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shapeofthings) wrote2011-11-16 10:11 pm
shapeofthings) wrote2011-11-16 10:11 pm
Bang your drum
Taiko! Why did I not take it up years ago? It's music, exercise and socialisation all wrapped up in one energising package and served with a dash of Japanese culture.
I missed the last two weeks of training due to sickness ( it's hard to drum when you can't breathe properly) so had a steep curve today to catch up to the rest of my class. I do so enjoy being challenged and stretched to the very edge of my capabilities. I made plenty of mistakes, but by the end of the class I had all the rhythms down and was managing at least a vague semblance of the more complicated forms. By the time we stopped my arms ached, I was covered in sweat and on a total taiko high.
The only downside is getting home at 9 o'clock and still needing to eat dinner and wind down enough to sleep at a reasonable hour.
Do-ko, don-do-kon!
I missed the last two weeks of training due to sickness ( it's hard to drum when you can't breathe properly) so had a steep curve today to catch up to the rest of my class. I do so enjoy being challenged and stretched to the very edge of my capabilities. I made plenty of mistakes, but by the end of the class I had all the rhythms down and was managing at least a vague semblance of the more complicated forms. By the time we stopped my arms ached, I was covered in sweat and on a total taiko high.
The only downside is getting home at 9 o'clock and still needing to eat dinner and wind down enough to sleep at a reasonable hour.
Do-ko, don-do-kon!