Myles Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --up to p29 in the pno book** Great work!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Chorus Beat: Same idea, but Right-Hand Lead*** --Work on counting the number of repeats in the intro->make sure the fill lands in the right place** Refresh Alfred Solo #2 (lines 1-6)** RECITAL Sunday, [...]
Myles Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --up to p29 in the pno book** Great work!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Chorus Beat: Same idea, but Right-Hand Lead*** --Work on counting the number of repeats in the intro->make sure the fill lands in the right place** Refresh Alfred Solo #2 (lines 1-6)** Jonah Joel [...]
Jack Working on 8-counts: --Assign different instruments to different counts --Finishing with a crash --Adding different fruits on different numbers Nova Warmups (1min each) --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --First four lines** Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams: Lose Yourself to Dance **Building solos using Fruit Salad game overtop of steady bass drum [...]
Myles Warmups (1min/ea): --Paradiddles (4 of each) --Flams, flam accents Xylophone --C major scale --identifying the musical alphabet --up to p16 in the pno book Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Chorus Beat: Same idea, but Right-Hand Lead*** --Work on counting the number of repeats in the intro->make sure the fill lands in the right place** Refresh Alfred Solo [...]
Jack Listening and identifying fruits from the fruit salad game Playing along with My Back Pages --Trying to play different fruits in time with the song --Stringing together different fruit salads Nova Warmups (1min each) **keep thumbs on sticks--no boxing mitts --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --First four lines** Daft Punk and [...]
Myles Warmups (1min/ea): --Paradiddles (4 of each) --Flams, flam accents Xylophone --C major scale --identifying the musical alphabet --up to p16 in the pno book ACDC: Back in Black--DONE!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Everything up until the Chorus** --New fill at end of verse two; end of pre-chorus **PLEASE bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. [...]
Jack Counting Exercise: "1 2 3 4" --Put the "1" and "3" on the bass drum Listening and identifying fruits from the fruit salad game Nova Warmups (1min each) **keep thumbs on sticks--no boxing mitts --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --Working on first two lines, paying close attention to dynamic markings (f, [...]
Myles Xylophone --C major scale --identifying the musical alphabet --up to p16 in the pno book ACDC: Back in Black--DONE!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --everything up until verse --BONUS: go ahead and learn the verse (it's mostly the same beat) **Please bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. I'll be writing it out for you by [...]
Jack Counting Exercise: "1 2 3 4" --Put the "1" and "3" on the bass drum Fruit Salad Game (pear, apple, pineapple, watermelon) --Practice saying & playing the fruits, matching your rhythm to the syllables Nova Warmups (1min each) **keep thumbs on sticks--no boxing mitts --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --Working on [...]
Myles ACDC: Back in Black--DONE!!! ***NEW SONG: Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Opening fill ("3e&a 4 & ") **Please bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. I'll be writing it out for you by hand Jonah Warmups (1min/ea) --Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo=120) --Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100) --Stick Control: ex. 57-64 (160bpm) Joel Rothman Book: Lesson 17** Dance, [...]