There's a plan, sort of.
Jun. 29th, 2011 07:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gurdymonkeyTaiko went well enough. We had eight or nine people raise hands about playing in the parade. Given the weather predictions (sunny and in the 80's, though the current NOAA weather forecast has a high of 79 for Independence Day.), it'll be good to have enough bodies to rotate between routines. That said, I would not be surprised if anyone wusses out: it's gonna be a long day. We have to arrive to line up for the parade at 8 AM, the parade begins at 10 AM and the route is more than three miles.
A representative from the temple came by as well. Friday, Sean and Shannon will take drums over to the temple. The truck/trailer will be arriving Friday afternoon and there will be a rehearsal of sorts for those who can show up with the temple's Obon dancers who will also be performing on the float. We may or may not be drumming to their recorded music: we won't if we're likely to drown it out.
Naturally someone asked, "Do we have time to learn their pieces?" (Dude, it's drumming for dance, it's keeping a beat, you can learn that in three minutes or you don't belong here.) We will not have an odaiko set up, not on a moving truck. I agree with Shannon-sensei that it doesn't seem terribly safe, especially as none of the student body have ever tried to play on a moving vehicle. (I did play while someone towed my practice drum in a wagon at Mists Cynagua war, but that's a whole other process.) We're supposed to have a set-up with four drums and folks can rotate in and out in turns. Reminds me, I need to come up with a "Jisshin" solo I can play on a flat drum that's not either "Three Line Drill" or phrases stolen from "Shinkyoku." It'd be nice to do something different.
That said, I did just cut up a 1" dowel and sand myself a new pair of bachi. The old ones are pretty dinged up and starting to splinter in ways that necessitate unsightly tape.
We're also invited (expected?) to help out on Saturday and Sunday with installation of a railing on the float and decoration of said float.
I figure on biking over to the temple Friday night and putting in some time on Sunday if I can - I really, REALLY would like to spend some time shoveling out this apartment.
A representative from the temple came by as well. Friday, Sean and Shannon will take drums over to the temple. The truck/trailer will be arriving Friday afternoon and there will be a rehearsal of sorts for those who can show up with the temple's Obon dancers who will also be performing on the float. We may or may not be drumming to their recorded music: we won't if we're likely to drown it out.
Naturally someone asked, "Do we have time to learn their pieces?" (Dude, it's drumming for dance, it's keeping a beat, you can learn that in three minutes or you don't belong here.) We will not have an odaiko set up, not on a moving truck. I agree with Shannon-sensei that it doesn't seem terribly safe, especially as none of the student body have ever tried to play on a moving vehicle. (I did play while someone towed my practice drum in a wagon at Mists Cynagua war, but that's a whole other process.) We're supposed to have a set-up with four drums and folks can rotate in and out in turns. Reminds me, I need to come up with a "Jisshin" solo I can play on a flat drum that's not either "Three Line Drill" or phrases stolen from "Shinkyoku." It'd be nice to do something different.
That said, I did just cut up a 1" dowel and sand myself a new pair of bachi. The old ones are pretty dinged up and starting to splinter in ways that necessitate unsightly tape.
We're also invited (expected?) to help out on Saturday and Sunday with installation of a railing on the float and decoration of said float.
I figure on biking over to the temple Friday night and putting in some time on Sunday if I can - I really, REALLY would like to spend some time shoveling out this apartment.
