Do today's drill and you've made it through the most laborious part of the program. These hand coordination exercises are critical for our small-drum technique, but admittedly, there are a lot of possible combinations to explore and they take a while. After today we start working in some new fun drills. Friday is one of the hardest days to practice for me. I think, "I'll wait until tomorrow... until the weekend." No! Practice today *and* tomorrow! Convince yourself to put in your 15 minutes today and you've made yourself a better taiko player. You've pushed yourself out of your normal routine to spend more time practicing. Don't fall back into your old routines of non-practice! It's these moments when you don't feel like practicing that you have the greatest opportunity to make a dramatic difference. Find some fun way to talk yourself into doing today's drills. Find some weird slice of time (even three minutes in the bathroom, in the work lunchroom, in the car!) to squeeze in a bit of practice! Kris