Jack Continued working on Jam by michael jackson, try to stay in time with kick snare pattern, We will be adding in cymbal and hi hat as a next step Tova Cupid by 50/50: now up to pre chorus. Doing great with counting the off beat, if struggling use the play the on beat on a random note method. Will [...]
Next week is my last week at ABC. :( I'll be sad to say goodbye to all of you, but maybe we can stay in touch during my travels in England and Indonesia! All the best with Thomas going forward. Jack Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet --Learn which drums correspond to which space/line on the staff Today we played along to [...]
Lila Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Basic Beat Level 3.5 same as level 3, but RH plays on the Ride Cymbal Step 1) Count "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + " Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) on all the counts Step 3) Add in the Bass Drum with [...]
Jack Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet --Learn which drums correspond to which space/line on the staff Today we played along to Michael Jackson's Bad, Thriller, and P.Y.T. Let's do some more Michael Jackson next week! Nova Benny Greb's Rhythmic Alphabet --Today we began putting different words on different drums, learning how different instruments are written on the Drum Set Staff. --You [...]
Lila Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Basic Beat Level 3.5 same as level 3, but RH plays on the Ride Cymbal Step 1) Count "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + " Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) on all the counts Step 3) Add in the Bass Drum with [...]
Nova Benny Greb's Rhythmic Alphabet --Play our sentence in steady time, no break sbetween the letters --Try putting the different letters on different parts of the drumset Groove 1 FAST --This week, play the first section (4x) switching between 8th-notes on the HH and 1/4-notes on the ride to give your RH a break! --Create fills to play every 16 [...]
Lila Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Review of grip: good. Keep skin contact with stick Basic Beat Level 3.5** same as level 3, but RH plays on the Ride Cymbal Step 1) Count "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + " Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) on all the [...]
Jack Warmups: --Tragically Hip: 50 Mission Cap Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet --Practice putting the letters of your new sentence of different drums --Use the drum set notation on the bottom half of the page to help with reading which drums happen when Beatles: Ticket to Ride --Keep working on the main beat of this song! Let's try to play along [...]
Josh Warm-ups: --Hand and foot coordination (see handout): playing steady beats on the bass drum, play singles, doubles, and paradiddles with your hands on the snare drum. There should be two snare notes (ti-ti; eighth notes) to every bass drum note (ta; quarter notes) Groove Essentials Rock Groove 5 --This week, add drum fills in every fourth measure --See handout [...]
Jack Warmups: --Tragically Hip: 50 Mission Cap Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet --Continue with our extended sentence --Be sure to count aloud while you play these rhythms Beatles: Ticket to Ride --Keep working on the main beat of this song! Let's try to play along with it next time Nova Benny Greb's Rhythmic Alphabet (in google drive): --CODE and MOON --Keep [...]