Tuesday’s opening question was suggested by Marlene: “What kind of cookies are you making for the holidays?” Or, what kind of cookies to you like?
We reviewed the kiai starter pack and movement activity from last week. (See below) Then Franco introduced the agogo (pronounced “agago”) part of Sore Samba. Here are a couple of ways to think about the pattern.
Counting:
1 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1
Or with words:
“Dough - Yurika - Yurika - Franco - Cookie…”.
In both cases the last number or word goes directly into the first one.
Happy Practicing!
A couple of things…
We are undergoing a bit of review of our online PRC programming as we had initially thought of it as being shorter term. As we are approaching January, it’s a good time to revisit a few things. We had a quick chat about:
Class time/date (most people were ok with the time. A bit later would be ok but not earlier. Tuesdays are good
Payment system. We’re still exploring ways to tighten this up a bit. Will keep you updated.
If anyone has any thoughts on these feel free to let Yurika know. Thanks!
REMINDERS:
We are taking a break from class on December 29th.
Payment for classes should be made here: https://www.paypal.me/sanjosetaiko OR by check made out to San Jose Taiko, 565 N. 5th Street, San Jose CA 95112 (please mark the check PRC). The fee is $10 drop-in or $36/month. Please mark on your payment what dates the payment is for. This will help greatly in reconciling payments.
Bachi can be purchased to be mailed for $10 a pair.
Our friends in southern California are also running a taiko class for Parkinson’s called “Rhythmic Flow Taiko” on Sundays. Please check their website for more info.
At any time, feel free to email yurika@taiko.org for questions!