nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Aisatsu
Stretch
Warm Up
M1-M4 while stepping
Switch first step (right step / left step)
M Exploration Drill
Drums facing the center of room, metronome at 80BPM or 100BPM
-> Everyone plays M1, M1, M1 extended (thru M4)
-> Each soloist plays short, short, long solo, while everyone else comes in for otsuri -> REPEAT
Purpose: other two people always come in for otsuri at 3 + 4 + or 7 + 8 +
Fun interactive way of exploring other matsuri patterns
Empathy with Mirrors
Play through if you get lost in solo
Ji louder during solo section -> especially because there are only two people playing
Empathy facing away from Mirrors
Practice coming in with ji after interaction solos
Great runthrus! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQUNsvinKpw
Clean
Aisatsu