06

Date: 
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 19:00 to 20:00
Room: 
Small Classroom
Student should bring: 

nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, maple or magnolia wood)
socks for spinning
earplugs

Class syllabus: 

Welcome

Chop and Arrange
(1) Split a bar into half (ex: Bar 3)
TIP: Kuchishouga the whole bar as your count the beats with your fingers. (1)Thumb to index (2)Thumb to middle (3)Thumb to ring (4)Thumb to pinkie. A bar should be 2 rounds of fingers counting therefore, half the bar would be 1 round of finger counting.
-- Play the first half (A) in a loop until you're comfortable
-- Play the second half (B) in a loop until you're comfortable
-- Rearrange the patterns to challenge your memory and come up with creative transitions
ex: ABBA, BABA, BAAB
Bar 3
(2) Splitting a bar into quarters (ex: Bar 10)
-- Same as how you previously split a bar in half, split a bar into quarters. (phrase one is "A", phrase two is "B", phrase three is "C", phrase four is "D")
-- Rearrange the patterns
ex: DBAC, ABBA, CCCB, BBDD

Call & Answer w/Music
-- Pick a bar and split it into quarters. Have music playing in the background that has the beat/tempo you want to follow.
-- The leader "calls" and plays A (phrase one). The rest "answers" and repeats A. (4x)
-- That leader builds on the phrase and plays AB (phrase one and two). The rest repeats. (4x)
-- The leader keeps building onto the phrase until they reach ABCD.

Closing

Homework: 

Pick bar you want to breakdown and do a Call & Answer w/Music.
Try picking a bar you're not too confident in.
If it helps, use the finger-pinch counting method to break it down.
Practice at home.

Teacher(s): 
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance: 
Kim Masumi
Naomi Nishi

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Wed, November 01, 2017 01
Wed, November 08, 2017 02
Wed, November 15, 2017 03
Wed, November 22, 2017 04
Wed, November 29, 2017 05
Wed, December 06, 2017 06
Wed, December 13, 2017 07
Wed, January 10, 2018 08 - coach
Wed, January 17, 2018 09 - coach
Wed, January 24, 2018 10 - coach
Wed, January 31, 2018 11 - PEAC
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