nagado bachi (usually larger diameter, harder "kashi" wood)
earplugs
Greeting : "Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu"
Stretches
Stance/Position/Prep/Grip
Stance - make a square with your feet
Height - Center of body = Center of Hitting Surface
Distance - Shoulder to tip of sticks straight - bachi tips touching center of drum
Grip - leaving about an inch at the bottom grip with Pinky and Ring Finger
4-8-16-32
Wrist (32) - focus on loose grip and bounce
Elbow (16) - make triangle with arms and bachi, while elbow kept still facing drum head
Whole Arm Individual (4) - straight and loose on the up, elbow bent all the way, push forward and catch the bouncing bachi at right angle
Wole Arm (8) - independent arm motion
Practicing how to count - 32: 1 e + u
4 - 8 - 16 - 32
Sounds and Symbols
● = Don/Doko/Doro
・= Tsu/Tsuku
X = Ka/Kara
● ●・・= Dorotsuku
X X ● ● = Karadoko
Important Drills
karadoko x 4 dokokara x 4
Dorotsuku
Kuchi Shoga and Copy Cat
Instructor Sings beat, students Play
Instructor Plays beat, students Play
Renshu Daiko
Lines A~E
10 minutes alone - "ignore eachother" practice
Clean
Greeting: "Doumo Arigatou Gozaimashita"
