tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
welcome
runthrough
- kakegoe reminder
-- "so-re"
-- final ipponzuki
-- elsewhere?
drill
- oroshi
- mawari ender
- naname -> mawari transition
- ipponzuki M1-4
clean
closing
- plan for time while KB is away
-- 1/3 polish existing work
-- 1/3 two-person pounding
-- 1/3 new stuff: kazaguruma workshop on Jan 12! Need thank-you gift for YK.
- recognize recent contributions
-- Toshi / Taku / Andrew for kine et al
-- Andrew for financial
-- Sharon on condiments
-- Carol for thinking through schedule
- it's our responsibility to make sure they're happy
- year-end recap
-- 44 practices in 2015
-- rough-draft of sell-able 30-45-minute performance
-- basic understanding of mochitsuki details (tools, stages, timing)
-- basic administrative infrastructure
- looking ahead to 2016
-- groundwork complete, now we have to become great
--- experimenting and learning is easy ("honeymoon"), polishing takes grit and creativity
-- adjust to pressures of professional performances
-- accept new members and get them up to speed while we continue to grow
-- branch out (musical specialties [kane, flute, etc], guest artists, ending groove, etc)
-- NATC!?