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 [...]
Lila Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Review of grip: good. Keep skin contact with stick Basic Beat Level 3** same as level 2, but BD plays all four beats (1, 2, 3, 4) Step 1) Count "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + " Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) [...]
Jack Warmups: --Tragically Hip: 50 Mission Cap --AJR: Bang! Joan Jett: I Love Rock 'n Roll --Good work listening and following along with this song --Next time, let's try getting creative and filling in some of the natural gaps in the song Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet --Learn to play the SENTENCE we created this week all in one shot --Be [...]
Lila Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Review of grip: good. Keep skin contact with stick Basic Beat Level 3** same as level 2, but BD plays all four beats (1, 2, 3, 4) Step 1) Count "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + " Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) [...]