Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Nathaniel Keep working on the beats an rhythms that we practiced together in your lesson. Strive for consistency in your playing. Try to play each exercise several times in a row without stopping. It’s important to keep everything “in time.” Don’t speed up or slow down, and make sure you [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Keep working on your four-bar phrases. Add fills at the end of each phrase. The fills can be variable in length, but make sure you don’t add extra beats to the bar. Make sure that you arrive on beat 1 at the end of your fill. Oscar Take a [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Great work on Back in Black! Work on finishing the song this week. Practice from the Bridge to the last Break. Count out loud while you play (especially during the Break) to make sure you’re getting the timing right. Next week we’ll try to play the whole thing with [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle This week, work on combining the 2-bar phrases from your book into 4-bar phrases. Play each 4-bar phrase more than once without stopping in between. Try to hear the beat and the rhythms in your head while you’re playing them. This will help with accuracy and consistency. Oscar Keep [...]
Hi everyone, Happy New Year and welcome back! Here are your homework assignments for this week: Nathaniel Review the rhythms and beats that we worked on this week. Especially the bass and snare exercises. Try to play each one at least 4 times in a row without stopping. Also, be careful not to speed up or slow down while you [...]
Hi everyone, Happy New Year and welcome back! Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Practice the jazz beats that we looked at first this week. Focus on playing the hi-hat (foot) on beats 2 and 4 and also getting right rhythm on the ride cymbal. After that, take a look at the 2-bar phrases that we created [...]
Hi everyone, Here is your final homework e-mail of 2015! Nathaniel Great work on the new rhythms we practiced in your lesson this week. Take a look at the sheet I gave you and practice counting the rhythms out loud while you play them. Remember to keep a steady speed and to not stop in between beats. Also, take some [...]
Hi everyone, Here is your final homework e-mail of 2015! Michelle Keep working on those triplet exercises with accents. Practice each one slowly until it feels comfortable and then speed it up. If you get bored of practicing the same exercises over and over, then make up your own accent pattern using triplets. It would be great if you could [...]
Hi everyone, I would like to let you all know that my percussion quartet, Spectrum, is performing next Friday night, December 11, at St. Barnabas Church (361 Danforth). The concert starts at 8pm and it’s Pay What You Can. We have the principal percussionist from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Rudolph, joining us as a guest soloist. You’re all invited [...]
Hi everyone, I would like to let you all know that my percussion quartet, Spectrum, is performing next Friday night, December 11, at St. Barnabas Church (361 Danforth). The concert starts at 8pm and it’s Pay What You Can. We have the principal percussionist from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Rudolph, joining us as a guest soloist. You’re all invited [...]