This routine is a great way to promote thoughtful engagement and I highly recommend it. For example, “I wonder how long it took them to learn this song.” Show the video a third time, and this time, students write down what they wonder. For example, “I think the people performing are happy.” This time, students write down what they think about what they’ve observed. For example, “I see people with smiles on their faces” rather than “I see happy people.” They only write down what they can directly observe. While students watch, they write down things they see. For longer videos, I show the whole thing during step 1, but only an excerpt for steps 2 and 3. See, Think, Wonder requires multiple viewings of the video. I’m using Harvard Project Zero’s See Think Wonder to help my students to engage more deeply with the videos. (I’m open to suggestions, please let me know if you know of other versions I should show!) World Music Students, San Francisco School for the Arts (this one’s great because the performers aren’t much older than the kids I’m working with now) Senryu Taiko (this one’s great because the song structure is relatively simple, so my students could pick out the body easily) Soh Daiko (s/o to Tamiko and some great MC’ing) For convenience, here are the videos I’ve show: I’m teaching Matsuri Daiko, so I’ve included several videos of that song. Don’t underestimate the power of this kind of referencing! It’s also been helpful because this age just can’t spend 2 hours in a row on the drum, so I’ve needed lots of other activities to support their learning. Most of them hadn’t seen much taiko, so we’ve been watching videos to build familiarity with and reduce the (intimidating) mystery around taiko performance. I’m doing a 4-week residency at a STEAM Summer School right now, working with 7th graders for 2 hours every weekday. Let us know if you try FF3, and happy teaching! (It’s a great way to practice gradual tempo changes.) The shime player can also be the one who watches people for tension and stops the group when they see it. Fight that urge!įor everyone who’s back to in-person practice, add a straight teke teke jiuchi under FF3, as SOBA does in the video. Many players, especially newer players, speed up by bringing their arms closer into their body or cutting other kata corners. Pay attention (as always) to extension, stance, and other kata basics. As soon as you feel yourself tensing up, stop, shake it out, and start again at a tempo where you know you can stay relaxed. The tempo shifts should happen in the final four “ don ka” of each full repetition (see Taiko SOBA’s demo video for an example.) If you’re using this for solo practice, pay attention to your hands, arms, body - even your face! - while you speed up. Thank you SOBA for the video assist!Ĭhallenge yourself in FF3 by increasing tempo while staying relaxed. (Click these links for posts on FF1, FF2, and FF4.) Here’s FF3 written out in kuchishoka and western notation, and here's a video of our friends at Taiko SOBA demonstrating the drill. Looking for drills to help folks stay relaxed while playing at speed? Look no further than Kristin’s Fast and Furious series! Fast and Furious 3 (FF3) helps you practice fast hands and timing precision while moving between the kawa and fuchi.
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