Lucas

Recommended Practice Time: 15-30mins every day

What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to play through beat 1 of Lesson 2 for me 8 times and start going through the reading for Lesson 3!

How to practice effectively: COUNT EVERY TIME! The powers of counting have been documented for ages, don’t be afraid…You’ll need that counting to get through Lesson 3! So exciting to finally get the snare into the beat! Keep up the good work!    

 

Ella

Recommended Practice Time: 30mins every day

What to practice: Next week Ella I want you to play through the first chorus of Verbatim

How to practice effectively: Really great work using the check pattern to get the verse beat more comfortable, I can tell that its really paying off! For the chorus keep that relaxed feel and get used to the fill measures and the groove will continue to improve!

And here is some fun listening if you’re interested:

Imogen Heap, Speak for Yourself

Muse, Black Holes and Revelations

Great progress this week, keep the feel up!    

 

Jonah

Recommended practice time: 30mins every day

What to practice: Next Jonah I want you to play through the chorus in this transcription of Uptown Funk.

How to practice effectively: Go through and learn the music and then try putting it together with the music. Remember the hi-hat splash in the beat we worked on today, I wrote it in the music! Cool inventions you had today Jonah! I love to see the other things you work on.    

 

Samson

Recommended practice time: 30mins every day

What to practice: Next week Samson I want you to play through the chorus of Uptown Funk

How to practice effectively: Read along my transcription and try to play it to the music!

Keep up the practicing Samson!    

 

Sylvie

Recommended practice time: 30mins every day

What to practice: This week Sylvie I want you to play through all of Lesson 9

How to practice effectively: I want you to practice the rhythms with counting and dynamics like we have been practicing. Then also practice the hand exercises even though we don’t usually do them. We can work on the beats together since they are a little tricky.

Awesome job with the fills today, sounded really smooth and locked in!