Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Keep working on the triplet exercises this week, especially the one with the middle note of the triplet missing. Play it at a variety of speeds, and try starting slow then gradually speeding up. Also practice the jazz rhythm on the ride cymbal and hi-hat. We’ll be doing more [...]
Hi everyone, Here is you homework for this week: Nathaniel Practice the accent patterns that we worked on together. Remember to keep your sticks low for the non-accented notes, and to raise them high for the accented ones. Practice each rhythm slowly several times before trying to play it faster. Aidan Keep working on Back in Black. Review the verse [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Review all the open hihat beats that you have worked on so far. Practice all of them slowly, and then try speeding up the ones that you are comfortable with. Some of them you should be able to do fairly quickly while others will have to stay slow. We’ll [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Aidan Keep working on accent patterns from last week. They’re getting better! Try to memorize the rhythm of the accents and make sure you have the right sticking. Also, practice the intro, verse, and chorus to “Back in Black” that we started this week. Charlotte Practice the Count Basie tune [...]
Hi everyone, Here are the homework assignments for this week: Michelle Keep working on the open hihat beats, especially the new ones from this week. Focus on the movement of your left foot and try to keep it in time with your right hand. Also, take some time this week to practice something new - improvise some drum beats and [...]
Nathaniel Take a look at the rhythms and beats that we worked on in your lesson. Practice counting each rhythm out loud before you play it. Also, try playing each rhythm or beat at least five times in a row without stopping. This will help to develop more consistency in your playing. Aidan Keep working on the accent patterns we [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your homework assignments for this week: Michelle Great work on the open hi-hat beats this week. Keep working on making them feel comfortable and playing them with consistency. Try speeding them up a little bit too, but only as fast as you can play them correctly. Oscar You’re doing really well with the songs we’ve been [...]
Hi everyone, Here is this week's homework e-mail... Aidan Practice the new rhythms and the new drum beat that you received this week. Focus on playing with a consistent speed. Counting out loud while you play will help. Also try playing at different speeds - slow, medium, and fast - but never go faster than you can play accurately. Charlotte [...]
Hi everyone, Here is this week's homework e-mail... Michelle Keep working on the beats from your song. Practice the “bridge” beat very slowly. Don’t speed it up until it feels comfortable. Also practice the “chorus” beat with the extra bass drum note added. Strive for consistency. Oscar Practice the new beats for “Bring Me Down” and “Ghosts”. Focus on keeping [...]
Hello everyone, As a part of the new homework e-mail system implemented by the ABC School of Music, here is the first weekly homework e-mail for Jonny’s Saturday students. Nathaniel Practice playing the new beats and rhythms that were given to you this week. Also practice counting the rhythms out loud while you play them as this will help with [...]