April 2023
Summary
This section we'll focus on fundamentals on technique for Beta
Week 4
Summary
Whiteboard
Video
Taiko Sound
Speed + weight of Bachi
Speed of Arm
Wrist Snap
Angle of Hit
Surface Area of Hit
Type of Bachi
Weight of drumhead
Drills
Traveling 1-beat drill with loudness as accent
Traveling 1-beat drill with angle of hit as accent
Oroshi- follow the leader
Oroshi- follow each other
Week 3
Summary
Video
This week was taught by Kevin Chen
Review
Tempo and groove as backbone of improvisation
Introduce notion of musical vocabulary and picking ideas for use in improvisational settings (nursery rhymes, musical pieces, the main matsuri melody)
Drills
Go around circle playing a musical idea “A” which fits over a 4 beat measure
Going around circle call and response: soloist plays A, everyone else copies
Introduce counterpoint and allusion as ways of generating A’ musical ideas from A Go around circle playing musical idea “A” followed by “A’” then followed by “A” get get structure A A’ A
Introduce soloing without duration contraint and using cue to end solo
Go around circle doing that Final matsuri runthrough on upright with solos of unspecified duration
Week 2
Summary
Whiteboard
Video
Beta Fundamentals
Feeling the groove with your knees or foot
The importance of singing the groove while playing melody and singing the melody while singing the groove
Singing Matsuri while playing Matsuri Beat
Week 1
Summary
Whiteboard
Video
Beta Fundamentals
Stance
Rebound in hit
Playing loud and Fast and with strength
Anticipate
Drills
[DO-ko doko*6 doKO]*2
[Do-ko doko doko do KO]*4
[Do-ko do-KO]*8
Four Beats
Straight
Swing
Horsetrot
Matsuri
