Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Aidan Practice the intro, main beat, and fills from "Travellin" by Matt Mays. Focus on the transitions into and out of the fills. Try to play the beat a few times in a row, then transition into the first fill, then go immediately back into the beat. This will be good [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Keep practicing the beats with the syncopated rhythms on the bass drum. #4 is starting to get more consistent, but #5 still needs some work. Focus on playing each rhythm several times in a row slowly while counting the rhythm in your head. This will help with accuracy and [...]
Hi everyone, I will be away next week and there will be another teacher subbing for me. His name is David and he teaches regularly at ABC. I will let him know what each of you have been working on. Here are your homework assignments for this week: Thomas Good work with the accent patterns this week! Work on playing [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Practice the two beats that we worked on in your lesson this week (#4 and #5). Focus on lining up the eighth notes on hi hat with the off-beat rhythms on the snare and bass drum. Count each rhythm out loud before you play and while you’re playing. This [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Thomas Practice the accent patterns that we worked on in your lesson. Play each one slowly and several times in a row without stopping. Focus on keeping the non-accented notes soft and the accented notes loud. Remember to watch the heights of your sticks. Oscar Spend some time this week [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Nathaniel Practice the snare drum/bass drum rhythms that we worked on in your lesson. First, figure out what the rhythm is, then look at which notes are played on the snare and which ones are played on the bass. Try playing each one slowly while counting the rhythm out loud. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Leonie Great work this week with "Mercy" by Muse. Practice it some more this week and see how much of it you can play through without stopping. Keep working on the fills slowly before trying to play them fast. Also, focus on the timing of the last three measures of the song. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Spend some time reviewing the elements of rhythm that we have covered so far: quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted eighth notes, and sixteenth notes. Pay attention to how these different rhythmic units relate to one another in terms of duration. Practice playing some rhythms that incorporate rests and syncopation. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan You’re all set for the recital! Remember when playing fills to try not to cover the vocal line. Wait until the singer comes to the end of a phrase before playing a fill. At the end of the song when the vocals are finished, you can play longer and [...]
Hi everyone, Next week you will have a substitute teacher named Shawn. He teaches regularly at ABC on Monday nights. I will let him know what each of you have been working on. Here are your homework assignments for this week: Thomas Keep working on the drum beats that have been written down in your book. Focus on maintaining a [...]