My game Wipeout is a fun way to build foundational skills for soloing. If you aren’t familiar with the game, read about it here. Kristin figured out a great way to use Zoom’s whiteboard feature to play Wipeout in online classes and made this video to share the process.
In the video she’s working with an 8 beat phrase, which is where you should start. We’ve recently introduced a Wipeout variation “Swingout.” Instead of an 8-beat phrase, we use a 6-beat phrase (so the numbers 1-6 are on the whiteboard) and a swing jiuchi. Galen Rogers, another taiko teaching friend, let me know he’s using a spreadsheet to play Wipeout in online classes with his high school students, which sounds fun!
Wipeout is easiest if you’re team-teaching (one person runs the whiteboard and the other person plays along with the students). It is possible for one person to run the whiteboard and play the pattern or jiuchi, but that will truly test your multitasking ability!
I hope your Zoom classes are going well! Remember, if you need a paid Zoom license, TCA has made theirs available for taiko groups. Contact Paul Sakamoto. There’s also this great TCA livestream on how to use Zoom. Happy teaching!