Earplugs
Aisatsu
Omiyage
Yuta talk about depth and influence of this piece on his taiko playing
Stretchy drill - eventually 2 minutes
A extended with shime part (poly rhythm)
B - first 6 counts
Clean
Aisatsu
Notes from Geoffrey:
Naname Form
Posture - back straight
Usage of hips for both Right and Left arm
Lines - Right arm bachi staying along the hitting plane
Discussion
Weakness: Tempo consistency, endurance, sustained speed, unpolished technique (refine and develop what is left of muscle memory), lack of polyrhythmic feel, play by ear, taiko form (strike and stance), limb independence, left hand timing/technique, fue, traditional taiko knowledge,
What I would like to work on.
Knowledge:
Learn the various styles of taiko and their history (similar to hachijo history sharing)
Learn famous taiko pieces ( must know repertoire songs)
Learn how to tune and position drums for their differing events
Showmanship:
Posture adjustment
Use full body range of motion in movements, stick twirls, strikes
Graceful movements with powerful strikes
Stick twirls/visual effects
Musicality:
Build Repertoire
What I am looking for in our practice.
15 minute warm up. (Time to critique technique stance/strike/sound and improve musicality topics). Measure and track warm up tempos/ dynamics
30 minutes of focus on an area of showmanship or repitroire building
10 minutes copycat/something to practice until next time. (Maybe a demononstration of something you would like to challenge me to learn/develop and I will record to practice with)
5 minutes of frantic cleaning