Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Aidan Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Beats #1-10 on the sheet that I gave you. How to practice it most effectively: For beats #1-6, focus on developing speed in your right hand while maintaining the accents. Start slow and then gradually speed up until [...]

Hi everyone, Next week I won’t be here so you will have a sub named Rob Kirschspring. He’s another drum teacher at ABC and a very friendly guy. I will fill him in on what each of you is working on. Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to [...]

Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: The syncopated drum beats listed in your book and the new beat from “Can’t Stop” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. How to practice it most effectively: Be sure that you can count the rhythm of each beat [...]

Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: Review the four drum beats from last week as well as the two new ones. How to practice it most effectively: Remember to count the rhythm before you try to play it. This will help you to get [...]

Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: The new rhythms and drum beats from your book. How to practice it most effectively: With each rhythm, first count it out loud to make sure you know how it is supposed to sound. Then identify which notes [...]

Hi everyone, This is just a reminder that I will be away the next two Thursdays, Aug. 9th and 16th. The substitute who will be teaching drum lessons on those days is named Naoko. I will be filling her in on what each of you has been practicing. Have a good couple of weeks and I will see you back [...]

Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes per day What to practice: The 6/8 rhythms and drum beats from your book. How to practice it most effectively: First, work on counting and playing each of the 6/8 rhythms. Remember to take them slow and make sure you keep counting in [...]

Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes per day What to practice: The new 6/8 rhythms that I wrote down in your book. How to practice it most effectively: Take each of these rhythms slowly at first. Remember that the 8th notes are grouped in 3s when you’re playing in [...]