3 Types of Basic Striking

PRC welcomes new student Robyn from SF!

Opening question: Name, location and a fun fact about you.

After warm-ups, Franco led us through a coordination activity reviewing ASL numbers. And then we each signed our own phone numbers using both the right and left hands. Here’s a video in case you need a refresher on the basics.

Yurika led a section going over 3 different types of basic taiko striking. They might show up in different songs or some taiko groups might default to one way more than another. SJT’s style is generally the first one, although you might see the others from time to time.

  1. Default position is to start with our bachi at the drum.

  2. Default position is t to start with your arms and bachi straight up in the air.

  3. Striking happens so that arms are always crossing each other. One starts up and one starts down.

    (Remember that you should be able to change the speed of the video by using the little wheel on the bottom right of the video.)

Sore Samba!

We followed up with some more Samba with Franco! Here’s a link to the audio track we have been using in case you want to dance/play along or just listen to it while doing dishes. If you missed it, Franco recorded a fun workout practice video last week. (Scroll down to see.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • We are taking a break from class on December 29th.

  • There are 2 senior classes starting January. Level 1 will be on Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30PM and Level 2 will be on Wednesdays at 1:00-2:00PM. You can see more info here.

  • There is a TAIKO CENSUS! The Taiko Community Alliance is conducting this census to try to find more about taiko participation in the world. If you can, please fill it out at https://taikocommunityalliance.org/programs/census/ by December 31st.

REMINDERS:

  • 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!