Naname Basics

Lesson 1 – Intro

In this lesson Shoji goes over the history, terminology, bachi choices and basic playing position for the Naname style.

Lesson 2 – The 5 Point Stroke for Naname

In this lesson Shoji goes over how the 5 point stroke applies to playing naname.

Lesson 3 – Catch Down Tap Up for Naname

In this lesson Shoji goes over how the catch down tap up exercises apply to naname and Don tsuku patterns.

Lesson 4 – DORO kara DON DON

In this lesson Shoji continues expanding on the catch down tap up exercises and applies them to playing the ka...

Lesson 5 – su DON su DON DON

In this lesson Shoji uses su DON phrases to start exploring the different ways we can move through space while...

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Lesson 6 – Matsuri Daiko Part 1

In this lesson Shoji starts to teach the basic patterns for Matsuri Daiko one of the quintessential pieces for naname...

Lesson 7 – Matsuri Daiko Part 2

In this lesson Shoji takes the DOROtsuku DON phrases from Lesson 3 and starts arranging them for Matsuri Daiko. Different...

Lesson 8 – Matsuri Daiko Part 3

In this lesson Shoji uses the DOROkara DON patterns and introduces the idea of improvising with the structure of Matsuri...

Lesson 9 – Matsuri Daiko Part 4

In this lesson Shoji uses the su DON su DON DON patterns to build Matsuri phrases and uses them to...

Lesson 10 – Matsuri Daiko Part 5

In this lesson we bring everything together into a simple arrangement of Matsuri. The arrangement is not set but is...