Date:
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 18:00 to 19:45
Room:
Small Classroom
Student should bring:
tsukeshime bachi (usually smaller diameter, softer "hou" wood)
earplugs
Class syllabus:
starting point video
- loud v soft call and answer
Course goals
- improve hand dexterity
-- rebound
-- non-dominant hand grip and strike
-- proper involvement of fingers, wrist, elbow
- improve control
-- tone
-- dynamics
- prepare for the 1eau LATIdama Eval
- arrange drill into musical piece for BBBQ
Today
- fundamentals overview
-- pivot point of bachi
-- grip and rotation of wrists
-- fingers v wrist v elbow
-- bounce, i.e. up-up
-- up-down
-- down-up
- drill structure
-- loud v soft
-- 0's, 1's, 2's sections
15 minutes of prac
- ideas from day's class
- suggestions from LATIdama evaluations
- ask me outside
Teacher(s):
Kris Bergstrom
Attendance:
Maestro Drake
Andrew Bordenave
Christopher Fong
Doreen Haramoto
Belle Okada