151027-0000

[import ID 0732] research in transition from rhythm to movement, On My Own Choreo to 100bpm-ish tracks (slower), R arm swings in 9. More choreo, 21 base-beat practice; brief moment of movement inspiration: focused on how a single arm was moving through space.

150805-0000

[import ID 0705] choreo intersperced with groove practice; Paradiddle scene to R arm swings scene (esp. L hand 2-4 groove while R hand makes paths); ka -> de scene work. No primer attendees so more L 2-4 R arm swings in eve.

140405-0000

[import ID 0541] Radiddlepa scales, procrastinated with improvisation. Scales B, C, BC. Same again, plus shaga section, good run-throughs!

160320-0000

[import ID 0785] Long day of teaching (5 lessons-classes, 6.5hrs) but inspired by practice discussion with ST. Looped individual lines from new Shaga section and glued them together. Still not feeling "settled" (see vid). Started to try broadening skills for HiHi section by doing single accents in each of the possible locations within four counts. Painstaking. Wound up exploring odaiko hands stuff and playing with shiten technique as escape. Wanted to practice naname but decided to leave it for tomorrow morning.

151218-0000

[import ID 0756] great morning session! Took turns doing 21 movement improv, Kotobukijishi, and 16ths Linear Groove. Probably won't see any change in the upcoming performances but I was inspired and made progress.