Jack Puss in Boots drills: 1) Playing the beat with your LH 2) playing along with the sticking L-R-L-rest, repeatedly 3) playing along alternating between "L-R-L" and "R-L-R" Jack has really been enjoying watching the Montreal drummer Max Sansalone on Youtube (Channel: dimsunk)! He might like to watch more of his videos at home. Nova Warmups: --Stick Control first 13 [...]
Myles Warmups: --Flam Paradiddles (rL-R-L-L lR-L-R-R) --8 on a Hand, goal tempo= 130bpm using a metronome (free app download, or purchase one at a music store) Drumset Musician: 12/8 Exercises (in google drive Frequently Used folder) --Learn the first 7 exercises --You can count this either "1-2-3-4-5-6-..." or "1-trip-let 2-let". Which one do you find easier? John Mayer: Gravity --Great! [...]
Jack Great work today! Using the Puss in Boots theme song (link), work on these three techniques: 1) Playing the beat with your LH 2) playing along with the sticking L-R-L-rest, repeatedly 3) playing along alternating between "L-R-L" and "R-L-R" Tracie Goals for this year: --T: low expectations, leisurely, FUN! --Continue Deftones: Minerva (different forms of counting) Warmups: --Triplet exercise [...]
Myles Goals for this year: --Xylophone and Reading --Learn 5 songs this year Warmups: --Flam Paradiddles (rL-R-L-L lR-L-R-R) --8 on a Hand, goal tempo= 130bpm using a metronome (free app download, or purchase one at a music store) John Mayer: Gravity --Please learn this by ear this week (it's brand new, but very simple) --Can you identify how to count [...]
Nova Goals this year!: --Nova has a xylophone now! --Gary Burton and Chick Corea: four mallet technique --Hamilton musical: drum set stuff --Bloom from Scott Pilgrim --Photo ID Remi Wolf(?); Sabrina Carpenter; Call Me By Your Name; Over it by Dux Warmups: --Stick Control first 13 exercises Remi Wolf: Photo ID --Intro fill (3e a4e+ ) --Main beat: Basic beat [...]
Music has an amazing way of influencing our cognitive abilities. Music boost kids concentration, coordination, and sparking creativeness. In this post, we’ll explore how music lessons, and music programs for all ages improve the 3 C´s of Music. The younger the age and the more frequent the exposure, the greater the benefit over time, additionally this works at any age! [...]
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Josh New song:*** Back In Black by AC/DC Working on everything up until the guitar solo See chart in frequently used folder Nova Xylophone: --C and G major scales --Piano Adventures page 48 I will be posting Nova's 7-week summer protocol in their Google Drive folder later this week! Jonah Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man --Four new measures: these are complicated! [...]
Nova Xylophone: --C Major Scale and Arpeggio (C-E-G-c-G-E-C) --Piano Adventures p 46-47 (counting in 3) Myles Survivor: Eye of the Tiger --Great! --Now you've actually learned all the music, it just repeats the different parts you've learned. Keep playing along and we'll be finished with this song next week! Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --Page [...]
Music activities and music programs are great to reduce negative emotions and stimulate brain activity! Music has been an integral part of human culture for centuries, bringing people together and serving as a means of self-expression and cultural identity. Beyond its aesthetic and entertainment value, music also has a profound impact on your emotions and cognitive abilities. In recent years, [...]