Sunday October 2023 Class
Odaiko Fundamentals Course
Week 6
Odaiko Fundamentals
Rhythms
Warm Up: 8-beat crescendo, 8-beat decrescendo
DON KON DON KON :Call and response
'Giant Steps': Song
Rumbling -> Thunder -> 4 Lightning on big drum
4 Bells -> Shime tsuku x 16
Do ku tsuku tsuku tsuku Do Ko tsuku tsuku tsuku Do ku tsu Ko tsu ku Do ku tsuku tsuku * 4 (Crescendo)
don kon Don Kon DOn KOn DON KON (Crescendo)
DON KON DON KON DON KON dokon
don kon DOKON * 4
DON KON DON KON (back and forth)
dokon * 8
Don tsu tsu tsu DOKO tsu tsu tsu Don do Kon ko Don
Don tsu tsu tsu DOKO tsu tsu tsu Don do Kon ko DoKON
Week 5
Odaiko Fundamentals
Sounds
One Note by One Note: W.A. Mathieu's The Listening Book
Listen to when the room fills the sound and it reaches its fullness
Rhythms
Warm Up: 8-beat crescendo, 8-beat decrescendo
DON KON DON KON :Call and response
Song
Rumbling -> Thunder -> Lightning on big drum
4 gongs
Do ku tsuku tsuku tsuku Do Ko tsuku tsuku tsuku Do ku tsu Ko tsu ku Do ku tsuku tsuku * 4 (Crescendo)
don kon Don Kon DOn KOn DON KON (Crescendo)
DON KON DON KON DON KON dokon
don kon DOKON * 4
DON KON DON KON (back and forth)
dokon * 8
Don tsu tsu tsu DOKO tsu tsu tsu Don do Kon ko Don
Don tsu tsu tsu DOKO tsu tsu tsu Don do Kon ko DoKON
Week 4
Odaiko Fundamentals
Stance
Karen: Push forward with your knee, but use your wrists more since you're closer to the drum!
Strike
Rhythms
Warm Up: 8-beat crescendo, 8-beat decrescendo
DON KON DON KON :Call and response
Song
don kon Don Kon DOn KOn DON KON (Crescendo)
DON KON DON KON DON KON dokon
don kon DOKON * 4
DON KON DON KON (back and forth)
dokon * 8
Don tsu tsu tsu DOKO tsu tsu tsu Don do Kon ko Don
Week 3
Odaiko Fundamentals
Stance
Ruth: Using stance to emphasize crescendo. (Back leg or posture)
Strike
Kenta: Change size of arm shape with crescendo
Quiet hits from the grip, only audible to the player
Continuous shape of crescendo
Right and left hand not same volume, always moving up or down
Michelle: Don't "start" crescendo. Ease into by making the 1st and 2nd hit of the crescendo the same volume as the others
David: Make sure you decrescendo down
Breathe
Diaphragmmatic Breathing
Antoine: Breathing that is arhythmic with the tempo to be more steady and stable
Rhythms
Mountain rolls
Don tsu tsu tsu DOKO tsu tsu tsu Don do Kon ko Don
Don 234
Home Drills
Ball Rolling Up
Pushing the Wall with your arms from your legs
Week 2
Odaiko Fundamentals
Stance
Adjust stance to help your hips, ankles, and knees.
Knees and Feet point same direction
Weight above hips
Open Chest
Support from lower back
Strike (Arm)
Hula Hoop Whiplash + Water Spout Analogy
Tear Drop Arm shape
Angle of Strike: Hitting Upwards
Linear vs Circular Arms
Strike (Body Mechanics)
Pulling Down with your Lats
Relax the arm
Gravity and Slapping Thighs
Ball Rolling Up
Rhythms
Right Left Alternating
Mountain rolls
Home Drills
Ball Rolling Up
Pushing the Wall with your legs
Week 1
Summary
Whiteboard
Video
Odaiko Fundamentals
Stance
Adjust stance to help your hips, ankles, and knees.
Knees and Feet point same direction
Weight above hips
Open Chest
Support from lower back
Strike (Arm)
Hula Hoop Whiplash + Water Spout Analogy
Tear Drop Arm shape
Angle of Strike: Hitting Upwards
Linear vs Circular Arms
Strike (Body Mechanics)
Pulling Down with your Lats
Relax the arm
Gravity and Slapping Thighs
Ball Rolling Up
Home Drills
Ball Rolling Up
Pushing the Wall with your legs
Resources
Odaiko Learning Resources
Odaiko Lessons Level One and Two by Yuta Kato (Subscription Required, Email for details)