Monday, 11 May 2009

Late evening practice

Continue to work on 3 against 5 pattern. Every limb is involved in tapping here.

Pay attention to the softness, or its lack in the feet, as recommended.

Yesterday I realized that the movement of the feet can work using the same principle as the movement of the right hand when striking the string (The Principle of Release) So there is no doing here. I don't do tap the foot, just allow the tension necessary for the foot to be above the floor to release.

It's late and I'm less attentive than earlier during the day and than I would wish to be. Go through the basic form without counting, then just work on individual patterns:

Feet in 5, count of 5 bars of 3.
Feet in 3, count of 3 bars of 5.
Hands in 5, count of 5 bars of 3.
Hands in 3, count of 3 bars of 5.

Double speed.

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