( Composed by Kris Bergstrom )

Jack Bazaar features dynamic choreography and challenging slant-drum mutli-tone rhythms. Specifically requested by the National Theater of Japan for performance in the 2013 Nihon no Taiko concert, Jack Bazaar is one of the taiko world's most exciting compositions.

The oddly-named KarC (Full name: "Karc Joan of Arc") is a challenging arrangement of naname choreography based on a short-repeated rhythm and increasingly difficult sticking.

Recommended drills to complete before course starts

(No homework submission necessary)

Naname Ka Drill - Outside (7 min)

Naname Ka Drill - Inside (8 min)

Week 1 Homework

Submit a video of you playing KarA, KarB1, 2, 3, 4, 4', KarA2

at whatever tempo (metronome recommended) that  you can successfully play without too many mistakes.

Week 2 Homework

Submit a video of you playing KarC and KarD

at whatever tempo (metronome recommended) that  you can successfully play without too many mistakes.

Week 3 Homework

Submit a video of you playing all of Karc

at whatever tempo (metronome recommended) that  you can successfully play without too many mistakes.

You can always opt to use my videos at the end and follow along :)

Week 4 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Kronkite

at whatever tempo (metronome recommended) that  you can successfully play.

You can always opt to use my videos at the end and follow along :)

Week 5 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Maracas 

using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 6 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Murder 

using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 7 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Slowplosion A + B

using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 8 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Runaway

using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 9 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Lefty Roam

using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 10 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Hedge Trimmer using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 11 Homework

Submit a video of you playing Cats and Dogs using the Follow Along found at the end of the lesson video.

Week 12 Homework

Using the Follow Along, submit a video of you playing the whole piece

(80BPM for Karc, second answer for Kronkite, C position for the split parts

in other words, whatever the person on the bottom-right of the screen is doing)