I just got back from the Miyamoto Studio. Tom went to meet someone he knew at the store, and we ended up going to the studio to find out about wadaiko (taiko) classes at the Miyamoto Hougaku Kyoushitsu (Miyamoto Traditional Music Classroom) We walked in on a class of two people, but Kiyonari Tosha watched how we hit, then fixed us. (Soooo intimidating. I felt kind of stupid.) It turns out he's really nice, and the way he explains things makes a lot of sense (except since it was in Japanese I don't know how much I actually understood, but I think I got most of it). My hit was realy weak, then he helped me adjust where I stand and how I hit and POOF I was louder, without using any extra energy. I really, really want to take classes there, but they'll run me 10,000 yen per month for 3 practices... But I have to do it. I think I'll regret it if I don't, which of course means that I need to look into finding a job as soon as school starts. I'm all motivated now. I think even just being around such great drums makes me want to play better. I hope I can keep the motivation up.
In other news: TYPHOOOONNNN!!!
