Hi everyone! Nice work this week. Please have a look at these practice assignments and keep it up! As I write this, I am listening to this fantastic drum solo, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ3ZRsKd-GI Ella- This week, I'd like you to practice an exercise called the Table of Time. Basically, set your metronome to 50, then play quarter notes. After [...]
Hi everyone! Good work today. Here is what I would like for you to practice for next time. Aidan- Also check out Teoria.com which is a music theory site. From the main site, select exercises, then under Music Theory, select Reading, then Clef Reading. Set it up to look like this, or change the highlighted "Note" to "Visual keyboard" and [...]
Hi everyone! Great job today. Here is what I would like you to look over for next time. You will be with David, who is another fantastic drum teacher at ABC. Please show him your best!! Sebastian- Work on the beats in Lesson 1, especially 1-19. If you are having trouble, try to write in the counting and count along [...]
Good work everyone! Your progress is visible and growing! Here is what I would like for you to look at to continue. Jack- Look at Lesson 3 and try to finish the whole page for next time. Try to get it up to 80 BPM by the end of the week. Also, learn the bottom line of Lesson 2 at [...]
Hi everyone, it was great to see you all again today! Please practice this for your next lesson with Jonny and show him what we worked on. Will- Take a look at Lesson 5 in this packet.https://drive.google.com/file/d/12q21Pa0ouqLu4ufYaFwdcrPqMH-Sdn3A/view?usp=sharingDo just like we did in the lesson, separate the beat into halves, and cut in half again if that’s still too much. Gradually [...]
Hello everyone! Thanks for the great work . as always!! Here is what I would like for you to work on. Sebastian- Great to meet you! Please keep working on the rock beat that we did during the lesson. I'll bring a bunch of new materials for us to start looking at next week, looking forward to it! Eric- Work [...]
Hello everyone! Nice work today, thank you for all of your preparation. Here is what IU would like for you to practice this week. Aidan- Check out Teoria.com which is a music theory site. From the main site, select exercises, then under Music Theory, select Reading, then Clef Reading. Set it up to look like this, or change the highlighted [...]
Hope you all had a great Halloween! Here is what I would like for you to practice the next couple of days. Ella- Focus on the new beat in Black Parade (bar 93) and try to be able to play the whole song for next time. All that is left is a recap of the beginning. Eric- Learn the beats [...]
Thanks for the good work this week! Here is what I would like you to look at for next lesson. Jack- Lesson 2 entire page at 70 BPM on the metronome. Over the week try to speed up to 70. Start around 40 and work your way up a bit each day. Remember that the metronome will click quarter notes, [...]
Hi everyone! Thanks for the nice work, keep it up! Here is what I'd like you to look at this week. Ella- Keep going on Black Parade. Get the first beat up to tempo, then work on playing the second beat at any tempo, just make sure it is solid. Try it first with 8th notes on the hi hat, [...]