slide knock

Names
English	slide knock
Properties
Articulation	rub, knock
Shake Length	n/a
Parent Techniques
Difficulty	easy
Prevalence	standard
Position
Start	any
End	any
Glyph Notation
Glyph
Usage	direction of diagonal line inside arrow is direction of slide
Dynamics
Volume	n/a
Range	n/a
Ease	n/a
History
Source	JUN
Location of Origin	Japan
Date of Origin	unknown
Influences	n/a
Signature Players	unknown

Instead of a normal knock, move the active hand forward and the opposite hand backward while doing the knock. Can alternate the hands to chain many knocks together.

individual examples

sound quality

Same as knock. Because the gourds are now striking at an angle, the sound of the strike will be weaker than a regular knock.

variations

None yet.

tutorials

None yet.

musical examples

None yet.

child techniques

None yet.

history

Unknown.

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