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Opening question: How do you feel about winter?
This week we continued on reviewing the movement drill we have been working on this week, putting together the 6 Don’s, and saying SORE while making a big movement. Here is the video again from last week to practice the moves.
Franco also ran us through a review of KUCHISHOKA for some who may not have had as much practice learning this taiko vocabulary. It’s also listed in the weekly reminder email but here are the sounds again:
Taiko sounds:
DON - one loud strike on the drum head
DORO - two loud strikes
tsu - one light, quiet tap on the drum head
tsuku - two light, quiet taps
Ka - one tap on the edge of the drum head
KaRa - two taps on the edge
"Su!" - not a strike on the drum but a rest, during which we will say "Su!"
Here is a practice video of the activity we call CALL and RESPONSE that is also on the Drills and Songs page.
(Click on the link to find more of the same type of video. )
Happy Practicing!
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.
Join the San Jose Taiko Parkinson’s Recreational Class Facebook page to share info/resources.
At any time, feel free to email yurika@taiko.org for questions!