Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Practice the beats and rhythms that we worked on from “New Divide” by Linkin Park. Focus especially on the accent pattern played on the low tom at the very beginning. Play it much slower than it goes in the song in order to develop accuracy and consistency in the [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Charlotte Practice the new quarter note triplet beat from “Fool in the Rain”. Try to hear how the rhythm of the bass drum and snare drum is the same as the rhythm from the other beat that you learned. Also, practice playing a regular eighth note triplet fill along with [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Work on the introduction to the song “Black Dog” by Led Zeppelin. Read the music that I wrote down for you, count it out loud, and then try to sing the song in your head while you play it. Don’t try to do it fast yet. Just focus on [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Nathaniel Great job on the rhythms and beats that we worked on this week! Take some time to review what we did and practice playing the rhythms at home. Also, try to write some new rhythms on your own and practice playing those. We’ll take a look at them at [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Review the clave rhythm exercises for one more week. Focus on counting in your head while you play. This will help you to understand better how the rhythms fit together. Also, take some time to listen to “New Divide” by Linkin Park this week. We’ll be starting to work [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Oscar Keep working on the exercises with the clave rhythm. Practice playing the right hand rhythms and the foot patterns separately with the clave, then try putting all three together. Start slowly with each combination of rhythms and always count the clave rhythm in your head before you play it. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Nathaniel Take a look at the rhythms we worked on in your lesson this week. Count each one out loud slowly, and then practice playing it. Don’t speed up until you’re sure that it is correct. Play each rhythm several times in a row before moving on to the next [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Practice the clave rhythm along with the various right hand and foot patterns. Try each combination slowly first, and then when it feels comfortable, try playing it faster. See how fast you can go while still maintaining accuracy and consistency. Also, take a look at the latin beat with [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Work on the drum beats that I have written in your book, especially #11 and #12. Practice them slowly and make sure you are counting while you play. Don’t try to play them faster until they start to feel comfortable. Also, take a look at the rhythm review that [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Ronin Focus this week on the accent patterns that we worked on at the end of your lesson. Watch your stick heights and listen closely to the sound of each note you play. Make sure that the non-accented notes are all of equal volume and play them as softly as [...]