Here is the video of just Part C that we worked on together. It goes over both Right and Left sides and the two different bachi flips.
The first bachi flip is: DON SU FLIP SU
The second time, the bachi flip is: DON FLIP SU DON
Reminder: These little tidbits may are really up to change and variation! (You can find the rest of the song written out HERE.)
Grip and Technique
At the beginning of class we spent a little bit of time working on our technique through a simple DoRo Don drill. At San Jose Taiko, we generally like to grip in the “front” of the hand meaning the thumb and index finger. Other groups may use other types of grips, which is totally fine! We just find that this grip works well with the type of songs we play.
Here’a version of the DoRo Don drill if you would like some extra practice.
Happy practicing!
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From Bill: This is a video taken with my gopro camera of a rehearsal at Palo Alto Buddhist Temple leading up to the 2011 NATC. This is the combined Mountain View and Palo Alto groups being coached by Yuta Kato and some other familiar faces. I think it expresses the spirit of what taiko is all about. (Watch HERE.)