack. And we can be so much more powerful than the OT!
Capturing ideas: memorization vs notation
- the challenge of composition is not: having ideas. it's *capturing* ideas.
- repetition: the body as notation
- assignment in pairs: four tones each, alternating
"Composition" leads fundamentals, but...
- fulcrum
- grip
- using bounce
- doubles
Radiddlepa sticking
- sensitivity: making up for taiko's forgiving nature
- sticking with partner, counting
- designing the learning environment
- practice on own
-- feedback on practice
Closing
- drill videos
- hello to long-distance students
-- Brandon at UCLA
-- Bryan in Seattle
-- Heathcliff in New Zealand
-- JJ in New York
-- Joe in Philly
-- Lisa in Washington DC
-- Urie in New Jersey
-- Zsolt in Hungary
Additional resources
drumstick grip and strike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s785ERpX3dE
doubles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT391K42AfA
"functional looping" practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUMdlbVJ8KQ
Leos Janacek "Sinfonietta": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAmuvFglu0g