Sabrina Just to recap what we did in our first lesson: Snare Drum Practice the three types of rolls that we went over: single stroke roll, double stroke roll, and multiple bounce roll. For the single stroke roll, practice playing slow to fast to slow, and focus on using more wrist and less elbow. Listen carefully while you play to [...]
Hi everyone, Next week I will be out of town so you will have a substitute teacher. I will update them on what you have each been working on. Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Practice the jazz ride pattern with the two different foot patterns. Play it at a variety of different speeds (slow, medium, and [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Keep practicing the different triplet-based beats from your book, particularly the shuffle and the jazz beat. It is important that you become comfortable with these styles of music. Practicing triplet rhythms will help you with the feel of these beats, so if the beat starts to not feel right, [...]
Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Practice the jazz beats that I wrote in your book with the two different bass drum patterns. Play both of them at a variety of different speeds so that you feel comfortable with them. Next week we will begin to learn how to improvise with the left hand on the snare [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Keep practicing the triplet exercises from your book. Make sure you are aware of when your left hand is playing on the beat, and try to accent those notes a little bit. This will help to strengthen your left hand and to keep the beat steady. Also, practice playing [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Work on improvising with the new triplet rhythms that I wrote down in your book. Pick a song like “Oh Darlin’” or some other song with a triplet feel and play through the song a few times improvising fills with the rhythms. This will help you to become more [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Practice the triplet exercises that we worked on this week. Focus on keeping the beat steady and the rhythms even. Try each exercise at a variety of different speeds: slow, medium, and fast. Also practice the triplet beat and try adding some fills along with the beat. Nate Work [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Practice the triplet beats that we worked on this week. Play them at a variety of different speeds (slow, medium, and fast) and focus on keeping the rhythm as even and steady as possible. Once the beats start to feel comfortable, begin improvising some drum fills with the beats. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Practice the triplet exercises that we worked on this week. Try to push the speed as much as you can while still maintaining a steady pulse. Make sure that the triplets always sound even: each note should be the same length as the other notes. Next week we will [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Practice the new accent pattern from “I Got the Feelin’” that we worked on this week. Put it together with the beat that comes before it. Remember to keep the non-accented notes as soft as possible. Work on getting this part of the song up to speed. Leonie Practice [...]