nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
prep
- on board
-- name
-- # siblings
-- favorite TV show
-- Game of Thrones yes/no
- no drums for warmup
welcome
lower body warmup
- general
-- body circles
-- jumping jacks, crazy jacks, crazy spin jacks
- hamstrings
-- toe touch (to test)
-- slides
-- side kicks
--- find range
--- 10 warmup
--- 10 countdown, each person saying one count, any language
-- front kicks
-- toe touch test again
- hip flexors
-- lunges (step, step, lunge and say prompts)
- boxes
-- Lf Rf C C Lb Rb C C
-- widen
-- Lf Rb C C Rf Lb C C
-- widen
stance (set drums)
- taking stance copycat
- pick students to play call
- feedback during play portion
arm warmup
- three pivots (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist), no bachi
-- Ls RS
-- Ls RE
-- Ls RW
-- Le RS
-- Le RE
-- Le RW
-- Lw RS
-- Lw RE
-- Lw RW
medium strike (all E)
- feedback
- 16's Drill remaining counts (5~15)
- whole drill
- questions
large strike ("SE", then "E")
- demo no bachi (watch closely, different angles, for 8 hits, non-dominant hand)
- possible helpful images
-- pulling on rope
-- elbow comes down toward drum
-- lower arm and bachi is "streamer"
-- upper arm stops when elbow is pointed toward drum and E takes over
-- relaxed bachi falls near shoulder then flops forward (thumb position)
- practice: no bachi, dog-legs, close the finger you use
- demo bachi (watch closely, different angles, for 8 hits)
- 4x each: Slow-mo / Gravity / Accelerated / Gravity
Renshu line A review
Renshu line B
- future: alternating, 4x8x16x32
practice
ender
- AABB, can you master the loud loud soft soft?
cleaning
closing
- taikocensus.org
- no class next week (May 31)
future
LMSM Drill, R leading
- 4 hits full strength R
- 4 hits med R
- 4 hits soft R
- 4 hits med R
- add in one L at a time until full
practice LMSM Drill, L leading