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Welcome
- overview of ATUS/LATI
-- 12-week course structure, no class Jun 5
- introductions (name, taiko experience, what you might be doing Sundays if not for taiko)
- overview of course: begin path of naname fundamentals, including reflection on how we learn
- logistics
-- moving and placing drums
-- bachi

naname lower body warmup

find space
- jumping jacks, crazy jacks as general warmup
- side kicks for hamstrings
-- find range
-- 10 warmup
-- 10 countdown (future: multi-language countdown; each person saying one count, any language)
walking in a circle
- lunges for hip flexors
-- step, step, lunge
-- on lunge, one person says: name, favorite food, favorite musician, favorite month
face each other in a circle
- slide claps for inner thighs
-- small circle, even number of participants
-- slide to one side and clap with that neighbor, then opposite
-- circle gets larger
- rotation
-- rotate upper body
-- every other circle person face opposite, clap

face forward
- feet positions
-- shift weight L, scoot R forward, shift, L forward, repeat going back
- torso lean: weight at L leg, toggle torso L R, arms up, clap and pull down, repeat for weight at R leg

set drums

stance
- getting into stance: L (1), R (2), arms out (3, 4)
- concepts
-- feet positions in relation to drum
-- distance from drum
-- weight distribution
-- upper body angle
- precise but not North Korea

with bachi

- take stance and play copycat
-- 4 counts prep
-- 4 counts call
-- 4 counts answer
-- 4 counts rest
- opposite side (L stance)
- pick students to play call
- opposite side

no bachi, relaxed stance

Building Blocks of strike
- copycat
-- three arm pivots (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Elbow)
--- one arm
--- other arm
--- both together
--- different
---- Ls RS
---- Ls RE
---- Ls RW
---- Le RS
---- Le RE
---- Le RW
---- Lw RS
---- Lw RE
---- Lw RW
-- stabbing (gu, back, gu, palm, switch)
--- stabbing in different elbow positions

with bachi

-- hitting drum using different pivot points (wrist, elbow, shoulder)
--- one arm, then other, then both, then both doing different
--- R and L stance

medium strike (all E)
- E v W with bachi (right and wrong)
-- demo
--- upper arm position points to drum
--- bachi sliding in hand for E version
--- feedback
-- 4 hits wrist, 4 hits coming from E, relaxed W
-- both hands
-- RE vs LW and vice versa
- stabbing with relaxed grip (E does work, bachi flops forward, no W)

Building Blocks of grip
- copycat
-- stretching
-- squeezes, offset squeezes
-- hand positions in space
-- bachi tosses, flips
-- finger grips
-- opposite finger switches (PRACTICE TEST)
-- thumb position

Scribbling
- oroshi (joy of hitting together)
- copycat (joy of rhythm)
- build-in piece (joy of music)
-- 1/2 don don dogo don
-- 1/2 su ka su ka su ka ka ka
-- pick individuals to copycat my kuchishoga
-- all end with "dogo dogo dogo dogo don don don!"

closing
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